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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1899 | 1 |
1 story matching vossland
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:rossland, crossland, voland, volland, voss, island
- Seattle’s City Council Rejects Public Power in Favor of Private Monopoly
In a decisive vote that prioritized corporate interests over municipal control, Seattle leaders refused to condemn the city's water supply, effectively handing power to private developers.
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- The Great Richland Land Shuffle
A complex, multi-state real estate trade involving land in Idaho, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Hanford reshuffles several prominent residents.
- Race Track Revival in Waitsburg
A prominent horseman secures a five-year lease to revitalize the local race track.
- A Baron Among the Sawmills
A Westphalian nobleman trades the Old World for a homestead in the Grays Harbor country, hoping to bring his new bride to a bustling frontier town.
- An Industrial Experiment on the Waterfront
Local entrepreneur James M. Colman introduces a new technology to protect wharf pilings from the destructive 'teredo' wood-boring worm.
- A Valley Selling Itself: Vineland’s Orchard Boom
Strawberries at $400 an acre and cottages starting at $300: an Asotin County correspondent reports a settlement growing faster than its houses can be built.
- The Dream of Kirkland as the 'Pittsburg of the Pacific'
Capitalists promise that an industrial boom in iron production will transform the landscape of the Eastside.
- The Fight for Gig Harbor Timber
A local settler exposes a land-grabbing ring in Pierce County, accusing them of fraudulent timber claims.
- The Refreshments at the Dolly Varden
A frontier watering hole offers 'all the best brands' to the growing population of Snohomish City.