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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 126 |
| 1904 | 7 |
133 stories matching pass
- The Wandering Grifter’s Free Pass
A man accused of passing bogus checks across Oregon and Washington walked free after local authorities decided the cost of prosecution wasn't worth the effort.
- A Secret Passage Through the Cascades
A railway superintendent confirms the discovery of a new, low-elevation pass through the mountains, sparking interest from major rail lines.
- The Right to Peddle in Spokane
A local ordinance banning street vendors from the downtown fire district is struck down by the courts.
- Remembering Hazelwood
A promising young student passes away at 21, leaving a community to mourn a bright future cut short.
- The Ghost of a Forger
A clever swindler slips out of Walla Walla after passing forged postal money orders, leaving authorities empty-handed.
- The Mysterious Woman Passing Forged Checks
A woman allegedly defrauded five Ellensburg businesses using stolen identities before vanishing.
- Railroads Escape Taxes While County Officials Accept Passes
The county commissioners reduced railroad valuations again, forcing taxpayers to cover the state revenue shortfall.
- The passing of a pioneer railroad man
John Marion Hill, conductor of Washington’s first train and pillar of early Walla Walla banking, dies at 54.
- Passing of a Walla Walla Pioneer
Gerhard Krack, a German immigrant and long-time resident, passes away at the local hospital following a brief illness.
- The Great 'Lacum Duckum' Campus Cold War
After Whitman College students staged a 'ducking' of classmates for skipping a reception, a retaliatory social boycott by the women of Reynolds Hall has divided the campus.
- The West Point Forger Who Vanished From Tacoma
A polished stranger with a celebrated military past talked his way into Tacoma's lumber trade—then left a forged check and a trail gone cold.
- Forty Teachers Failed the Exam. The County Superintendent Called It a Disgraceful Outrage.
A dozen working King County teachers are about to be fired because they can't pass tests in higher mathematics and science they never teach — and the man who oversees them says the fault lies with the law, not the women.
- Gunfire in the Streets of Bellingham
A local marshal engaged in a dangerous foot chase and shootout near a boiler works to apprehend a pair of counterfeiters passing bogus bills.
- The Fake Auditor of J. Pierpont Morgan
A Seattle hotel swindler successfully impersonates a corporate auditor to extract cash.
- Judge Bell’s Hard Line on City Crime
A Seattle judge hands down stiff prison sentences for robbery to deter the criminal element in the city.
- A Deadly Chase Along the Seattle Waterfront
A desperate flight from police ends in tragedy beneath the wheels of a switch engine in the Seattle rail yards.
- The Forger Who Bought His Freedom
A local man faces no legal consequences for check fraud after his wealthy connections settle the debt quietly.
- A Legislative Loophole for Petty Offenders
A prominent attorney reveals that a recent state law intended to increase penalties for repeat offenders is legally void regarding misdemeanors.
- Walla Walla Says Yes to Carnegie's $25,000 Library
The city council unanimously accepts Andrew Carnegie's gift for a free public library—and pledges $2,500 a year to keep the doors open.
- The Woman With the Little Girl and the Worthless Checks
A forger calling herself Myra F. Parker worked Ellensburg shopkeepers with small purchases and big checks, then vanished into a Northwest-wide manhunt.
- A Bolt Out of a Clear Sky Passes Inches From a Sleeping Man
Lightning hits the flagpole of the Walla Walla Athletic Club on West Alder at seven in the morning, tears a hole in the roof, rips an American flag down through the building — and leaves manager S. S. Bettman untouched in his bed.
- The Open Secret of Seattle Gambling
Despite a state felony act, city officials and police watch silently as saloons pivot to poker and rigged 'bucket-shop' stock tickers.
- Tragic Loss of Young Local Boy
A young boy from Walla Walla passes away following an appendicitis surgery, highlighting the risks of early 20th-century medicine.
- Rural Mail Carrier Trampled in Brutal Runaway
A mail carrier was sent to the street after a bottling company's team smashed into his cart in a busy Walla Walla thoroughfare.
- A Convict’s Forgery Arrest
H. C. Taylor, a man with a long history of criminal convictions, is back in police custody after attempting to pass a bad check at a local merchant.