Same Streets
Create accountJoin

Research the archive

Narrow 27,002 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.

Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.

Refine2 on
Published
Clear all
When they were publishedBusiest year 1883, 2 stories. Pick a year or a decade to narrow to it.
1860s1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s
Show the numbers
YearStories
18832

2 stories matching besser

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:bessem, bess, bessett, bessi, bessom, hesser

  1. Walla Walla Editor Shoots Brewery Owner

    A political leader and newspaper man fires on a local businessman after a dispute over a published critique of the brewery's beer.

    Sep 5, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Editor's Pistol: A Deadly Quarrel in Walla Walla

    Chas. Besserer, editor of the Walla Walla Watchman, shoots a brewer who threatened him, and is acquitted on grounds of self-defense.

    Sep 8, 1883Spokane Falls ReviewWalla Walla, Walla Walla County

Download all 2 as a spreadsheet (CSV)