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  1. City Council Moves to Oust Police Marshal

    Local officials clash over the competency of the city's top law enforcement officer amidst calls for his resignation.

    Jan 21, 1892The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyCity Hall

  2. Blood Over Hay in the Big Bend

    A violent dispute over the ownership of a hay stack leads to a pitched battle with multiple casualties.

    Mar 6, 1890The Yakima HeraldDouglas, Douglas CountyFollow the Money · True Crime

  3. The Great Sewer Scandal (Apr 21, 1892)

    A contractor and a city engineer trade accusations of threats and incompetence in a public, printed spat.

    Apr 21, 1892The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyCity Hall

  4. 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

  5. The Missing Marshal

    A city council committee tries to force the resignation of the town marshal, but the official simply fails to show up for the meeting.

    Jan 7, 1892The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyCity Hall

  6. Drafting Washington's Founding Charter

    Delegates at the constitutional convention debate the future of the state, including voting rights, tide lands, and the location of the capital.

    Sep 5, 1889The Yakima HeraldOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  7. The Council Grapples with 'Peculiar' Houses

    City leaders debate whether to regulate or police the city’s red-light district in a heated session.

    Dec 24, 1891The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  8. The Champagne Express

    A train full of high-ranking U.S. officials is forced to a screeching halt in Washington Territory because they ran out of wine.

    Aug 8, 1889The Yakima HeraldPuyallup, Pierce CountyScandal

  9. The Paper Town in the Canyon

    Speculators filed a plat for 'National Park City,' a townsite consisting of 1,960 lots, some located on a sheer, uninhabitable basaltic mountain.

    May 21, 1891The Yakima HeraldYakima Canyon, Yakima, Kittitas CountyBoom & Bust · True Crime

  10. The Trial of the Sheep Herder

    A legal dispute over grazing rights in Sunnyside escalates into a dramatic courtroom spectacle involving out-of-town lawyers.

    Mar 10, 1892The Yakima HeraldProsser, Benton CountyFollow the Money · Scandal

  11. The Farmers' Alliance Wants Financial History Taught in Schools

    A skeptical editorial mocks the Farmers' Alliance’s push to make monetary policy a core subject in Washington classrooms.

    May 19, 1892The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyFollow the Money

  12. 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.

    Jun 2, 1892The Yakima HeraldEllensburg, Kittitas CountyExclusion & Resistance · Strange But True

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