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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 730 |
| 1904 | 60 |
790 stories
- Federal Agents Bust Counterfeit Cigar Ring
Internal Revenue agents launch a citywide crackdown on local tobacconists caught refilling boxes of high-end cigars with inferior substitutes.
- The Miracle Crop for Dry Soils
Industrial agent R.C. Judson reports that experimental alfalfa strains are thriving in the arid soils of the Walla Walla region.
- A Library in Jeopardy
The City Council's arbitrary deadline for the Woman's Reading Club puts a vital community project at risk.
- Eastern Capital Buys Out Local Utilities for $150,000
A massive deal consolidating Walla Walla and Pendleton energy interests signals a new era for regional power infrastructure.
- The Circus Comes to Town
Despite a drenching rain, Campbell Brothers Circus brings a spectacle of animals and acrobats to Walla Walla.
- The Great Walla Walla Manhunt
An elderly convict pulls a vanishing act, leaving local authorities chasing shadows after allegedly swindling locals out of thousands.
- Sunday Controversy at the Fruit Fair
A local clergyman denounces the management of the Walla Walla fruit fair for permitting the sale of soft drinks and confections on a Sunday.
- A Theatrical Pioneer Returns to Walla Walla
John Maguire, the man who brought Maude Adams and the first minstrel shows to the Northwest, reflects on 24 years of touring.
- The Library We Don't Have Yet
A call for city leaders to lobby Andrew Carnegie for funding, arguing that a public library would be a cornerstone of local progress.
- The Ploy to Oust the Poundmaster
A political machine allegedly attempts to abolish the office of poundmaster to fire an unwanted Union veteran.
- Walla Walla's Building Boom
New brick developments on Main and Alder streets signal economic stability and growth.
- Walla Walla Musicians’ Union Defends Standards Against Theater Management
A labor dispute arises at the local opera house over orchestra size and the quality of performance for the public.
- Walla Walla Fans Debate the Future of Local Baseball
With professional ball failing to turn a profit, local enthusiasts are pushing for a high-quality amateur city league for the 1904 season.
- Two Hundred Odd Fellows Take Walla Walla — and an Old Man Cannot Speak
The state grand lodge opens three days of sessions at the Odd Fellows' Temple, elects its officers, and surprises an eighty-year-old past grand master with a veteran's jewel.
- A Home, Not an Institution, for Deaf Children
A Hartford oralist writes to Joseph L. Miller about his plan to open a small school in Walla Walla where deaf children would learn to speak.
- 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.
- A Passport and a Perjury Charge: Naturalization Fraud in Walla Walla
Adam Schmidt was bound over to a federal grand jury after a Russian immigrant testified that Schmidt told him to swear falsely about five years' residence.
- Seattle Admits It Let Portland Steal Walla Walla's Trade
A visiting Sound trade man says Seattle was too busy with Alaska to notice the Inland Empire — and that Portland salesmen took the cream of it.
- Four Wooden Buildings to a Quarter-Million: Whitman College Counts Its Decade of Growth
President Penrose's tenth-year report to the trustees charts enrollment rising from 93 to more than 320, an endowment grown from $4,500 to $236,652.92 — and a debt that prompts a demand for half a million dollars and a new academy building.
- Lewiston Beats Walla Walla to a Carnegie Library—Will the City Council Act?
As tiny Lewiston secures a $25,000 Carnegie library, The Statesman demands Walla Walla's council accept Andrew Carnegie's offer and secure the city's claim to a 'Greater Walla Walla.'
- The Girl Who Was Given a Ticket Out of Town
In May 1903, Walla Walla police released a young woman from jail not because she was innocent, but because they feared her return would cause more trouble. Her destination remains a mystery.
- The Pay Cut: Walla Walla Clerks Face Salary Reductions
Postmaster General Payne orders immediate corrections to payroll irregularities; local employees see their wages slashed effective June 1.
- The Mysterious Disappearance of a Local Merchant
A prominent businessman's sudden departure from Walla Walla, accompanied by a secret property transfer, kept the town guessing until a letter from San Francisco arrived.
- A Total Rout on the Fort Walla Walla Grounds
The La Salle Institute baseball team dominated the 'Last Chance' squad in a lopsided game that left local fans stunned.
- Fisticuffs in the Courtroom
A trial in Walla Walla turns into a brawl as attorneys abandon legal arguments for physical confrontation.