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3 stories matching colusa

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  1. The State's Duty to Your Dinner Plate

    An 1878 editorial debate in the Seattle press over a 'Colusa Sun' piece satirizes the radical notion that government should provide housing and ensure personal satisfaction for citizens.

    May 4, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyHousing & Rent

  2. The Safe-Crackers of Princeton

    After a string of brazen robberies in Princeton and Coulee City, detectives use decoys to bait a trap for the thieves.

    May 10, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerCoulee City, Grant CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Land That Wasn't: How Washington’s First Supreme Court Ruled on Who Owns the River

    In a landmark 1891 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court settled a fierce dispute over Puget Sound real estate, declaring that private property lines stop where the tide begins.

    Jan 20, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

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