William Cooper
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- Aug 4, 1893The Rescue of Little PearlA lawman retrieves a young girl from a neglectful situation in Whatcom after her parents fall into a cycle of crime and separation.Bellingham, WA
- Oct 14, 1897Spokane’s Fifteen-Cent Fair Was a Dollar Show for the Inland EmpireIn October 1897, Spokane turned a downtown block into a clean, no-gambling agricultural exposition—and invited the whole Inland Empire to admire its fruit, grain, and future.Spokane, WA
- May 29, 1899Telescoped at the Crossing: A Grant Street HorrorWhen a Northern Pacific freight train plowed into an electric streetcar on May 20, 1909, one man died and dozens were mangled in the icy water below. The crash exposed dangerous speeds and negligent watchmen at a city intersection that remains vital today.South Park, Seattle