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| Year | Stories |
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| 1908 | 2 |
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| 1910 | 3 |
6 stories matching wright
- A Posse at the Door: A Frightened Rancher Shoots the Marshal Who Came to Help
Colville's city marshal is gravely wounded before dawn when a rancher, already robbed once that week, fires on the officers he takes for a second gang of highwaymen.
- Tacoma Caps the Saloon Trade
Mayor Wright signs an ordinance tying saloon licenses to population—and turns every existing license into a small fortune.
- A Wedding Suit, Three Bullets, and a Fire on Fort Wright
A Polish cabinetmaker from Chicago is found arranged on a Spokane reservation knoll, shot in the head and partly burned—authorities believe someone tried to erase his identity.
- The I.W.W. Prisoner Scandal at Fort George Wright
A military commander is suspended after local officials bypassed the chain of command to house Industrial Workers of the World prisoners at a Spokane fort.
- Great Northern Promises Newport a $20,000 Brick Depot
The railroad superintendent says work will soon begin on a new brick station on the old depot site, part of a wider burst of passing tracks and ballast work.
- Newport's Boys Wake Up in the Eighth to Even the Series with Spirit Lake
A rain-soaked, three-hour ballgame at the Newport park ends 8 to 5 as an unlikely pitcher named Mooney strikes out three in the ninth.