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  1. The Struggle for Oversight in Benton County

    A local editor calls for strict financial reforms after a controversial commission deal, urging voters to tighten the purse strings of county government.

    Dec 21, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterBenton County Courthouse, KennewickCity Hall

  2. The Fire Station Vigilante

    When a man was beaten and robbed behind a local bar, a civilian known as 'Red' grabbed the police chief's spare revolver and hunted the suspect down.

    Jul 16, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Section House Shootout

    Fed up with a string of thefts, a railway foreman takes the law into his own hands and shoots a intruder on the tracks.

    May 21, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterCarley, Whitman County

  4. Kennewick Bargained for Brighter Streets—and a Ten-Year Utility Deal

    In December 1916, Pacific Power Light proposed replacing Kennewick’s carbon arc lamps with hydrogen lamps, but council members wanted guarantees that new technology and future rate cuts would reach the city.

    Dec 21, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyCity Hall

  5. The Stall Birth: A Baby Born Among the Horses

    In a remarkable coincidence of rural life and frontier pragmatism, a Vancouver woman delivers a healthy daughter in a horse stall at the Clarke County Fairgrounds.

    Apr 16, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterVancouver, Clark CountyStrange But True

  6. Gunpoint Justice on the Home Front

    A local homeowner captures two vagrants in the act of raiding a pantry, bringing a sharp end to a string of local thefts.

    May 6, 1915The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyTrue Crime

  7. The Sheriff's Bad Week

    Prosser's Sheriff C.E. Duffy had a string of bad luck involving a broken axle, a horse-drawn rescue, and a smashed finger.

    Sep 28, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterProsser, Benton CountyStrange But True

  8. Kennewick Becomes the Regional Telephone Hub

    After intense competition, the Pacific States Telephone Company moves its central valley headquarters from Pasco to Kennewick, citing superior infrastructure.

    Nov 18, 1915The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyBoom & Bust

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  1. A Musical Interruption in Hover

    An account of a brief performance by two Black entertainers at a local schoolhouse, filtered through the era's jarring racial language.

    Nov 12, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick

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