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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 19 |
| 1904 | 1 |
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- The Final Trek of Michael Buckley
A frontier packer and pioneer who survived the rigors of the Idaho mines and the early Walla Walla valley succumbs to double pneumonia.
- Spokane Hardware Dealers Enforce Union Pricing
Wholesale hardware stores agree to penalize non-union horseshoers by doubling supply costs.
- Expansion at State College
With booming enrollment in chemistry and engineering, the college prepares its new laboratory in Morrill Hall.
- The Double Life of a Spokane Bigamist
A Spokane man's two wives discover his deception and team up to secure legal separation in a striking courtroom turn.
- Ringling Brothers Circus Arrives in Walla Walla
Thousands of Walla Walla residents turn out for a massive parade and performance as the Ringling Brothers circus arrives by rail.
- An Old-Timer Returns to a Changed Walla Walla
After two decades away, a pioneer’s son finds his childhood home replaced by warehouses, reflecting the city’s rapid transformation at the turn of the century.
- The Battle for the Cascades
The Northern Pacific Railroad moves to cut costs and tighten its grip on the Inland Empire wheat trade with a massive new tunnel project.
- Franklin County’s Wheat Ambitions
Local bankers report a massive surge in fall wheat planting and plans for modern infrastructure in the growing town of Connell.
- The Walla Walla Candy Company Changes Hands
After four years of growth, a local candy wholesaler retires to manage property, selling his business to a former grocery man.
- The Mayor's Foundry and the School Board Scandal
Mayor Gilbert Hunt attempts to clear his name as the local paper doubles down on allegations of municipal graft.
- The Great Spokane Labor Carnival Swindle
A labor organization finds themselves penniless after a predatory contract with a traveling carnival company nets them only $6.40 from $18,000 in gross receipts.
- The Walla Walla Press Wars
The Evening Statesman calls out its rival, the Argus, for flip-flopping on its anti-saloon crusade to appease business interests.
- The First Victim of the Habitual Criminal Act
A repeat offender from Seattle faces a potential 28-year sentence under Washington’s new 'habitual criminal' law.
- The Unwilling Dancing Master
A homesteader terrorizes a Kahlotus saloon, forcing patrons to dance at gunpoint before his arrest.
- The Butcher's Double Life
A local butcher's social charade collapses when his wife arrives in town from Pendleton, leading to a swift departure and unpaid debts.
- The Unkept Promise of Walla Walla's Telephone Wires
City council is urged to enforce a year-old franchise agreement requiring the telephone company to bury its unsightly street-level wires.
- The School Tax Battle in Walla Walla
The Statesman defends its stance on school bonds against accusations of political sabotage by a rival paper.
- Carnegie's Money, the City's Tax Levy: Walla Walla Hunts for a Library Site
Andrew Carnegie will build a library if Walla Walla buys the ground and doubles its library budget. Business men are all for it; the Woman's Reading Club has already raised $2,500 as a fallback.
- The President's Visit: Roosevelt, the 'Mysterious Syndicate,' and the Fight for Pasco’s Soil
In May 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt toured Walla Walla, drawing massive crowds and sparking local fears of land speculators. While his speech at Whitman College praised pioneer virtues, a parallel editorial warned that a 'Seattle Syndicate' was hoarding arid land near Pasco, betting on federal irrigation projects to inflate prices for settlers.
- Two Plans, One Spring, and a $25,000 Holdup
Walla Walla's council will let voters choose between a $191,000 pipeline up Mill Creek and a cheaper gravity system at Thomas Springs — but the editor suspects a land speculation scheme is baked into the ballot question.