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- Senate Schedules Puyallup Reservation Bill for Debate
Senator Allen secures a special order to debate the bill concerning the Puyallup Indian Reservation.
- Manual Training in Seattle Schools
Seattle High School launches a new carpentry course, emphasizing hand-eye coordination for students while avoiding the ire of labor unions.
- The Murphy Temperance Crusade
Evangelist Francis Murphy visits North Yakima, leading hundreds to sign the pledge as the city contemplates a permanent temperance society.
- Why One Mill Refused the Shingle Trust
A local manufacturer pens a defiant letter against the push for a shingle monopoly, arguing for the free market over artificial price fixing.
- The Six O'Clock Closing Battle
Walla Walla retail clerks organized to fight for a 6:00 p.m. closing time against a local firm's refusal to modernize.
- The Mayor Who Forged His Way Out of Town
After posing as a moral reformer, the mayor of Anacortes was unmasked as a forger who threatened suicide to cover his tracks.
- Who Polices the Strikers?
Everett labor leaders demand transparency after discovering private companies were deputizing their own strike-breakers as law enforcement.
- Bringing The Ivory Tower to Town
Whitman College professors visit Kennewick High to bridge the gap between academic theory and civic life.
- The Monopoly That Almost Killed the Nooksack
Before the valley flourished, settlers fought to break the stranglehold of absentee speculators and corporate monopolies that kept the river choked with logs and local trade shackled.
- The Midnight Purge of the Seattle Police
Mayor J.T. Ronald orchestrates a defiant, late-night suspension of Police Chief Bolton Rogers in a battle for control over the city's executive branch.
- The Fight for the Finley Highway
A political brawl between Benton County towns erupts over construction of a new permanent highway, pitting local taxpayers against county officials.
- The Fight to Protect Seattle’s Builders from Disappearing Contractors
In 1891, local lawmakers drafted a landmark lien law to ensure workers and suppliers were paid even when contractors fled with the money.
- The Forgotten Promise to Hover
A simmering dispute between the Kennewick Commercial Club and the residents of the lower valley highlights a growing rift over infrastructure priorities and civic trust.
- The Iron Heel on the Toilers
A labor organizer warns that the U.S. Steel Corporation's wage cuts and anti-union tactics place the entire burden of industrial conflict on the backs of workers.
- The Hydra-Headed Monster of the Yakima Valley
A scathing indictment from 1885 reveals how the Northern Pacific Railroad's broken promises and predatory land schemes terrorized Washington frontier settlers.
- The Great Oyster Supper Schism
A Seattle congregation splintered and fired their pastor after he refused to read notices for a church oyster social, calling the fundraising practice an affront to his ministry.
- Black Leaders Break with 'The Standard'
Prominent citizens issue formal resolution against a local newspaper they claim has turned scurrilous and divisive.
- The Unholy Alliance Behind the Mayoral Win
A deep dive into the disparate coalition—from saloon owners to railroad bosses—that ousted Mayor Campbell in favor of George P. Wright.
- Bridging the Divide: The Quest to Unite Washington Territory
In 1882, residents and leaders were grappling with the geographic and cultural chasm between the rugged, booming Puget Sound and the burgeoning Eastern Washington region.
- The Old Song of Reactionary Politics
A 1891 editorial draws a biting parallel between resistance to child protection laws in India and the stalling tactics of anti-progressives in the American West.
- The Alderman Who Wanted the $600 Job
Leander Miller led the fight against John G. Scurry’s confirmation to the board of public works—because Miller wanted the seat himself.
- The Dry Dock Dispute: How One Man Blocked Seattle's Homecoming Heroes
Seattle citizens are furious that Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn refused to send the First Washington Volunteers directly from Manila to Port Orchard, citing Naval Constructor Endicott’s claim that the local dry dock was useless.
- The Cable Car That Would Have Opened Union Bay
A promoter promises English capital, jobs, and a wharf at the foot of Seneca Street; a rival railway president warns Seattle is already overbuilt.
- The Railroad Contractor Who Thought He Could Boss the Republican Party
Nelson Bennett's Tacoma Ledger refused to back John H. McGraw and the state Republican ticket after a canal fight. A Pierce County senator told the party to stand by the convention—and warned that one wealthy man was not bigger than the party.
- The Governor’s Gamble: McBride Pledges War on Corporate Corruption
In the wake of Teddy Roosevelt’s fiery Spokane address, Washington Governor Albert E. McBride declares his intent to uphold the law against wealthy corporations, signaling a shift in state politics.