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| Year | Stories |
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| 1903 | 80 |
| 1904 | 6 |
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- The Scandal at Walla Walla Schools
A school board member resigns in protest after the superintendent is re-elected despite allegations of financial misconduct.
- The Poundmaster Farce
The city council’s chaotic attempts to replace the poundmaster result in a legal stalemate.
- A Missing Word Nearly Derailed Bellingham's First City Election
Washington's Supreme Court ruled that Whatcom and Fairhaven could hold a combined city election in December 1903, reading past a clerk's drafting error to honor the legislature's intent.
- Walla Walla's School Board Election Turns on a Missing Financial Statement
Taxpayers want the annual accounting the law requires, as the district prepares to spend $156,000 this year.
- The Walla Walla Election and the Railroad Machine
A political autopsy of the city election, where local rivalries collided with state-wide influence and the power of railroad interests.
- The Battle for the City Pound
Newly elected poundmaster E. R. Harding faces a standoff as the incumbent refuses to surrender the keys, sparking a brewing council crisis.
- Temperance and Tax Reform Collide at the Ballot Box
Voters in Prescott and Milton prepare for bitter municipal elections where the primary battleground is the legality of the saloon.
- The Fight for Private Ballots
Spokane voters are demanding an end to the era of 'ward heelers' peering over their shoulders at the polls.
- Classroom Discipline or Cruelty?
A principal faces an ethics investigation after parents allege he whipped a 12-year-old student until he was bruised.
- Walla Walla's City Election Day
Voters head to the polls amidst a fierce, closely watched fight for the office of chief of police.
- End of an Era for Regional Fruit Growers
Dr. N. G. Blalock steps down after a decade leading the Northwest Fruit Growers' Association, signaling a major transition for the region's agricultural industry.
- The Walla Walla Election Shakeup
Local 'Boxer' faction deals a major blow to the Ankeny railroad machine in municipal vote.
- Vashon Islanders' Failed Bid for Annexation
A local election to transfer territory from King to Pierce County ends in a technical victory for King County authorities.
- A Former Governor Settles Scores
Ex-Governor Moore takes to the press to defend his political record and fire back at a rival newspaper.
- A Special Train, 130 Stalled Homesteads, and a Vote That Didn't Count
The Interior Department has frozen some 130 homestead entries in the Walla Walla land district — and men who rode a chartered train to Franklin County to vote last year now find their residency there questioned. The ticket they backed lost anyway.
- Anti-Corporate Landslide in North Yakima
Voters reject the power company's influence in a record-breaking municipal turnout.
- The High-Stakes Wager on Walla Walla's Marshal Race
Election fever reaches a fever pitch as local bettors drop thousands on a tight race for police chief.
- The Machine Smashed: Walla Walla Rejects Levi Ankeny
In a local municipal election, the political machine of U.S. Senator Levi Ankeny is soundly defeated by an anti-machine coalition, signaling a shift in county influence.
- The Machine's Secret Ballot
With a tight city election approaching, local political bosses reportedly funded the return of exiled gamblers to sway the vote.
- The Unthankful Business of Local Politics
A defeated council candidate walks away from a recount, declaring the office a thankless drain on his time.
- The Political Machine and the Perjury Case
A witness linked to a local political machine waives his hearing just days before the city election, allegedly to protect prominent figures from being implicated in a naturalization scheme.
- Vancouver’s Saloon Fight Comes to a Boil
As city registration closes, the liquor interest and the churches square off over control of the council.
- City Council Tries to Oust Civil War Veteran
A local editor slams council members for attempting to remove a poundmaster who served in the Union army and lost his son in the Philippines.
- The Shadow Government of the Rails
Speculation mounts over whether the new Northern Pacific president will continue the company's heavy-handed influence on state politics.
- The Battle for Prescott’s Saloons
Prohibitionists face off against local business interests in the upcoming town election.