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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 38 |
| 1904 | 2 |
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- The Postal Forger Targeting Local Merchants
A crafty con artist is raising the value of small money orders with chemicals, and authorities are warning shopkeepers to stay vigilant.
- The Whole Thing
A heated clash between a city councilman and the acting mayor erupts over procedural power struggles.
- The Expansion of Bremerton’s Navy Yard
Captain Barclay requests four million dollars to build a massive new dry dock, citing the urgent future needs of the Puget Sound station.
- The Battle for the City Pound
Newly elected poundmaster E. R. Harding faces a standoff as the incumbent refuses to surrender the keys, sparking a brewing council crisis.
- The Case of the Resurrected Steer
A cattle theft trial in Olympia falls apart after the alleged victim's 'slaughtered' cow walks home.
- The Wooden Pipe Patent War
A Denver inventor takes a Snohomish County mining company to federal court over a dispute involving hooped wooden pipes.
- The Pulpit Versus the Millinery
Tacoma and North Yakima ministers spark a public outcry by demanding women remove their hats during church services.
- Stubblefield Home Funding Rejected
County commissioners kill the $10,000 donation requested for the Stubblefield home, citing legal concerns and taxpayer protests.
- Show Business Solidarity for a Local Acrobat
When an aerialist and her husband faced medical catastrophe, the community rallied for a benefit show at the park.
- A Night at the Park for the Kobers
The local Eagles lodge and Shields Park management host a benefit performance to support a professional performer recovering from surgery.
- The Case of the Walla Walla Firebug
A Chinese cook is bound over for trial following a string of mysterious fires that terrorized the city.
- Lulu White's Elopement Ends in Touraine Hotel Robbery Charge
After eloping from Spokane to Seattle, a young bride was left at a hotel with a cruel note and emptied pockets.
- The Prospector’s Quick Wedding
After striking it rich in the Nevada mines, a former assay student returns to Walla Walla to marry his sweetheart in a whirlwind ceremony.
- The Loss of Tribal Sovereignty in Puyallup
A federal ruling stripped the Puyallup Tribe of their status as wards, opening reservation lands to unrestricted sale and private development.
- The Sad Tale of a Funeral Con
A man in mourning clothes successfully swindles a local funeral director out of three dollars under the guise of grieving for his dead wife.
- The Captain Who Stole Flour to Feed His Men
A Civil War veteran seeks to reclaim his rank, decades after being dismissed for threatening a commissary agent to secure bread for his starving soldiers.
- The Poker War on First Avenue
A disillusioned clerk sparks a police crackdown on illegal gambling dens operating in plain sight within Seattle's saloons.
- The Gas War Comes to Walla Walla
A visiting developer refuses to post a $1,000 bond to secure a municipal franchise, sparking a showdown over public infrastructure and utility monopolies.
- The Mystery of the Plummeting Balloonist
Two hunters near the Blalock ranch witnessed a terrifying mid-air event: a man plunging from a balloon into the clouds.
- The Fight to Unlock Eastern Washington’s Water
Walla Walla leaders push for state irrigation reform to access millions in federal reclamation funding.
- The Prescott Elopement
After two young lovers fled their homes to escape parental disapproval, a desperate search ends with a change of heart and a marriage license.
- 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.
- The Mules That Weren't
A local land deal sours when a man discovers his new livestock are not quite as advertised.
- County Funds Blocked for Stubblefield Charity
A legal opinion warns that Walla Walla County cannot donate public tax dollars to a private, non-controlled, multi-state charitable trust.
- Clerks Win Shorter Workdays in Walla Walla
After organizing and negotiating with major retailers, the local clerks' association successfully secures earlier closing hours.