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1. The Invasive Species Warning

   Local fruit inspectors warn that imported Japanese nursery stock is bringing destructive scale insects that threaten to devastate Washington orchards.

   Jan 5, 1904The Evening StatesmanSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

2. Walla Walla Rallies to Fund the Stubblefield Home

   A committee of the Commercial Club successfully secures $10,000 in local pledges to establish a new home for the needy.

   Nov 21, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla County

3. The Scandal of Perfunctory Citizenship

   A local indictment for fraudulent naturalization practices exposes deeper flaws in the state court's administration of immigration law.

   Oct 20, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall · True Crime

4. Spokane Hardware Dealers Enforce Union Pricing

   Wholesale hardware stores agree to penalize non-union horseshoers by doubling supply costs.

   Dec 4, 1903The Evening StatesmanSpokane, Spokane CountyWork & Pay

5. The First Silk Loom on Puget Sound Starts Spinning

   Entrepreneurs in Whatcom bring machinery from New Jersey to test the viability of a local silk manufacturing industry.

   Dec 10, 1903The Evening StatesmanBellingham, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust

6. Domestic Workers Organize for Better Conditions

   Kitchen hands and domestic servants in Spokane push for a revolutionary new union to secure higher wages, shorter hours, and rest periods.

   Aug 17, 1903The Evening StatesmanSpokane, Spokane CountyWork & Pay

7. The Great Flag Heist at Whitman College

   In a daring midnight operation, twelve freshmen scaled the Memorial Building to plant their class banner on the spire.

   Oct 12, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyStrange But True

8. 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.

   Sep 5, 1903The Evening StatesmanPuget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Kitsap CountyBoom & Bust

9. Laundry Monopoly Targets Chinese Competitors

   A newly formed interstate association of laundry owners eyes a coordinated campaign against Chinese-run businesses while resisting union wage demands.

   Oct 17, 1903The Evening StatesmanSpokane, Spokane CountyExclusion & Resistance

10. The Barber Licensing Wars

    A test case in Walla Walla pits state health inspectors against local barbers resisting a price hike.

    Jul 17, 1903The Evening StatesmanWashington Street, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyWork & Pay

11. Turning the Desert Green: A Bold Plan to Irrigate the Pasco Sands

    A new company, backed by railroad officials and engineering innovators, aims to pump Columbia River water into the Franklin County arid lands.

    Dec 9, 1903The Evening StatesmanPasco, Franklin CountyBoom & Bust

12. Walla Walla's Farmers Needed a Market—and the City Needed Them Off the Streets

    In 1903, farmers and downtown businessmen pushed for a central public market where produce, wood and hay could be sold and weighed—instead of hawked from wagons on back streets.

    Dec 2, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall

13. The Bee Boom in the Yakima Valley

    As small-scale farming replaces large estates, beekeeping emerges as a surprisingly lucrative industry for Central Washington growers.

    Sep 28, 1903The Evening StatesmanYakima, Yakima County

14. The Great Spokane Telephone Strike

    Telephone operators revolt against a new manager's 'Puritan' dress code and demand union recognition.

    Jun 30, 1903The Evening StatesmanSpokane, Spokane CountyWork & Pay

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