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4 stories matching break

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  1. The Colfax Sack Elevator

    A local inventor creates a machine designed to eliminate the back-breaking labor of stacking grain in regional warehouses.

    Feb 23, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

  2. The Chain Gang Escapee

    A petty thief learns the hard way that jumping from the chain gang in Buck's Canyon only results in a much longer stay in the county jail.

    Jan 19, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman County

  3. The Great Escape from the County Courthouse

    A notorious local thief rigged an ingenious 'Spanish windlass' to dismantle his cell window and vanished into the night—completely naked.

    Mar 16, 1900The Colfax GazetteWhitman County Courthouse, ColfaxTrue Crime

  4. Tragedy at Falling Springs

    A domestic terror incident near Pomeroy ends in the perpetrator's suicide.

    Mar 16, 1900The Colfax GazettePomeroy, Garfield CountyTrue Crime

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