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3 stories matching taper

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:tapper, tape, tamper, tap, tapperd, tapi

  1. The Stupendous Dam Proposal for the Walla Walla River

    Engineers are eyeing the Reddin place for a massive masonry dam intended to transform the valley’s irrigation potential.

    Jul 30, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money

  2. The Unbreakable Christmas Tradition

    An immigrant inventor finds success in America with intricate, indestructible bead trees once commissioned by European royalty.

    Jan 15, 1909The Oroville Weekly GazetteOroville, Okanogan CountyStrange But True

  3. The Railroad Gets Its Street Vacations—and Newport Gets a New Grade

    Mayor Appel signs the I.W.N. street-and-alley vacations, clearing the way for regrades, depot improvements and a rebuilt riverfront rail corridor.

    Aug 27, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport, Pend Oreille CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

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