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- The Most Expensive Film in the Northwest
Dr. H. S. Clemmer pays a record-breaking $20,000 to bring the controversial film 'The Birth of a Nation' to the local theater.
- Kennewick Celebrates its First 'Wormless' Corn Crop
Local farmers are puzzled and pleased as the 1915 sweet corn crop arrives remarkably free of worm damage.
- The Taxing of the Gypsies
A local attorney critiques the county assessor's aggressive collection of taxes from an encampment of travelers.
- 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 Fight for Irrigation Control
A local editorial urges landowners to organize into a district to secure government water projects and neutralize land speculators.
- The Right to Vote for Water
A clarification on who can vote in the Columbia Irrigation district election highlights the importance of land ownership to civic participation.
- The Clerkship Controversy in Richland
A budget-conscious councilwoman clashes with the Mayor over the cost of the city clerk position.
- The Farcical Business of Assessing Land
A scathing look at state tax commissioners who fly through town to set property values based on faulty data.
- Badger Canyon's 'Fun' Money
A simulated canyon amusement zone becomes the main draw of the Fifth Annual Grape Carnival, using fake currency to keep crowds entertained.
- Measles Shuts the Schools and Empties the Pews
With 62 absentees at the high school, the board closed the building indefinitely and barred all schoolchildren from churches, Sunday schools, picture shows and public gatherings.
- The Great Yakima River Fish War
Local leaders are locked in a standoff with the state government over salmon rights during food shortages.
- The Great State Division Debate
Following the 1914 prohibition vote, some Seattle elites proposed splitting Washington into two states to escape the dry laws of the east side.
- Bash Won 75 Percent in His District. The Paper Says the Rest of Benton County Should Listen.
An endorsement for F. L. Bash argues that the middle commissioner district's decisive primary vote should carry weight across Benton County—and warns that an entirely new board could otherwise take over.
- The Insurance Man Saved the Fire Department
The council wanted to shrink Kennewick's volunteer fire crew to eight men — until a state insurance surveyor pointed out that fewer firefighters meant higher premiums for everyone in town.