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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1892 | 5 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1903 | 2 |
| 1909 | 1 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 38 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 3 |
7 stories
- A Deadly Night in the Grand Coulee
A pioneer resident was gunned down in the street by a notorious gambler, leaving a small town reeling from an act of random violence.
- Fatal Shooting at Coulee City Restaurant
A gambler’s reckless gunfire leaves a local pioneer dead and another man wounded.
- A Man Frozen to Death as the Big Bend Storm Strands Trains and Madness Follows
In Washington's Big Bend country, a blizzard stalls trains, drives a stage driver out of his mind and leaves a young rancher dead in the snow.
- The Grand Coulee Canal Dream
A bold proposal to divert the Columbia River into the Grand Coulee to irrigate millions of acres of desert land.
- The Grand Coulee Ship Canal Dream
Promoters rally behind an ambitious proposal to connect the Columbia River through a series of lakes and rivers, hoping to transform Washington's inland geography into a global shipping hub.
- Suspicious Night Blaze Destroys Local Roundhouse
Fire consumes the Central Washington Railway roundhouse and a locomotive in Coulee City; officials suspect arson.
- The Coulee City Clean-Up
A judge orders a local man to be forcibly scrubbed after being declared a public nuisance.