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| Year | Stories |
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| 1889 | 5 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 10 |
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- The Making of a Young Gambler
An old-timer reflects on the inevitable slide into the high-stakes gambling dens of the territory.
- The Tight Race for Yakima Auditor
A surprise victory in the recent election turns on last-minute accusations and local political tension.
- Railroad Rumors and Reality at Eagle Gorge
A mountain landslide sparks fears of a mass casualty event for railroad workers, though local reports suggest the situation is less dire.
- Financial Scandal Hits North Yakima
Local investors panic as a national building and loan association faces allegations of a 'gigantic steal.'
- The Con Man Who Conned a Town
Before he was caught, a master swindler known as 'Gen. Ward' charmed the elite of Spokane Falls and eloped with a banker's daughter.
- The Uncertain Future of the Yakima Irrigation Ditch
Local contractors head to Tacoma seeking answers as construction stalls and equipment is shipped elsewhere.
- Yakima Takes Over the Tacoma Exposition
Hundreds of Yakima residents board a special train for a massive regional showcase, surprising Tacoma with their turnout and pride.
- The Hop Growers' Dilemma
Yakima's hop farmers are facing market manipulation as they rush to sell their harvest, but local observers argue the price should be much higher.
- The Rising Power of Labor
A bold editorial argument for the necessity of social equality and the inevitable end of plutocracy.
- A Narrow Escape Near Prosser
An open switch sends a passenger train into a ditch, leaving the fireman trapped beneath a mountain of coal.
- Disaster Strikes Spokane Falls Again
Mayor R.K. Nichols of North Yakima reaches out as news of a second major fire catastrophe hits Spokane.
- The Ghost of Snoqualmie Falls
Engineers and trainmen report sightings of a spectral Klickitat woman searching for her lost lover in the mists of the falls.
- Tragedy on the Tracks: A Silent Commuter
A deaf man walking to find work near Selah was struck by a train in the night.
- State College Regents Accused of Inflating Contract Bids
A Tacoma dispatch reports laboratory equipment priced at $3,700 when the college chemist said it could be had for $1,700 — and a college hall contract nearly double the low bid.
- A Daring Jailbreak in Kittitas County
An Indian prisoner and a grand larceny suspect escaped through a sawed window, while a murder suspect was left behind.
- Why Yakima Pastors Need a Break
Local clergymen are burning out from the strain of modern life, and community leaders argue they deserve the same restorative summers as their parishioners.
- A Bureaucratic Duel in Mason County
A tart, hilarious correspondence reveals the friction between an autocratic Adjutant General and a defiant county official in early Washington.
- The Political Power Play for Congress
As the congressional race heats up in 1890, rival factions are busy forming complex alliances and maneuvering for control of the county delegations.
- Washington House Speaker Says Courts Can Save Tide Lands
Speaker J. W. Feighan argues that Washington's tide land giveaway is unconstitutional and calls for a citizens' lawsuit to halt the sale.
- Blood on the Rails Near Thorpe
A railroad conductor was nearly killed by an impudent waiter on an eastbound train, leading to a tense standoff and a dramatic shooting.
- Election Night Fever in Yakima
When the telegraphs went silent and the news was thin, the local Democrats sat in gloom until the evening train brought a joyous turnaround.
- The Election Was Quiet. The Backstabbing Was Not.
Yakima County's vote was calm at the polls but ugly underneath, with charges of bought voters and official ballots loose in party workers' hands.
- An 18-Year Pursuit Ends in an Ellensburg Jail
A fugitive who thought he had outrun his past is finally captured for an 1871 shooting in Los Angeles.
- A Glue Pot, a Pail of Water, and the Fire That Took Seattle
A painter, a cabinetmaker and a frightened workman recount how a glue pot and a bucket of water ignited the blaze that consumed Seattle.
- A Valley of Perennial Wealth: The Excursion That Sold the Yakima Boom
A Puyallup delegation rides the Northern Pacific to North Yakima, tours the new Sunnyside Canal, and comes home convinced that irrigated sagebrush is the richest farmland in Washington.