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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 18 |
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- The Arrival of White Brothers Fruit
A major Idaho fruit distributor sets up shop in Walla Walla, signaling the region's rising status as a premier agricultural exporter.
- The End of an Era for Dayton's Timber
After twenty years of supplying local lumber, a veteran mill operator packs up for the Coast as the region’s timber supply dwindles.
- Commencement at the Opera House
A packed Opera House celebrates the graduation of three nurses from the Walla Walla Hospital.
- 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.
- Walla Walla Meat Company Plans Major Expansion
A new two-story packing house is coming to the Ennis farm to handle the city's growing demand for fresh meat.
- A Scapegoat for the Flames
Police round up a local Chinese cook after a string of suspicious small fires, despite a lack of concrete evidence.
- The Butcher Who Walked to Kill the President
John Bushey, a displaced laborer from Pendleton, was arrested in Walla Walla after claiming he carried a rifle and cartridges for both Theodore Roosevelt and the German Emperor.
- The State Chemist Finds Formaldehyde in Canned Meats
Washington's State Food Commissioner moves to curb the use of dangerous preservatives in industrial food production.
- The State Steps In: Child Labor Crackdown
Labor Commissioner William Blackman arrives in Tacoma to investigate reports of children under 14 working in factories.
- The Sunday Dry-Out at Wenatchee
A local liquor dealer meeting is hijacked by churchgoers, escalating a fierce civic battle over Sunday business closures.
- The City's Experimental Bike Lane
Walla Walla tests a new $140 wooden bicycle path on Alder Street to solve the issue of rough cinder trails.
- A Barber Died Behind the Saloon. The Coroner Blamed One Soldier — Then the Other One Walked Out of the Guardhouse.
A Ballard inquest names Joseph Veno in the clubbing death of barber James Sullivan, but when Veno's companion slips out of the Fort Lawton guardhouse, the soldiers begin to wonder which man actually swung the club.
- The Day Gambling Died in Walla Walla
New state legislation turns the tide on local gaming as businesses scramble to pull slot machines and shut down tables.
- The Pioneer Drug Store Fire
A mysterious warehouse fire tests the mettle of the local fire department and leaves a shopkeeper with a significant, uninsured loss.
- The Great Walla Walla Prune Crisis
A labor strike on the Puget Sound puts Walla Walla’s entire fruit harvest at risk as packaging supplies vanish.
- The Cantaloupe Gold Rush
A Walla Walla produce dealer discovers that leasing Indian lands near the Yakima River has created a lucrative new fruit-growing empire.
- City Grinds to a Halt for Walla Walla Fair
Walla Walla businesses and banks shuttered at noon as record-breaking crowds swarmed the fairgrounds to watch the trot and pace races.
- The Circus That Outsmarted Its Own Management
When an underestimated Walla Walla crowd flocked to the Campbell Brothers' circus, the staff scrambled to haul seats back from the rail cars to avoid a ticket-holder disaster.