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  1. Goldendale Mill Lost to Fire

    Volunteer firefighters saved the surrounding lumber yard, but the Beckett mill plant was completely destroyed by a boiler room blaze.

    Aug 11, 1916Coulee City DispatchGoldendale, Klickitat CountyDisasters

  2. The Lake Washington Shipbuilding Boom

    A new canal connection to Puget Sound drives the expansion of a local steamboat yard into an ocean-going venture.

    Oct 26, 1916Coulee City DispatchLake Washington, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Arrival of Big Oil in Coulee City

    A new $11,000 facility brings bulk gasoline storage to the region, promising cheaper prices and modern efficiency.

    Sep 15, 1916Coulee City DispatchCoulee City, Grant CountyFollow the Money

  4. Tragedy at the Crossing

    A Grant County sheep rancher and his wife are struck by a Great Northern train near Ephrata in a harrowing vehicle collision.

    Jul 28, 1916Coulee City DispatchEphrata, Grant CountyDisasters

  5. A Heroic Rescue Amidst a Barn Fire

    A fire claimed the barn of Evert Mathis, but a local man's desperate rescue of the horses turned a property disaster into a harrowing life-or-death struggle.

    Sep 22, 1916Coulee City DispatchCoulee City, Grant CountyDisasters

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