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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 8 |
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- Cheney Normal School Teachers Win Legal Battle
The Supreme Court rules that two women teachers wrongfully dismissed from the Cheney Normal School are entitled to their full contract pay.
- Street Car Strike Becomes a Lockout
The Seattle streetcar strike has shifted into a lockout, with the company resuming normal operations despite union efforts.
- The First Silk Loom on Puget Sound Starts Spinning
Entrepreneurs in Whatcom bring machinery from New Jersey to test the viability of a local silk manufacturing industry.
- 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.
- Was a Fatal Surgery Necessary?
A coroner’s inquest casts doubt on medical practices after a patient dies following an allegedly unneeded operation at Providence Hospital.
- Tragedy Claims Popular Teacher
A beloved educator from Waitsburg succumbs to appendicitis at age 21.
- Was a Prisoner Murdered in Custody?
A Walla Walla coroner suspects a jail prisoner died not from his wounds, but from an intentional, unnecessary surgical procedure designed to silence him.
- The Senatorial Bargain
Walla Walla's political influence is being traded away to secure state-wide favor, at the cost of the local garrison.