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2 stories matching alter

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:alterc, altern, falter, halter, salter, walter

  1. A Midnight Ride, a Volley of Shots, and No One to Blame

    A farmer on the Moran Prairie road hurried home under gunfire; deputies found only darkness.

    Sep 1, 1883Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane, Spokane CountyTrue Crime

  2. A New Mayor Inherits a Solvent City — and a River Full of Filth

    Spokane Falls' incoming council takes the oath, draws lots for term lengths, and confronts the sewage being dumped above the falls.

    Apr 12, 1884Spokane Falls ReviewHoward Street, Spokane, Spokane CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

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