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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 8 |
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- The Railway Race for the Inland Northwest
As Seattle and Tacoma expand their rail reach, Yakima boosters urge Portland to stop resting on its past and invest in the future of the territory.
- Nine Hundred Sheep Lost in Canyon Tragedy
A massive herding disaster in the Yakima territory leaves nearly a thousand sheep dead in a canyon.
- Young Child Survives After Kicking Accident
A four-year-old girl suffered a skull fracture after being kicked by a horse, leading to a successful emergency surgery.
- The Curse of Engine 671
Northern Pacific railroad workers avoid a locomotive they believe is possessed by evil spirits.
- A Jockey's Tragic End
A former horse trainer and jockey, weakened by illness, dies by suicide in a Yakima stable.
- Tribal Delegation Heads to Washington D.C.
After realizing a survey of their reservation omitted significant lands, the Yakama people sent a delegation to appeal directly to the 'Great Father.'
- Boosterism and the Quest for the Capital
North Yakima’s editors aggressively frame their growing city as the inevitable future capital of Washington.
- The Map of Water Beneath the Yakima Valley
A geological survey party returns from months across Yakima, Kittitas and Douglas counties with a precise verdict: Moxee is the one reliable artesian belt, and much of the rest of the region may have to depend on ditches.
- The Murphy Temperance Crusade
Evangelist Francis Murphy visits North Yakima, leading hundreds to sign the pledge as the city contemplates a permanent temperance society.
- The Great Yakima Avenue Conflagration
A devastating blaze sweeps through the business district, leveled by fire and saved only by the grit of citizens and a stand of shade trees.
- The Strange Desecration of Timmerman’s Grave
After two years in the earth, the body of an executed murderer was dragged from its resting place and anchored in the river.
- Smallpox Scare in Kittitas Irrigation Camp
A reported smallpox outbreak at an irrigation construction camp sparks local rumors of a 'stampede,' prompting Yakima officials to tighten police oversight on roads.
- The Great Egg Duel of Vancouver
An offended soldier challenged a local man to a duel, but the combatants opted for a slightly less lethal choice of weapons.
- The Sudden Loss of a Young Editor
James Williams Holton, the young heir to the Yakima Republic, passes away at twenty-two.
- 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.
- The Tragedy at Simcoe
An old account resurfaces regarding the 1856 murder of Indian Agent A.J. Bolan, highlighting the volatile tensions of the frontier era.
- A Forbidden Love, A Barred Door, and a Poisoned Heart
A young immigrant shopkeeper’s romance with a local lodging-house owner sparks a violent feud with his brother, culminating in a suicide attempt that shakes the town.
- Fatal Miscalculation at the Tacoma Railyard
A tragic accident involving a Northern Pacific Railway official highlights the brutal mechanical risks of the era's expanding infrastructure.