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  1. The Anti-Chinese Laundry Campaign

    Local newspaper editors in 1888 openly called for the displacement of Chinese laundry workers, framing their exclusion as a 'great need' for the town.

    Dec 22, 1888Pullman HeraldPullman, Whitman CountyExclusion & Resistance

  2. The Bustle That Ambushed a Gentleman

    A chivalrous attempt to help a lady on Main Street goes hilariously and disastrously wrong.

    Dec 15, 1888Pullman HeraldMain Street, Pullman, Whitman CountyStrange But True

  3. The Miracle of the Daily Paper: How Pullman’s New Herald Brings the World to Your Doorstep

    In its inaugural editorial, the newly launched *Pullman Herald* reflects on the alchemy of journalism—transforming rags into news—and celebrates the fertile wheat lands of the Palouse.

    Nov 3, 1888Pullman HeraldPullman, Whitman CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

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