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4 stories matching farc

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:farci, far, farcic, farceal, fare, farm

  1. The Poundmaster Farce

    The city council’s chaotic attempts to replace the poundmaster result in a legal stalemate.

    Nov 23, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall

  2. The Strategic Sabotage of Sunday Closing Laws

    When Wenatchee saloon owners were pressured to close on Sundays, the statewide Liquor Dealers’ Protective Association advised a calculated move: force every business in town to close, too, and wait for public frustration to boil over.

    Oct 19, 1903The Evening StatesmanWenatchee, Chelan CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  3. Highbrow Critics vs. The Walla Walla Audience

    A touring play panned in Seattle and Portland finds an enthusiastic audience in Walla Walla, sparking a debate about local cultural taste.

    Nov 3, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyNightlife

  4. A Call to Oust the 'Corporate Oligarchy' at Olympia

    A scathing editorial from the Yakima Democrat accuses the Republican-led legislature of selling out to railroad lobbyists, demanding a political 'deluge' to cleanse the state house.

    Oct 26, 1903The Evening StatesmanOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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