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716 stories matching unless
- The Legal Limits of Game Warden Searches
A state legal opinion clarifies that officers cannot search cars for game without a warrant or probable cause, unless it is in plain view.
- The Crackdown on Tacoma’s Fire-Trap Theaters
Mayor Campbell threatens to shutter city theaters unless they upgrade to meet building safety ordinances.
- The City Takes a Stand on Waterfront Access
Tacoma’s council committee blocks the vacation of public street ends to preserve waterfront access for the public.
- Medical Standoff at the Courthouse
Colfax physicians go on strike against the county commissioners over pay for mandatory insanity examinations.
- The Price of a Right of Way
Aberdeen negotiates for a rail line, but land prices and local skepticism hold the project hostage.
- The Salmon Detour
As power companies eye the Priest Rapids dam, locals joke about putting up road signs to redirect the fish.
- Sewer Work Halted Amid Dispute
City council freezes funds for contractor over allegations of using rejected pipe.
- Spokane Telephone Operators Walk Out in Solidarity
Striking operators and linemen demand to return as a unified body, defying company attempts to replace them.
- The Apple Drive Stalls in Kennewick
Local boosters struggle to meet their quota to send a carload of Washington fruit to American soldiers serving in France.
- The Contingent Death Warrant
A love affair turned lethal in Seattle, as a jilted woman penned a gruesome ultimatum to her lover.
- Will the Fruit Boom Break? Experts Urge Regional Controls
A newly formed board warns that unchecked fruit cannery expansion in the Northwest could lead to market collapse and financial ruin.
- Walla Walla's Baseball Future Hangs in the Balance
After struggling with poor attendance and low ticket revenue, the local manager warns that the team will disband unless fans step up their support.
- Railroad Strike Paralyzes the Northwest
A massive walkout of switchmen leaves freight stranded from Duluth to the Pacific, forcing shops to close and threatening regional industry.
- The Supreme Court Halts Seattle's Street Grading
A landmark court ruling forces the city to stop leveling streets unless they pay damages to homeowners.
- Tacoma’s Urgent Need for Railroad Competition
The city stands at a crossroads, needing to break the Northern Pacific’s monopoly to secure its future as a 'City of Destiny.'
- The Minister and the Mayor: A Scandal of Official Power
Seattle's Police Chief used his office to launch a secret investigation into a local minister, only to find the community he queried was on the preacher's side.
- Business Leaders Corner Strawberry Farmers to Force Market Union
When sixty acres of berry crops remained unsigned for a new marketing cooperative, forty local business men took to the fields to persuade growers to join or face the economic consequences.
- The Stench of the Exchange
A Snohomish newspaper takes aim at an upstream sanitation disaster, warning that the town’s growth is outpacing its infrastructure.
- The Farmers' Plan to Drain Lake Washington
Valley farmers eye an inexpensive ditch as the only solution to the catastrophic flooding threatening their livelihood.
- Legislators Target Predatory 'Loan Sharks'
Senator Cotterill introduces a bill to curb abusive salary-assignment lending practices.
- Calls for Segregation in North Yakima
Local property owners threaten to turn their own buildings into 'China tenements' unless Chinese residents are restricted to a specific district.
- A Church Fights Foreclosure
The African M.E. congregation organizes a fair to save their house of worship from a mortgage sale.
- Smallpox Quarantine Lifted in Garfield
After weeks of isolation, local health authorities announce that the threat of smallpox in Garfield has subsided.
- The Mayor's Conflict of Interest
Mayor J.M. Weatherwax considers resignation over city contracts issued to his own lumber company.
- The $100,000 Heartbreak in Federal Court
A Port Townsend woman sues her former fiancé in a sensational trial involving alleged hotel scandals, religious ultimatums, and a dramatic cross-country journey.