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74 stories
- The Great Spokane Title Crisis
A landmark Supreme Court ruling has suddenly rendered thousands of property deeds void, threatening the downtown core of Spokane.
- The Great Spokane Telephone Strike
Telephone operators revolt against a new manager's 'Puritan' dress code and demand union recognition.
- Spokane’s Mayor Dictates Red Light Rents
In a sweeping police regulation, the Spokane municipal government sets price caps on rents in the 'whitechapel' district and mandates fines for landladies and their residents.
- A Mother's Desperation in Spokane
After a family quarrel and a daughter's night away, Mrs. Jacob Schoder swallowed carbolic acid; her 18-year-old daughter Hattie found her and told the story from St. Luke's Hospital.
- The Deadly Cost of Quackery
A Spokane family turned to an unverified 'sure cure' for smallpox, leading to tragic loss of life.
- U.S. Supreme Court Voids Northern Pacific Land Sales
A landmark ruling leaves homeowners and farmers on railroad land in legal limbo, requiring an act of Congress to resolve.
- The Man Who Forgot His Own Murder
Edward Spencer takes the stand in his own murder trial, claiming amnesia and absinthe-induced blackouts to explain why he shot Ella Mundt in Spokane.
- The Human Cost of the Canadian Land Rush
Federal authorities in the Pacific Northwest scramble to intercept desperate immigrants crossing the border on foot, fleeing failed colonization schemes in Western Canada.
- The Great Spokane Stock Forgery Escape
After allegedly forging a million shares in mining stock, a well-connected broker slips out of a sanitarium to evade arrest.
- The Eight-Hour Day Under Fire
A Spokane contractor sues to overturn state labor protections, sparking a landmark constitutional challenge to local public works contracts.
- Laundry Monopoly Targets Chinese Competitors
A newly formed interstate association of laundry owners eyes a coordinated campaign against Chinese-run businesses while resisting union wage demands.
- The Lucile Dreyfus Mining Scandal
A multi-thousand dollar embezzlement scheme involving forged signatures and fake stock certificates rocks Spokane's financial elite.
- The Price of Freight Discrimination
Spokane mill owners testify that predatory railroad rates make it impossible to raise workers' wages, sparking a call for state regulation.
- The Black Widow of Garden Springs
A Spokane detective identifies a deceased woman as a notorious murderess who allegedly poisoned her husbands.
- Spokane City Council Cracks Down on 'Box' Saloons
In a move against the private partitioned rooms often associated with vice, the city council refuses to renew liquor licenses for establishments keeping doors on their booths.
- The Unlikely Plea for a Young Man’s Pardon
A convicted man at the state penitentiary steps forward to clear his accomplice, arguing that he was the sole criminal mastermind and his partner was merely a pawn.
- Jailed for a Five Dollar Debt
A Spokane barber finds himself behind bars after a landlady uses criminal law to settle a civil board bill.
- The Barber of Walla Walla’s Trail of Ruin
After abandoning his wife and children to a life of poverty, a local barber's volatile affair in Spokane ends in an arrest.
- Spokane Police Chief Takes on City Hall
A showdown erupts in Spokane as the police chief moves to abolish 'box rustling' in variety theaters against the explicit wishes of the Mayor.
- Spokane Workers Spark Telephone Revolution
A labor strike by telephone operators prompts a move toward an independent, city-wide network to break the grip of a monopoly.
- The Tragic Disappearance of a Sunday School Teacher
A heartbroken mother searches for her daughter, a former Sunday school teacher in Walla Walla, who has vanished into the shadows of Spokane's nightlife.
- Lincoln School Destroyed by Fire
A faulty water system leaves the city’s largest school in ruins after an outbuilding fire spreads.
- The Telephone Strike Collapses
After two months of struggling for better conditions, Spokane's striking telephone operators disband their union.
- Spokane's Gambling Houses Prepare for the Midnight Deadline
As a strict new state law turns gambling from a misdemeanor into a felony, operators in Spokane debate the legality of pool rooms and slot machines.
- The First Convict of the Gambling Law
A Spokane saloon operator becomes the first casualty of Washington's strict new anti-gambling statute, landing a one-year sentence at the state penitentiary in Walla Walla.