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  1. Nine in Ten Convicts Blamed on Whisky

    A Walla Walla prison chaplain's letter gives Washington's temperance movement its starkest statistic—and a bill for the saloon.

    Sep 2, 1909The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentWashington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  2. The Prosecutor's Parting Shot at Stevens County's Saloons

    In his final annual report, Stevens County Prosecuting Attorney J.A. Rochford counted nine penitentiary convictions, warned of pending rape cases, and told the governor the saloon trade was responsible for most crime.

    Jan 14, 1909The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentColville, Stevens CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  3. The Woods Are Tinder: Fire Crews Battle Blazes Across the Pend Oreille Valley

    With the forest dry as tinder, deputy fire wardens, lumber crews and ranchers scramble to contain dozens of small fires — while a landowner's brush burn kills two people near Colville and lands him under arrest.

    Jul 21, 1910The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport, Pend Oreille CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

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