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| Year | Stories |
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| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 5 |
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- A Public Retraction of Slander
After circulating damaging rumors about a young woman in camp, a local man takes to the newspaper to publicly clear her name.
- Government Labels Hog Cholera Cure a Fraud
Federal agriculture officials warn that a widely advertised 'cure-all' medicine is being sold to farmers using fake government endorsements.
- The Apple Auction Wars
New York auctioneers hit back at claims that they 'slaughtered' the prices of Washington-grown apples.
- The Irrigation Skeptics Proven Wrong
A local farmer fights regional agricultural myths with thirty tons of seed potatoes.
- The Balky Horse Defense
A local farmer fights back after being hauled into court over the treatment of his team.
- The Mayor and the Mutinous Council
Mayor Geo. F. Richardson defends his administration against accusations of 'rocking the boat' in a fiery public letter.
- The Bitter Pill of Primary Politics
Defeated congressional candidate S. J. Harrison pledges support to his Republican rival, while warning of an industrial downturn post-World War I.
- The Highlands Call to Action
A local correspondent challenges Kennewick women to show their 'political sense' by voting in the upcoming primaries.
- The Price of Power in the Valley
A utility company disputes the state commission’s push to lower energy rates, citing shrinking returns.
- The State’s Missing Millions
A massive, systemic theft within the Industrial Insurance Commission leaves taxpayers and contractors to foot the bill while officials stay silent.
- The Price of Dissent in Wartime
A Richland man faces federal charges for treasonable utterances against the President and the U.S. Army during the fervor of the First World War.
- The Shadow of Infantile Paralysis
As a polio outbreak grips the nation, public health officials in 1916 offer desperate, homespun advice to anxious mothers.
- The Brutal Politics of the Benton County Bench
An editorial endorsement attacks a rival candidate, arguing that splitting the vote would hand the superior court seat to an outsider.
- The Disappearance of Charles Gerber
After vanishing from his home in Yakima, a local man is located in Kennewick, shedding light on a personal health struggle.
- The Prosperity That Wasn't: Bread Lines, Rising Prices and a Pellagra Warning
The Courier takes its critics to task: bank clearances may be soaring, but with the cost of living nearly doubled, the government itself is warning of hunger-driven disease.
- The Railroads Are Coming for Your River: Milwaukee Road’s Secret Land Grab
Agents of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad are quietly buying up ranches along the Columbia below Priest Rapids, signaling a massive hydroelectric and irrigation project that will reshape the region's power grid.
- The Great Road War: How Prosser Tried to Starve Kennewick’s Infrastructure
A proposed county-wide tax revolt threatens to halt road building in Benton County, sparking a fierce debate over rural equity and urban development in 1914.
- The Court House Frame-Up: Farmers Cry Foul Over a $30,000 Bond Deal
Benton County taxpayers say commissioners tried to sell courthouse bonds without advertising for bids — and that the prosecuting attorney helped fight the very people he was elected to represent.
- A Gas Well Roars to Life in the Sagebrush — and Yakima Comes to Watch
Sixty North Yakima men drove out to a wildcat well 14 miles north of Benton City, where escaping gas hissed like a locomotive, then lit into a 20-foot tower of flame — and raised fresh hopes of oil under the desert. Spoiler: the gas wasn't there in commercial quantities yet.