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1. The Town Reacts to President Harding's Passing

   White Bluffs mourns the sudden death of the President, with locals reflecting on his recent visit.

   Aug 3, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton County

2. The Fight for the Stevens County Magnesite Market

   Local miners face renewed economic uncertainty as Austrian firms petition for a sharp reduction in import tariffs, threatening the fragile recovery of the regional mineral industry.

   Sep 21, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanAddy, Stevens CountyWork & Pay

3. The Day Washington State Went Dry

   After a hard-fought political battle and a landmark Supreme Court ruling, the state's 1,200 saloons were ordered to shutter their doors as statewide prohibition became the law of the land.

   Dec 17, 1915White Bluffs SpokesmanOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

4. The Motorized Nomads of White Bluffs

   A traveling band of fortune-tellers trades covered wagons for luxury automobiles, leaving the townspeople both captivated and suspicious.

   Jun 23, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyStrange But True

5. The Columbia River’s Wildest Visitor

   A young boy in White Bluffs learns the hard way that the wilderness is closer than it looks.

   Jul 21, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyStrange But True

6. The Price of a Poached Duck

   A hunter learns a hard lesson when a game warden catches him in the brush.

   Sep 19, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanYakima River, Richland, Benton County

7. The Unmasking of 'Robert' Gaffney

   After twenty years living as a man, a spouse sentenced under the 'lazy husband' law is released with a ruling on gender and marital obligation.

   Feb 25, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanSeattle, King CountyLGBTQ+ Lives · Scandal

8. A Close Encounter with a Barnyard Kicker

   A White Bluffs man learns the hard way why it is safer to stand at a horse's head than behind its heels.

   Jun 30, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyStrange But True

9. The Bid for the Priest Rapids Nitrate Plant

   Federal cabinet members are set to investigate the Columbia River as a potential industrial powerhouse for national defense.

   Feb 23, 1917White Bluffs SpokesmanPriest Rapids, White Bluffs, Kittitas CountyBoom & Bust

10. The Snowy Owl Invasion of 1916

    A rare migration of Arctic owls across the Cascades warns locals of an impending brutal winter.

    Dec 1, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyStrange But True

11. The Hard Choice: Keeping the Farm During the Lean Years

    Dean Edward C. Johnson of the State College of Washington weighs in on whether young men should abandon agriculture during an era of historic economic struggle for farmers.

    Dec 8, 1922White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyWork & Pay

12. Hurricane-Force Winds Topple Desert House onto Woman

    A woman was critically injured near Richmond Ferry when a sudden, violent windstorm collapsed a deserted house she had entered to seek shelter.

    Jan 9, 1925White Bluffs SpokesmanVernita, Benton CountyDisasters

13. The Highway That Keeps Moving

    For years, the state has been stuck in an endless legal fight with the Pacific Ocean over the ownership of beaches used as public roads.

    Jan 9, 1925White Bluffs SpokesmanLong Beach, Pacific CountyFollow the Money · Strange But True

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