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2 stories matching shift

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  1. The Governor, the Corporations, and the Session He Wouldn't Call

    A leaked cabinet meeting shows Governor Ferry weighing an extra legislative session against the wrath of corporations—and his own officials split over whether the state can wait.

    Nov 28, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

  2. A Minister Takes a Geologist's Hammer to Genesis

    Rev. Napoleon Hoagland tells a packed hall that the rocks do not show six days of creation, and that reason — not an infallible book — is the believer's best authority.

    Oct 13, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyStrange But True

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