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2 stories matching whit

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:white, whitak, whitbi, whiten, whiter, whitey

  1. A Petition Vanishes and the Fight to Carve Up Spokane County Turns Nasty

    As Olympia weighs a bill to split off the new 'Sprague County,' Spokane Falls editors cry foul over a petition with 300 names that disappeared from an office — and defend a rival editor accused of inventing the theft.

    Oct 20, 1883Spokane Falls ReviewSpokane, Spokane CountyCity Hall

  2. 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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