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- The Mudflat Standoff: A Political Tug-of-War for Seattle’s Waterfront
In 1872, Seattle’s local press accused the Territorial Delegate of suppressing a crucial memorial to cede Duwamish mudflats to the city for his own electoral gain.
- The Anti-Vaccination Protest of 1909
Tacoma parents, barred from sending their children to public schools, organize a legislative campaign against compulsory vaccination laws.
- Walla Walla's Long Fight to Keep Its Fort
Military brass push to abandon the historic garrison, sparking a fierce local campaign to keep the troops in the valley.
- County Delays $10,000 Bid to Bring Widows' Home to Walla Walla
Business leaders urge Walla Walla officials to secure a charitable orphanage, despite questions regarding the legality of the county's $10,000 contribution.
- The High Court Kills Newport's Court District, and Eastern Stevens County Is Told to Go It Alone
Washington's Supreme Court struck down the law that let Superior Court sit outside county seats, wiping out Newport's new judicial district and sending local litigants back down the road to Colville — unless the county itself can be split in two.
- The Fight to Save the Fort
Citizens are urged to rally against the potential closure of Fort Walla Walla, a garrison they view as vital to the town's social and economic identity.
- City Faces Financial Collapse After Failed 'Boom' Schemes
Aberdeen’s city council orders lawsuits against property owners who failed to pay for the ambitious boulevard projects that left the town in debt.
- The Power War on the White River
A citizen writes to the editor warning that corporate legal battles over water rights could stifle industrial growth for all of Tacoma.
- Four Railroads, One Street Grid, and a Deal Seattle Had to Approve
Great Northern, Northern Pacific and rival lines nearly settle how their tracks will cross south of downtown—if the city council will rewrite their franchises.
- The Westside Streetcar Line Starts Grading Toward Harrison Avenue
Olympia's new Westside Railway begins cutting a street approach and prepares to lay rails across the Port Townsend Southern tracks.
- The End of an Era: S. Baxter Steps Down from Bellingham Bay Coal
After five years as manager of the merchantile department for the Bellingham Bay Coal Company, S. Baxter has tendered his resignation, accepted by President Cornwall. D. Rogers is installed in his place.
- The Room That Built a City: Seattle’s Desperate Hunt for Business Space
As the population swells and applications for commercial space hit record highs, city leaders warn that without immediate construction, Seattle will lose its economic dominance to rivals who can offer room.
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- A Near-Drowning at the Mill
A young man is saved from the water by a mill employee who has a reputation for bravery.
- The Deportation of Ah Choong
A Chinese resident is detained in Port Townsend despite possessing a Geary Act certificate, illustrating the arbitrary cruelty of federal exclusion laws.
- Lumber Mill Roars Back to Life as Moeser-Remly Builds New Planer Plant
The old Eagle mill site hums with activity as a full crew runs the sawmill and crews break ground on a modern planer, promising Newport a new distributing hub for lumber and building supplies.
- A Beardless Boy's 1855 Passage Through Puget Sound—and the Death of Abe Moses
A reminiscence from the Montesano Vidette recalls Olympia as a village in the woods, a kindness in Steilacoom, and a fatal ambush during Washington's early Indian wars.
- A New Life for Zadi
An Armenian refugee finds a permanent home in Seattle through a legal adoption in King County.