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- Apr 21, 1893A Child's Accusation Sends a Centralia Handyman FleeingA 14-year-old girl told authorities that H. J. Ogden, the man she had been told to call uncle, had abused her for years; he left town before a warrant could be served.Centralia, WA
- Mar 18, 1894The Mayor's Flag FightA Seattle opera house owner sparks a civic brawl by flying a green flag above the Stars and Stripes, leading the mayor to forcibly intervene.Seattle, WA
- May 15, 1895An Old Soldier Turned Away From the HomeA Vashon Island veteran says Orting's Soldiers' Home refused him a bed despite empty rooms. The commandant's friends say he never identified himself as a member.Washington Soldiers' Home, Orting, WA
- May 4, 1898Ritzville's Patriotic Send-OffWhen two hundred soldiers passed through on a troop train, the town dropped everything to feed them.Ritzville, WA
- Jun 19, 1899The Convention City: Seattle Hosts Five Major Organizations in One WeekFrom the Women's Club Federation to the Sons of Veterans, the capital of Washington Territory is buzzing with civic energy as delegates flood downtown hotels and halls.Diller Hotel, Seattle, WA
- Jun 18, 1914Memorial Day Protest Stirs Veterans' IreA clash over memory and patriotism erupts in Seattle when labor activists equate the 'martyrs' of the Haymarket and Ludlow riots with war veterans.Seattle, WA
- Apr 26, 1917The Town Raises the FlagKennewick gathers to unfurl the national colors amid the fervor of a nation entering the Great War.Kennewick, WA