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  1. Homestead Fraud and the Limits of Government Power

    A landmark federal court ruling questions whether departmental regulations can be enforced as criminal law.

    Oct 27, 1903The Evening StatesmanProsser, Benton CountyFollow the Money

  2. Brutal Robbery on the Northern Pacific Train

    A young man narrowly escapes death after being beaten and pushed from a moving train during an attempted robbery near Kennewick.

    Nov 7, 1903The Evening StatesmanKennewick, Benton CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Promised City of White Bluffs

    Speculators and civil engineers move to transform 5,000 acres of Columbia River land into an irrigated agricultural hub, complete with a new town and river transport.

    Oct 26, 1903The Evening StatesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyBoom & Bust

  4. Kennewick’s New Northern Pacific Depot

    A grand new terminal hints at a bright future for the year-old town of Kennewick.

    Oct 3, 1903The Evening StatesmanKennewick, Benton CountyBoom & Bust

  5. A Family Home Lost to Fire Outside Kennewick

    The local land commissioner loses his residence and belongings in a mysterious early morning blaze.

    Jan 12, 1904The Evening StatesmanKennewick, Benton CountyDisasters

  6. A New Chapter for the Old Columbia Hotel

    The former Northern Pacific company office is set to be transformed into 'The Academy,' a new college for the growing region.

    Aug 31, 1903The Evening StatesmanColumbia Hotel, Kennewick, Benton CountyBoom & Bust

  7. Safe Cracked in Kennewick Store

    Burglars use a railroad crowbar to loot a local business, prompting a swift arrest.

    Dec 29, 1903The Evening StatesmanKennewick, Benton CountyTrue Crime

  8. The Beet Sugar Boom Comes to Prosser

    Investors eye the Yakima Valley for a massive industrial plant, expecting to import a colony of beet farmers to transform the regional economy.

    Jul 16, 1903The Evening StatesmanProsser, Benton CountyBoom & Bust

  9. Kennewick Citizens Nab Depot Burglar

    A quick-thinking group of Kennewick locals catches a safe-cracker in the act at the old passenger depot.

    Jan 5, 1904The Evening StatesmanKennewick, Benton CountyTrue Crime

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