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10 stories matching rough

  1. Too Rough for a Horseless Carriage

    An early automobile entrepreneur throws in the towel, blaming the rugged state of Walla Walla's streets.

    Nov 20, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyStrange But True

  2. The Jailbird Strikebreaker

    A man serving time in the county jail is identified as a former railroad worker who crossed a picket line.

    Dec 26, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyWork & Pay

  3. Protecting the Olympic Elk

    A federal official tours Washington's forests to propose the first game refuges, hoping to prevent the total loss of the state's elk population.

    Aug 25, 1903The Evening StatesmanSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  4. 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

  5. The Patent Medicine Riot in Vancouver

    A traveling troupe of medicine sellers barely escapes a mob of soldiers and citizens after a guarantee of 'money refunded' turns violent.

    Oct 29, 1903The Evening StatesmanVancouver, Clark CountySnake Oil

  6. Blood on the Diamond: A Baseball Riot Stabs Two Men in Rockford

    When a local baseball game between Tekoa and Rockford turned violent, knives, bats, and bricks flew. Two men were stabbed, several beaten insensible, and the town was left reeling from a brawl that started on the field and ended with arrests.

    May 27, 1903The Evening StatesmanRockford, Spokane CountyTrue Crime

  7. The Con Man Who Sold the Seattle Circus

    A clever swindler fleeced the city's elite by selling them on imaginary contracts for a Ringling Brothers circus that was never coming to town.

    Jul 6, 1903The Evening StatesmanSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  8. A Telephonic Link for the Fruit Belt

    After the project stalled, a new effort is underway to connect the fruit country south of the Oregon line to Walla Walla.

    Jan 19, 1904The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyBoom & Bust

  9. The Maze of the Snake River Hills

    Early road surveys were so poorly planned that settlers were forced to build their own paths, leading to a tangled web of private property and impassable public routes.

    Dec 11, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall

  10. The 175-Pound Ghost That Fought Back

    A skeptic grabbed a séance spirit, discovered a 175-pound man under the gauze, and touched off a fistfight in a Fremont parlor.

    Nov 27, 1903The Evening StatesmanSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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