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| Year | Stories |
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| 1883 | 2 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1903 | 5 |
9 stories matching truth
- False Rumors of Military Tragedy Debunked
A letter from Fort Snelling clarifies that reports of soldiers killed and injured during a drill were completely unfounded.
- Perjury Scandal in Walla Walla Naturalization
A local man faces trial for allegedly coaching Russian immigrants to lie to a judge to secure citizenship papers.
- 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 Homestead Scam That Turned Public Land Into a Speculator’s Prize
An 1883 exposé from Walla Walla describes how doctors, lawyers and merchants faked frontier residency to grab government land—and why the law made perjury easy.
- Railroad Rumors Rattle Walla Walla
Speculation mounts as a local rail line prepares to shed its aging equipment for a mysterious new venture into the Blue Mountains.
- A Shortage Behind the Prison Walls, and a Legislature Out of Time
A joint legislative committee grills the penitentiary directors at Walla Walla over the missing funds of a defaulting official, while senators privately admit the session will end before the truth comes out.
- Washington Territory's Missing Land Maps
Would-be settlers at Walla Walla say no one can show them the government tracts they came for—and railroad lands are not what they want.
- The School Tax Battle in Walla Walla
The Statesman defends its stance on school bonds against accusations of political sabotage by a rival paper.
- A Guard Called It an Escape. A Witness Called It Murder.
In a letter to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Thomas Hayden described the shooting of convict Thomas Dryden at Walla Walla and accused prison officials of covering it up.