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14 stories matching balanc
- Railroads Escape Taxes While County Officials Accept Passes
The county commissioners reduced railroad valuations again, forcing taxpayers to cover the state revenue shortfall.
- The Sudden Resurfacing of Walter Williams
A tragic accident at the Seattle docks takes a strange turn when a missing man's body reappears exactly as police begin to communicate with his widow.
- The 'Plant Scurvy' Plague
A state official claims a revolutionary cure for orchard blights, blaming soil chemistry rather than disease.
- City Hall's Reckless Ledger Exposed
A scathing look at the city's financial deficit, alleged corruption, and the mismanagement of municipal resources under Mayor Hunt.
- Walla Walla's Baseball Future Hangs in the Balance
After struggling with poor attendance and low ticket revenue, the local manager warns that the team will disband unless fans step up their support.
- The Wheat Market Grinds to a Halt
Farmers withhold their harvest as prices sag and rain threatens the crop across Eastern Washington.
- The Detective Who Watched a Stenographer—and the Doctor Who Paid Him
A Seattle lawsuit over unpaid surveillance opens a window onto Dr. J. Eugene Jordan’s relationship with Margaret Deboe, the young woman who killed herself with his revolver.
- The Sad Collapse of the Traveling Show
After years of bringing entertainment to Spokane, a promoter’s carnival empire crumbles into a heap of legal seizures and rheumatism.
- A Public Scrutiny of the Relief Home
A club woman challenges the management and endowment of the Ladies' Relief Society home, questioning its financial transparency and restrictive admissions.
- The Price of Hay and the Cost of a Grudge
A minor dispute over ten tons of hay escalated into criminal trespass charges and a civil court battle that left neither party satisfied.
- The Scandal of the 'Ragged One': How Pendleton's Victory Sparked a Riot in Walla Walla
When the local team lost to Colfax and Pendleton took first place, the crowd’s frustration boiled over into violence against a theater patron.
- A Short Crop Tightens the Wheat Market
Washington's harvest comes in at less than half of last year's, and the revised estimate sends prices climbing across the region.
- He Tracked His Runaway Wife to Seattle — and Got Arrested for the Gun in His Pocket
A Walla Walla County farmer drew $200 from the bank, pocketed a revolver, and went hunting for the boarder who ran off with his wife. Seattle police found him first.
- The Panther, the Mail Route and the Ox Team: A Frontier Preacher's Long Road to Walla Walla
Rev. A. W. Sweeney, who carried the U.S. mail alone through the Arkansas wilds at eight years old and crossed the plains by ox team to the gold camps, died this morning at his son's house in Walla Walla at 76.