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
Show the numbers
| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1903 | 25 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1909 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
44 stories matching meaning
- Locking Down the County Jail
Walla Walla’s City Council moves to secure the jail with a high fence to stop well-meaning citizens from helping prisoners escape.
- The Fight to Keep the Cavalry at Fort Walla Walla
Local farmers and merchants brace for economic disaster as officials weigh the abandonment of the town's military post.
- Vagrancy Charges Used to Clear Neighborhood
Two women are jailed and ordered out of town following complaints from the garrison neighborhood.
- The Ghost of a Forger
A clever swindler slips out of Walla Walla after passing forged postal money orders, leaving authorities empty-handed.
- A Wet Rope, a Live Wire, and a Boy on a Bricklaying Crew
Reed Crews was coming down from a tin roof when a wet rope touched a power line. The accident left him dying and exposed the everyday lethality of 1909 work.
- The Suspicious Death of the Mull Baby
A coroner’s inquest is ordered to investigate conflicting medical reports over an infant's sudden death in Walla Walla.
- Walla Walla Imports Its First Motor Transit
After failing to conquer the steep grades of the Lewiston-Clarkston valley, a pioneer automobile is relocated to the flatter terrain of Walla Walla.
- The Fire Chief They Tried to Blame
After a bad showing at the Whitehouse-Crimmins fire, the mayor and council concede the apparatus is worn out — then look for a scapegoat in a twelve-year veteran of the department.
- A New Brick Landmark for Walla Walla
Columbia Lodge members approve plans for a $10,000 brick building, signaling a shift away from the city's older, wooden business architecture.
- A Local Push for Deaf Education
A Walla Walla citizen advocates for the establishment of a specialized local school for deaf children, challenging the state-run asylum model.
- The Fight for Walla Walla's Subterranean Water
City officials and private landowners clash over the future of the municipal water supply at the Thomas Ranch.
- The Walla Walla Council's Fire Alarm Debate
City leaders weigh the cost of a new fire alarm system against the growing municipal budget.
- The Midnight Elopement of the Kitsap Valley
A teenage daughter vanishes into the night with a farmhand, sparking a desperate manhunt across the Washington Territory.
- The Domestic Toll of 'Race Suicide'
A skeptical response to President Roosevelt's rhetoric on birth rates, highlighting the physical, financial, and emotional costs of motherhood at the turn of the century.
- The Railway Heartbeat of Walla Walla
When a railroad bypasses a growing town for a smaller rival, the economic stakes—and the town's survival—hang in the balance.
- The Postal Forger Targeting Local Merchants
A crafty con artist is raising the value of small money orders with chemicals, and authorities are warning shopkeepers to stay vigilant.
- A Lesson in Redistribution at the Woodshed
A young boy takes his father's fiery political rhetoric about wealth equality a bit too literally, with painful consequences.
- The Walla Walla Jockey Club Faces a Quiet Track
Fall races opened with limited turnout and drama as horse owners boycotted the track, protesting rules they felt favored the establishment.
- The Doctor Who Saved Oregon
Dr. Marcus Whitman’s heroic 1843 mission to guide wagon trains through the wilderness proved that Americans could settle the Northwest, ultimately shifting the geopolitical fate of the territory.
- County Commissioners Push Through Costly Poor House
Walla Walla officials are accused of creating a new county building just to expand their own political machine.
- The Final Trek of Michael Buckley
A frontier packer and pioneer who survived the rigors of the Idaho mines and the early Walla Walla valley succumbs to double pneumonia.
- The Secret Anti-Chinese Boycott Society in Walla Walla
A covert organization in Walla Walla threatens local business owners for employing Chinese workers, sparking citywide tension and political alarm.
- The Price of Public Gunfights
A shootout in the streets of Walla Walla leaves locals shaken and a judge scrambling for safety.
- The Walla Walla Election and the Railroad Machine
A political autopsy of the city election, where local rivalries collided with state-wide influence and the power of railroad interests.
- Railroad Division Moves to Walla Walla
The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company relocates its third division headquarters, promising new jobs and infrastructure to the city.