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  1. A Scathing Call for Civic Pride

    The local newspaper editor blasts the City Council for allowing Coulee City to descend into a state of 'innocuous desuetude' marked by neglected sidewalks and wandering livestock.

    Aug 11, 1916Coulee City DispatchCoulee City, Grant CountyCity Hall

  2. Postmaster Arrested for Embezzlement in Bright

    Marion E. Jackson, the postmaster of the small community of Bright, has been charged with embezzling nearly $700 from government funds to support his ailing family.

    Sep 22, 1916Coulee City DispatchBright, King CountyCity Hall · True Crime

  3. The 'Nursing Mother's' Temperance War

    A leading clubwoman exposes the cynical branding of an initiative she claims would destroy Washington's prohibition laws.

    Oct 26, 1916Coulee City DispatchCoulee City, Grant CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  4. Washington’s 1916 Dry Law Fueled Bootlegging Syndicates

    An editorial argument against the state's dry laws, claiming they fueled criminal syndicates and destroyed home order.

    Oct 26, 1916Coulee City DispatchSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  5. Cleaning Up the Ballot Box

    Legislators move to close loopholes that allowed fraudulent signatures to threaten the integrity of Washington's direct democracy.

    Sep 8, 1916Coulee City DispatchOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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