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  1. The Letter That Asked: Is Olympia's Street-Tax Ordinance Even Legal?

    A citizen signing himself 'Marius' argues that the city's method of charging property owners for street paving and grading violates due process — and warns that if the assessments collapse in court, every taxpayer in town will pay for it.

    Dec 22, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

  2. The Silver Question and the Workingman's Wage

    A political maneuver in the House of Representatives forces a debate on whether wages and savings should be paid in gold or silver.

    Mar 24, 1892The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyWork & Pay · City Hall

  3. "My Idol Is Broken": A Governor Denounces a Senator to His Face

    Miles C. Moore accuses John B. Allen of selling out an old friend to climb into the Senate, and prints the speech he says he delivered at Allen's headquarters.

    Nov 17, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall · Scandal

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