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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1892 | 3 |
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- 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 Bid to Connect Yakima to the Rail Hub
Portland and Omaha capitalists promise a new railroad line if North Yakima residents provide a $60,000 land bonus.
- The Looming Birth of a State
As Washington prepares for statehood, the race is on to secure housing and logistics in Olympia for a surge of arriving politicians and militia.
- The Price of Disappointment
Retribution against Indigenous medicine men persists in Yakima and Klickitat counties over failed spiritual interventions.
- The Political Battle for the New West
As Washington prepares for statehood, national parties prepare for a heated contest over legislative control and future congressional influence.
- State College Regents Accused of Inflating Contract Bids
A Tacoma dispatch reports laboratory equipment priced at $3,700 when the college chemist said it could be had for $1,700 — and a college hall contract nearly double the low bid.
- The Town That Might Move: Wenatchee Waits on the Great Northern
With the railroad undecided on its Columbia River crossing, Wenatchee's townsite company threatens to relocate the whole town—just as North Yakima was moved—and engineers send divers to probe the riverbed.
- The Bitter Battle for the Yakima Depot
A railroad official defends the controversial move of the townsite to North Yakima, dismissing long-standing charges of corruption and 'outrage'.
- 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.