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- The Anti-Asian Campaign in Spokane
The American Legion in Spokane launches an investigation into the vegetable trade, claiming 'Oriental control' of the local market.
- The High Cost of Railroad Monopoly
Central Washington farmers argue that exorbitant freight rates are strangling the local economy, forcing residents to buy inferior California produce.
- Soldier Settlers Join Forces with Valley Pioneers
New arrivals from the Great War and longtime residents unite to turn White Bluffs into a commercial vegetable hub.
- A Violent Collision in Front of the New Opera House
A frightened team of horses pulling a vegetable wagon caused a severe accident, leaving a valuable Percheron horse seriously wounded.
- The Great Vegetable Stand-off
A local farmer fights for payment against a stubborn restaurant owner on Pacific Avenue.
- Betting on the Valley's Harvest
Local farmers and 'soldier settlers' unite to experiment with commercial vegetable production, aiming for a cooperative future.
- Farmers Organize to Beat the Market
Producers in the White Bluffs and Hanford region draft a unified marketing plan to stabilize prices for fruits and vegetables.
- Soldier Settlers Seek Strength in Numbers
Ex-service men on the state land project look to unite local farmers in a cooperative vegetable venture to combat high shipping costs.
- Produce Bottleneck Hits Local Growers
A regional shortage of rail cars leaves potato and vegetable shipments languishing in Walla Walla warehouses.
- The Neighborhood Feud Over a Garden
A minor dispute over a neighbor's dog destroying a vegetable garden escalates into a court case involving a physical altercation.
- Vigilante Raids Target Chinese Vegetable Gardens
Armed men terrorize Chinese laborers in outskirts of Seattle, burning property and driving families from their homes.
- A Love Triangle Ends in Gunfire in North Yakima
A jealous husband confronts his wife's suitor over a patch of vegetables; a single shot and a dying man's statement point to murder.
- The Year the Potatoes Took Over
Gardeners in Whatcom County find themselves waging a green war against 'volunteer' potato plants that have turned lawns and flowerbeds into unplanned farms.
- A Bumper Crop at the Skagit County Fair
From 35-pound mangelwurzels to six-foot-tall oats, Skagit County farmers showcased the agricultural bounty of the region in 1898.
- Street Peddlers Defeat Seattle’s Restrictive Ordinance
A municipal court judge rules that a city ordinance banning fruit and vegetable street vendors is unconstitutional and void.
- A Harvest Celebration at the Edge of the Desert
While the 1923 community fair fell short on attendance, it proved a financial triumph and a showcase for the 'soldier-settler' dream in the Priest Rapids Valley.
- Seattle Spends $100 on Seeds to Put the Unemployed on the Land
The city council backs the Pingree plan, buying garden tools and seed for indigent residents to cultivate vacant lots and raise vegetables.
- The Summer the Smoke Saved the Harvest
With rainfall a third of normal and crops burning in the fields, Seattle's paper made the case that the season's suffocating pall of forest-fire smoke had been the region's salvation.
- The Great Seattle Cow Menace of 1877
Before the city was paved, Seattle’s early residents struggled with 'educated' cows that dismantled fences and destroyed gardens under the cover of night.
- She Said He Beat Her. Then He Mortgaged the Farm.
Constancia Gladinowski’s divorce filing alleged brutal abuse and a secret chattel mortgage on the couple’s South Seattle property. A judge froze the assets before they could vanish.
- The Plague of Caterpillars on the North Side
A swarm of voracious insects descends upon Seattle's northern outskirts, stripping gardens and trees bare while defying all attempts at extermination.
- Seattle's Potato-Patch Plan for the Unemployed
Seattle's charity board proposes turning vacant city land into potato patches for jobless men, borrowing a Detroit relief experiment that fed nearly a thousand families.
- Two Children Die After Eating Poisonous Wild Parsnips
A tragic afternoon playing by a creek near Riverside leads to the fatal consumption of wild vegetation.
- The Unlucky Burglar of the Indian Reservation
A habitual offender is caught in the act at the government Indian school.
- The Drive for Anti-Chinese Ordinances in 1885 Seattle
A local petition sought to bar Chinese laborers from laundry businesses and vegetable peddling, laying the groundwork for a wave of exclusionary legislation.