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3 stories matching eman

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  1. The Railroad That Built the Town Now Charges It Tribute

    Spokane Falls merchants discover the Northern Pacific has quietly raised freight rates 50 to 150 percent — to fatten Portland at the inland towns' expense.

    Mar 8, 1884Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane, Spokane CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust · City Hall

  2. The Stolen Petition That Could Have Split Spokane County

    In 1883, a push to carve a new county out of Spokane turned ugly when a 350-name petition vanished from a Howard Street law office.

    Oct 6, 1883Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane, Spokane CountyCity Hall

  3. The Boomer Who Lied About the Gold Fields

    Spokane Falls' paper takes a Minnesota editor to task for a wildly inaccurate account of the Coeur d'Alene mines — and in doing so lays bare the whole machinery of Western town-site hype.

    Feb 23, 1884Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane, Spokane CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

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