R. L. Banta
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- May 13, 1915The Gail Vanishes: A Launch Stolen From a Private Landing in the NightR. L. Banta's gasoline launch disappears from his own riverfront landing. A steamboat captain half-remembers seeing her; a search up the Snake comes back empty.Kennewick, WA
- May 27, 1915The Strange Case of the Stripped LaunchA stolen gasoline launch turns up downstream, stripped of its parts by 'water joy riders.'Kennewick, WA
- Jan 3, 1918A Homefront Demand to Shut the German SchoolIn 1917, a self-appointed 'Vigilance Corps' in Kennewick pressured a local Lutheran pastor to suspend classes, fearing the teaching of the German language during wartime.Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Kennewick, WA