Same Streets
Create accountJoin

Research the archive

Narrow 27,002 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.

Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.

Refine1 on
Published
Clear all
When they were publishedBusiest year 1900, 10 stories. Pick a year or a decade to narrow to it.
1860s1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s
Show the numbers
YearStories
190010

10 stories matching present

  1. The Auditor Who Paid Himself

    A former Whitman County official cashed a cancelled warrant for his own campaign expenses years after he left office.

    May 11, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman CountyCity Hall

  2. The Hatchet-Faced Forger of the Palouse

    A dapper swindler left a trail of bad checks and discarded lard across eastern Washington, fooling local business owners with a bank punch and a smile.

    Feb 9, 1900The Colfax GazettePullman, Whitman CountyTrue Crime

  3. Doctors vs. Lawyers: The Fight Over Expert Witness Fees

    Whitman County physicians and attorneys clash in a heated debate over the value of medical testimony in insanity and criminal cases.

    Jan 12, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman CountyCity Hall

  4. The Hog Hedge: A Palouse Farmer's Strategy Against Low Wheat Prices

    While grain markets slumped, one shrewd farmer used hog-raising to effectively boost his wheat profits by feeding his surplus crop to livestock.

    Mar 16, 1900The Colfax GazettePalouse, Whitman County

  5. The Ghost Convention at Spokane

    A much-hyped political meeting turns out to be an empty room and a quiet adjournment.

    Jun 22, 1900The Colfax GazetteSpokane, Spokane CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

  6. Women Organize for Mutual Aid

    Local women establish a new court to provide charitable support and insurance benefits to the community.

    May 18, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman County

  7. Palouse Farmers 'Show Up' Poorly for Scientific Farming

    Agricultural experts visited Colfax to teach modern crop rotation and pest control, but found only empty benches and apathetic crowds.

    Feb 16, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman County

  8. The Political Funeral of Whitman County Populism

    Local reformers attempt to bury the Populist party and replace it with a new, direct legislation movement.

    Jan 26, 1900The Colfax GazetteColfax, Whitman CountyCity Hall

  9. The Fading Power of the People's Party

    A skeptical report on the state convention of the Populists in Spokane, suggesting the once-mighty movement is now a mere shell.

    Apr 27, 1900The Colfax GazetteSpokane, Spokane CountyCity Hall

  10. Colfax's Endless Search for Pure Water

    City council members push for an expensive shift from unreliable pumps to an artesian gravity system to secure the town's health.

    May 4, 1900The Colfax GazetteSpring Flat, Colfax, Whitman CountyCity Hall

Download all 10 as a spreadsheet (CSV)