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  1. Expelled for a Poem About Jonah: A Davenport Boy Takes On His School Board

    Henry Selde recited a comic verse hinting the whale never swallowed Jonah. His teacher cut him off mid-recitation, the board backed her, and a secular union carried the case all the way to the state superintendent — who said he had no authority to act.

    Mar 14, 1892The Olympia TribuneDavenport, Lincoln CountyCity Hall

  2. Wedded in Under an Hour

    A long-distance correspondence turns into a lightning-fast wedding after a lamp nearly explodes.

    Nov 13, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerDavenport, Lincoln CountyScandal

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