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| 1858 | 1 |
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| 1876 | 20 |
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| 1878 | 13 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 26 |
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| 1886 | 12 |
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| 1893 | 70 |
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| 1895 | 73 |
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| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 12 |
| 1900 | 1 |
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| 1903 | 17 |
| 1904 | 33 |
| 1905 | 1 |
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| 1909 | 65 |
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- Pool Hall Altercation Turns Fatal in Milan
A former justice of the peace is accused of murder after intervening in a dispute between young men.
- Local Men Answer the Call to War
As the U.S. mobilizes for World War I, young men from Kennewick begin leaving their jobs to enlist in the armed forces.
- The Last Chance for a Legal Drink
As Washington's state 'bone dry' law faces a referendum challenge, officials find the petition drive is losing steam due to duplicate signatures.
- The Blacksmith’s Inflation Correction
A local farmer brags about his record-breaking pork sales, only to find the village blacksmith has adjusted his own prices accordingly.
- The War Over the Draft
A young member of the I.W.W. is arrested for failing to register for the draft, exposing the intense friction between local authorities and the labor movement during WWI.
- The Great Finley Hog Hunt
A routine butchering job turns into a chaotic, nine-shot ordeal that leaves a local hog and a broken axe head in its wake.
- They Spent $1,500 of Taxpayers’ Money to Fight the Recall
A Kennewick editor demands a stronger recall law after two county officials allegedly used public funds to thwart voters—and kept their offices while the election played out.