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2 stories matching doer

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:doerner, doe, doee, doesn, doeth, dover

  1. The Rock-Breaking Return of the Chain Gang

    After years of disuse, Walla Walla city officials revived the ball-and-chain labor system as a punitive measure for minor offenders.

    Jun 3, 1903The Evening StatesmanSecond Street, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall

  2. The End of the Chain Gang

    Whitman County commissioners vote to abolish the work gang, sparking a rift with the sheriff and frustrated local farmers.

    Jul 15, 1903The Evening StatesmanColfax, Whitman CountyCity Hall

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