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3 stories matching mathematician

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  1. The Palouse Professor Who Helped Rediscover Heredity

    Before Mendel's laws were famous, an agriculturist at the Washington State Experiment Station stood alongside three European scientists as a co-discoverer of them — and proved the principle with velvet-chaffed wheat.

    Nov 1, 1902The RanchPullman, Whitman CountyStrange But True

  2. The Tacoma Strike, Undone and Redone in a Single Day

    Northern Pacific tries to declare victory, but firemen, switchmen and engineers vote to stay out—while Debs wires that the fight is still solid.

    Jul 16, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

  3. The 83-Ballot Deadlock: 'Either Allen or No One'

    In Olympia, John B. Allen’s Republican caucus held the line while Judge Humes and Levi Ankeny saw their candidacies frostbitten—and the ballots kept piling up.

    Feb 28, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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