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3 stories matching firework

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:firewood, firewal, firewat, fire, framework, dyework

  1. City Hall Bans the Big Firecrackers

    A heated debate over fireworks and public safety ends in a compromise measured by the inch.

    Jun 18, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyCity Hall

  2. The Town Council's Musical Chairs

    After the incoming mayor resigns immediately upon taking the oath of office, the city council descends into a scramble to fill the vacancy.

    Jan 11, 1917The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyCity Hall

  3. Benton County's Courthouse Fight Turns Into a Four-Commissioner Circus

    A newly elected commissioner is kept waiting, a courthouse contract is let in defiance of a court order, and $125,000 in bonds leave just $1,362 for furnishings.

    Jan 11, 1917The Kennewick Courier-ReporterBenton County Courthouse, ProsserCity Hall

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