A. M. Cannon
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- May 26, 1883Spokane’s Vision for a Riverfront DriveCity boosters propose a scenic four-mile carriage road along the Spokane River to showcase the falls and surrounding wilderness.Spokane River, Spokane, WA
- Aug 4, 1883When General Sherman Told Spokane Falls It Would Be a Great CityThe Civil War hero arrived with Generals Miles and Tidball, drew a packed house at Canaan's Hall, and told the young town its water power could make it another Minneapolis.Spokane, WA
- Aug 11, 1883The Grave Robbers of Spokane FallsA quiet cemetery south of town is disturbed by a bizarre act of desecration, leaving a grieving family and a mystified community.Spokane, WA
- Aug 11, 1883Spokane Falls Council Tackles Charter, Cash, and a Dead HorseIn August 1883, the Spokane Falls City Council met to discuss a new city charter, unpaid bills, street assessments, and the problem of a dead horse. The meeting offers a glimpse into the challenges of a growing frontier town.Spokane, WA
- Aug 25, 1883The Train They Hoped Would Stop: Spokane's Bid for the Last-Spike SpotlightA mass meeting at Cannon's Hall appointed a committee to welcome President Villard's Northern Pacific excursion and make sure the editorial train lingered long enough to see the falls.Spokane, WA
- Sep 1, 1883Spokane Prepares to Welcome the Northern Pacific’s Last-Spike ExcursionIn September 1883, Spokane Falls planned arches, speeches and a day of civic pageantry to greet President Henry Villard and the railroad party opening the transcontinental line.Spokane, WA
- Dec 29, 1883Spokane Merchants Meet to Carve a Wagon Road to the Big BendAn enthusiastic crowd in Cannon's Hall backs a road from Spokane Falls to Okanogan, and two men set out through a snowstorm to find the route.Spokane, WA
- Jan 5, 1884Spokane Falls Organizes to Build Its First Public LibraryA handful of citizens meet in Cannon's Hall to launch a free reading room and library — a public institution open to all, funded by subscription, and aimed at the thousands who will make the town their home.Spokane, WA
- Jan 26, 1884Spokane's Citizens Buy Themselves a Road to the Gold FieldsIn fifteen minutes, local businessmen pledged a quarter of a $20,000 stock company to run stages and freight wagons between Spokane Falls and the Coeur d'Alene mines — before another town could steal the traffic.Spokane, WA
- Jan 26, 1884A Portland Editor Reports from the Gold FieldsE. G. Jones of Portland visits Spokane Falls and files a dispatch: the town is the 'principal city of Eastern Washington,' the mines are real, and the smart money is already building stage lines.Spokane, WA
- Mar 22, 1884A Town Buys Its Own Railroad: Spokane Falls Bets $30,000 on a Line to the Coeur d'AlenesA packed hall at Cannon's Hall pledges $30,000 in minutes to build a railroad from Spokane Falls to the Coeur d'Alene mines — money not due until the track actually exists.Spokane, WA
- Mar 29, 1884Spokane Falls Picks Its Men: A Packed Convention Names Glover and HydeIn a crowded hall on a spring evening, the town's leading citizens nominated a full slate for the coming election — and the paper was happy to tell you exactly why each man deserved your vote.Spokane, WA
- Apr 12, 1884A New Mayor Inherits a Solvent City — and a River Full of FilthSpokane Falls' incoming council takes the oath, draws lots for term lengths, and confronts the sewage being dumped above the falls.Howard Street, Spokane, WA
- Apr 26, 1889The Real Estate Frenzy that Built SpokaneAn early reporter’s account of Spokane’s explosive growth, driven by railroad speculation and the 'lucky' millionaires of the mining boom.Spokane Falls, Spokane, WA
- Sep 18, 1890Millionaires and Mayors Lay ShinglesWhen union carpenters walked off the job at the Spokane Falls exposition building, the city’s elite picked up hammers to finish the roof themselves.Spokane, WA
- Jun 25, 1891The Ghost Ship in the SurfA speculative salvage mission seeks to recover a fortune in iron rails from a shipwrecked vessel buried in the sand.Oyehut, WA
- Apr 15, 1892The Pioneer Politicos of 1892Fresh from statehood, Washington’s Republican delegates met in Seattle to claim their seat at the national table, debating the future of the party—and the free coinage of silver—in a rowdy, multi-ballot convention.Seattle, WA
- Jan 10, 1894The Spokane Millionaire's Mystery MarriageA Spokane tycoon battles newspaper rumors and his own murky statements to deny a secret wedding.Spokane, WA
- Jun 23, 1895Try Masel and Risk Contempt, Council Is WarnedAttorney John Wiley says an appeal has stayed the case against the deposed fire commissioner—and that city officials could be hauled before the supreme court if they proceed.Seattle, WA