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3 stories matching refrain

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:retrain, rain, restrain, refin, rainin, regain

  1. The Governor Against the Rails

    Governor Miles C. Moore denounces the corrupting influence of the railroad lobby in Washington state politics.

    Sep 14, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money

  2. A Lamp Against the Express

    Mrs. A. McIlvain races down the Great Northern grade to warn an oncoming train of a fallen telegraph pole.

    Nov 23, 1903The Evening StatesmanMinnehaha Park, SpokaneDisasters

  3. The President’s Day: 10,000 Strong Cheer Teddy in Walla Walla

    Thousands flooded the Inland Empire capital to witness Theodore Roosevelt’s arrival, turning Kirn Street into a sea of flags and applause for the man who rules the United States.

    May 26, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla County

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