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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 3 |
3 stories matching conting
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- A Seattle Courtroom Custody Battle
A legal dispute over marital status and custody exposes the complicated landscape of family law for Chinese immigrants in 1903.
- Turning the Desert Green: A Bold Plan to Irrigate the Pasco Sands
A new company, backed by railroad officials and engineering innovators, aims to pump Columbia River water into the Franklin County arid lands.
- The Railroad Lobby's Quiet Plan to Buy a Governor and Kill the Commission
A Walla Walla editor warns that railroad interests will avoid an open fight over regulation by nominating a friendly, colorless candidate—then using him to veto the commission bill.