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36 stories matching rev
- Kennewick Keeps Its Pastor: A Farewell Becomes a Welcome
Rev. C. D. Rarey's transfer to Goldendale was reversed after church members and businessmen petitioned the bishop in Seattle.
- A Tacoma Pastor Played Detective and Freed a Girl Locked in a Room for Ten Days
Rev. F. H. Groom of the Central Christian Church did the detective work that released a 16-year-old girl from what the paper called 'involuntary white slavery'; her alleged captor, 18-year-old Tony Millioa, sits in the city jail.
- The Weight of the Future in 1916
Rev. C.E. Miller challenges Kennewick graduates to tackle the corruption and industrial oppression of their era.
- A Local Pastor’s Traveling Sales Pitch for Kennewick
Rev. C. D. Rarey brings the Kennewick gospel—and agricultural slides—to the Midwest, turning his vacation into a promotional tour for the local soil.
- The Pastor’s Sales Pitch for Kennewick
Rev. C. D. Rarey returns from an Indiana lecture tour, selling the Northwest as a land of opportunity to those weary of rain-soaked, failing harvests.
- The 'White Slavery' Panic: A Lecture That Shocked the Tri-Cities
In April 1914, a visiting reverend used sensationalized rhetoric to warn Kennewick residents about the dangers of moral corruption, reflecting the era's intense anxiety over women's safety and autonomy.
- A Sudden Tragedy in Woodlawn
A wedding celebration near Custer turned to mourning after a fatal stroke took the life of Mrs. Henry Pyatt.
- The Moral Case for Unions
A defense of organized labor’s role in society, citing the need for collective bargaining to counter corporate power.
- Tragic Accident Claims Life of Young Girl
A minor injury from a fall against a stove leads to a fatal case of blood poisoning for a child near Scotia.
- A Sermon on the American Melting Pot
Scandinavian Lutherans gather in Kennewick for an outdoor picnic, prompting a lecture on the 'virtues' and 'vices' of immigrant heritage.
- A Grand Dedication at Hanford
Residents from across the valley gathered for the unveiling of a $12,000 high school building, a source of local pride.
- The Preacher Who Called Colville a Blind Sow
Rev. George A. Wells used a Sunday sermon to name-and-shame the town's liquor trade, its lax officials, and the 'pigs' who profited — without quite naming names.
- Railroad accused of stranding holiday travelers
Holiday revelers in Lynden claim the Bellingham Bay & British Columbia Railroad deliberately cut off train service to force crowds to stay in Bellingham for the Fourth of July.
- A Sudden Quiet in Finley
A peaceful passing of a local resident marks a somber moment for the Finley neighborhood.
- German Lutheran School Expands in Kennewick
A new bungalow-style schoolhouse rises on Tacoma Street as the local German Lutheran community invests in its own educational infrastructure.
- Everett Unions Mobilize Against the 'White Plague'
The Trades Council joins a city-wide public health campaign to confront tuberculosis, designating a special 'Labor Night' to educate workers.
- Tragedy Strikes Local Youth Over Simple Infection
A 16-year-old resident has succumbed to rapid blood poisoning following a minor facial infection, leaving the community in mourning.
- A Homefront Demand to Shut the German School
In 1917, a self-appointed 'Vigilance Corps' in Kennewick pressured a local Lutheran pastor to suspend classes, fearing the teaching of the German language during wartime.
- Billy Sunday Draws a Crowd
Over 1,000 hopefuls packed Jamieson’s Opera House for the evangelist's visit, but most were left in the cold.
- Town Turns on Revivalist's 'Personal Abuse'
A visiting evangelist’s attempts to shame locals into piety backfire, leading the paper to call his tent-revival methods 'of no benefit to the community.'
- A Wedding Feast and a Racehorse Victory
A matrimonial celebration in the Baird country concludes with a high-stakes horse race featuring a mare named Pantages.
- A Sudden Marriage and a Neighbors' Surprise
After reaching an age thought immune to romance, a local bachelor weds a woman he had never met until days before.
- The Clerkship Controversy in Richland
A budget-conscious councilwoman clashes with the Mayor over the cost of the city clerk position.
- The Town Raises the Flag
Kennewick gathers to unfurl the national colors amid the fervor of a nation entering the Great War.
- Tragedy at the Riverbank
A six-year-old boy playing near the family slough was swept away when the bank suddenly collapsed into the water.