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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1904 | 6 |
| 1909 | 2 |
8 stories
- A Wedding Across the Color Line in Walla Walla
A local preacher marries a white girl and her Chinese partner after her mother grants formal consent.
- First Execution Under New State Law
C.K. Champoux is executed at the state penitentiary for the murder of a Seattle variety singer.
- A Deadly Dispute Over the Price of a Calf
A multi-year feud in Walla Walla culminates in a brutal stabbing over a livestock transaction.
- A Desperate Call for Skin Grafts
After a lamp explosion leaves a Walla Walla woman severely burned, the community is urged to donate skin to save her life.
- The Price of a Waltz at Whitman College
A student is suspended for defying her dean to attend a forbidden dancing school, while her Tacoma companion escapes with a month's confinement to campus.
- Labor Federation Rejects Move to Lift Boycott
A heated floor fight breaks out at the State Federation of Labor convention over a continuing boycott against an exposition.
- Violence Erupts at Walla Walla Penitentiary Jute Mill
A violent confrontation among prisoners leaves one man hospitalized after a stabbing incident behind the walls.
- The Watchful Companion
An elderly saloon worker dies in a local barn, found only because his dog refused to abandon the site.