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4 stories matching boy

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  1. A Runaway Boy Found on the Frontier

    A fourteen-year-old runaway, fleeing cruelty in Roslyn, finds temporary refuge with a kindly rancher after being cast off a train.

    Apr 20, 1898Adams County NewsHatton, Adams County

  2. The Town's Bachelor Problem

    An editorial tongue-lashing for four local men who chose independent living over marriage.

    Mar 9, 1898Adams County NewsRitzville, Adams CountyStrange But True

  3. The Hanging of John Leonard

    A thousand spectators gathered at the Whitman County courthouse to witness the execution of a man who claimed innocence to his final breath.

    Mar 30, 1898Adams County NewsWhitman County Courthouse, ColfaxTrue Crime

  4. The Day Northport Vanished

    A single cigarette discarded in a tailor shop behind a saloon triggers a conflagration that consumes the entire business heart of Northport.

    May 4, 1898Adams County NewsNorthport, Stevens CountyDisasters

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