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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 9 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 3 |
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- Post Office Inferno Narrowly Avoided
A quick-thinking resident discovers a fire smoldering under the post office stove, saving the block from total destruction.
- The Political Fight for State Institutions
North Yakima's newspaper distances itself from local representative Cleman's legislative maneuvers while holding out for the capital.
- The Tacoma Bachelor Hoax
When a false newspaper report claimed the Mayor of Tacoma was soliciting wives for his countrymen, he was swamped with heartfelt letters from women across the country.
- The Political Ousting of a Postmaster
A Civil War veteran is pressured to resign his post so a G.A.R. member can take his place.
- The Boodle Ring Exposed in Kittitas
A leaked cache of letters reveals how Republican candidates were buying influence in the 1892 Senate race.
- Dirty Tricks, 1892: Yakima's Candidate for Governor Fights Back
A Seattle paper accused the Democratic nominee of fleeing his debts and defrauding orphans. Snively's supporters called it a Republican smear—and produced letters to prove it.
- The Governor's 'Miraculous' Absence
Did Washington's Governor fake an illness to tilt a Senate election?
- The State-Owned Railroad Dream
Prominent attorney and activist Colonel Patrick H. Winston argues that the state of Washington should own its own railroad to prevent corporate exploitation.
- The macabre post-mortem of a sideshow giant
After a circus performer died in Ellensburg, local authorities and doctors went to gruesome lengths to extract profit from his corpse.
- The Herald's Scathing Feud with the P.-I.
When North Yakima was scolded by Seattle’s 'royal' newspaper for suggesting a statehood convention, the new local paper hit back with a venomous letter and a call for better manners.
- Railroad Receivership Sparks Seattle Anxiety
A multi-thousand dollar suit against the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern railroad leaves business owners fearing insolvency.
- 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.
- A Christmas Eve Assault in Ahtanum
A local man faces justice after a violent holiday altercation with his wife and a dispute over his daughter’s suitor.
- The Thresher's Letter
A moving sketch of two young brothers working the wheat fields of Yakima, finding connection to home through a pressed pansy.
- A Narrow Escape Near Prosser
An open switch sends a passenger train into a ditch, leaving the fireman trapped beneath a mountain of coal.
- The Discovery of an Abandoned Infant
A tragic mystery unfolds in Ellensburg as a newborn's remains are found in a discarded valise.
- The 'Toe Social' of Tacoma
A mischievous fundraising dance where bachelors bid on mystery partners based solely on a glimpse of their feet.
- The Miracle Town Rising from the Sagebrush
A visiting reporter describes North Yakima’s rapid transformation from a vacant townsite to a bustling center of commerce and irrigation.
- The Political Brawl in Yakima
A fiery editorial exchange exposes the political posturing of John L. Wilson and the partisan tensions of the era.
- 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.