E. V. Smalley
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- 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 15, 1883Spokane Dressed for a Railroad King—and Waited Until MidnightSpokane Falls spent a week building arches and hanging evergreens for Henry Villard's Northern Pacific excursion, but delayed trains turned the grand reception into a series of after-dark whistle-stops—and Ulysses S. Grant drew the crowd that the railroad had promised.Spokane, WA
- Mar 17, 1892The Railway Party’s Near-Drowning in the Yakima RiverA VIP delegation touring irrigation infrastructure narrowly escapes disaster when their wagon team bolts into a deep river slough.Union Gap, Yakima, WA