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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 8 |
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- A Night at the Park for the Kobers
The local Eagles lodge and Shields Park management host a benefit performance to support a professional performer recovering from surgery.
- Walla Walla Labor Unions Celebrate First Anniversary
One year after the first systematic organization of local trades, the city's labor council hosts a mass meeting to honor its progress.
- The 'Lumberman' Who Swindled Seattle's Elite
A smooth-talking con man gains the trust of the city’s fashionable society before vanishing with thousands in unpaid debts.
- The Sermon That Rocked the Elks
A Presbyterian minister uses a memorial service for the departed to launch a fiery, public crusade against the morality of his fraternal hosts.
- The Great Saengerfest Rush: A City Swells for the German Festival
As Walla Walla prepares to host the annual Saengerfest, local residents are scrambling to find temporary housing in a market that is suddenly tight and expensive.
- The Con Man Who Sold the Seattle Circus
A clever swindler fleeced the city's elite by selling them on imaginary contracts for a Ringling Brothers circus that was never coming to town.
- Walla Walla Hosts Inaugural Meeting of State Livestock Association
Prominent stockmen from across Washington gathered at the local courthouse to unite the industry under a single banner for political and commercial protection.
- 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.