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  1. The Great Walla Walla Dental Scandal: Did the President Have False Teeth?

    A local political feud erupts when the Ankeny organ accuses President Roosevelt of sporting dentures during a private dinner at Senator Ankeny's home.

    May 29, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  2. A Seattle Preacher Tells Society Women They Are Marching Their Children to the Gallows

    Preaching to women only on "Dying Mothers and Starving Children," Rev. M. A. Matthews calls society "the emptiness of emptiness" — and blames card parties, prizes and maternal neglect for juvenile crime.

    Nov 24, 1903The Evening StatesmanFirst Presbyterian Church, Seattle, Pierce CountyNightlife

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