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  1. City Council Unrest and Charges Against Street Commissioner

    Local government fractures as council members move to oust the street commissioner over accusations of graft and negligence.

    Dec 18, 1890The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyCity Hall

  2. 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.

    Nov 10, 1892The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  3. The Parrot Who Caused a Collision

    A mischievous pet parrot in a remote station house triggers a fatal train collision by imitating a telephone order.

    Dec 12, 1889The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyDisasters

  4. The New Secret Ballot

    How Washington's new voting system is designed to curb the corrupt practice of vote-buying.

    Jul 24, 1890The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyCity Hall

  5. The Hotel Yakima Pocket-Picking

    A theft at a temperance lecture leads to an arrest, a suspicious discharge, and a swift sentencing for a second offense.

    Apr 16, 1891The Yakima HeraldHotel Yakima, Yakima, Yakima CountyTrue Crime

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