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  1. Blaine's Dry-Town Experiment

    The city council refuses liquor licenses, forcing the town's saloons to shut their doors as the temperance movement gains a local victory.

    May 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlaine, Whatcom CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  2. 120 Chinese Cannery Workers Headed North, Papers in Hand

    A Portland crowd of 120 Chinese laborers left for Blaine, Washington, to cut salmon under contract—each carrying the residence certificate that might keep him out of trouble.

    Apr 7, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlaine, Whatcom CountyWork & Pay · Exclusion & Resistance

  3. Blaine Joins the Dry Ranks

    Following Lynden's lead, the city of Blaine closes its saloons, leaving the border town without a drop of legal spirits.

    Jun 23, 1910The Lynden Tribune (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-CurrentBlaine, Whatcom CountyNightlife

  4. The Great Blaine Trousers Heist

    A group of burglars target a local drug store owner’s home with a very specific, bumbling objective: stealing the guests' pants.

    Nov 27, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlaine, Whatcom CountyTrue Crime

  5. The Sea-Faring Buck of Blaine

    A steamship crew takes a detour five miles offshore to rescue a exhausted deer lost at sea.

    Jun 28, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlaine, Whatcom CountyStrange But True

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