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  1. Supreme Court Upholds Chinese Exclusion

    The high court rules that Congress has the power to abrogate treaties, effectively ending the entry of Chinese laborers to the United States.

    May 17, 1889The Mason County JournalShelton, Mason CountyExclusion & Resistance

  2. The Fire Fiend Stalks Washington

    After catastrophic blazes in Seattle, Vancouver, Ellensburg, and Spokane, the Mason County Journal sounds the alarm for Shelton to modernize its water system.

    Aug 9, 1889The Mason County JournalShelton, Mason CountyBoom & Bust · Disasters

  3. The Iron Giant Comes West

    A record-breaking, twenty-eight car trainload of farm machinery marks the rapid industrialization of the Oregon frontier.

    May 17, 1889The Mason County JournalTacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

  4. The Price of Petty Quarrels

    A neighborhood dispute over an oar results in a court case that leaves the taxpayers of Mason County footing the bill.

    Sep 6, 1889The Mason County JournalShelton, Mason CountyCity Hall

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