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5 stories matching solicit

  1. The Narrow-Gauge Dream Through Naches Pass

    A completed survey and North Yakima's $100,000 pledge push a rail line toward the Sound.

    May 19, 1892The Yakima HeraldNaches Pass, Yakima, Yakima CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

  2. 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.

    Aug 15, 1889The Yakima HeraldTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Machine at Work: How the Local Political Bosses Pre-Selected the Ticket

    Voters arrived at the Yakima Republican primaries to find that the candidates had already been chosen in secret, leaving little to be decided by the rank-and-file.

    Jul 28, 1892The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyCity Hall

  4. 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

  5. The Vagabond Philosopher of Yakima

    A traveling drifter offers a bizarre, theological defense of his nomadic lifestyle to a local reporter.

    Jun 11, 1891The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyLocal Legends

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