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2 stories matching prosecut

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:prosecutor, prosecutrix, prose, pros, persecut, proselyt

  1. The Railroad Raises Its Rates, and the Northwest Howls

    Spokane Falls merchants protest a Northern Pacific freight hike that makes shipping from Minneapolis cost as much as shipping from New York — and warn the railroad it is strangling its own territory.

    Apr 5, 1884Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane, Spokane CountyWork & Pay · Follow the Money

  2. A Kangaroo Court on the Big Bend Road

    A Spokane Falls correspondent sketches a makeshift courtroom in a back-room card den, where a nervous judge, two accused whiskey-sellers and a bewildered Indian witness try to settle the law over a can of 'wh—.'

    Dec 8, 1883Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane, Spokane CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

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