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  1. The City’s Great Bicycle Experiment

    Walla Walla’s Bicycle Commissioner tests asphalt versus wood planks as he pushes to expand city infrastructure for wheelmen.

    Jul 16, 1903The Evening StatesmanEast Alder Street, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

  2. 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.

    Jul 30, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

  3. The President’s Directive at the Hotel Tacoma

    A leaked account of a 1903 banquet reveals how Theodore Roosevelt settled a local political dispute over railroad regulation with a single, sharp rebuke.

    Jun 2, 1903The Evening StatesmanHotel Tacoma, Tacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

  4. The Last Plank Goes Down on East Main Street's New Steel Bridge

    After months of "vexatious delays," Walla Walla's street commissioner can finally point to a finished span — and Sixth Street is next on the list.

    Nov 25, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyBoom & Bust

  5. The Railroad Lobby's Quiet Plan to Buy a Governor and Kill the Commission

    A Walla Walla editor warns that railroad interests will avoid an open fight over regulation by nominating a friendly, colorless candidate—then using him to veto the commission bill.

    Nov 27, 1903The Evening StatesmanOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

  6. The Logging of a Giant for the World's Fair

    A massive fir tree from Lewis County is destined for a grand role as an office exhibit at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

    Jan 20, 1904The Evening StatesmanMcCormick, Lewis CountyStrange But True

  7. The Machine Smashed: Walla Walla Rejects Levi Ankeny

    In a local municipal election, the political machine of U.S. Senator Levi Ankeny is soundly defeated by an anti-machine coalition, signaling a shift in county influence.

    Jul 20, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall

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