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  1. The Farmer Who Halted the Railroad

    When a railway company tried to seize land for a branch line without fair payment, a Whitman County farmer fought back by having the construction crew arrested.

    Jun 7, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerWhitman County, PalouseFollow the Money

  2. The Great Rabbit Invasion of 1897

    Farmers and settlers in the Palouse region faced a desperate agricultural crisis as a massive swarm of rabbits descended upon their fields.

    Jul 29, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPalouse, Whitman CountyDisasters

  3. The Deadly Feud in Palouse

    A long-standing domestic conflict culminates in a fatal confrontation in the street.

    Mar 15, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPalouse, Whitman CountyScandal

  4. A Frontier Reckoning

    A chance meeting at a wilderness camp forces a man to confront the guard who once brutalized him in a French prison.

    Feb 28, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPalouse, Whitman CountyScandal

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