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  1. The Artful Grifter of Walla Walla

    A young woman posing as a disabled orphan solicited funds from sympathetic merchants, leaving local business owners feeling duped.

    Dec 16, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Price War at the City Limits

    Walla Walla merchants band together to fight outside competition allegedly undercutting local shops.

    Nov 12, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla County

  3. Walla Walla's Building Boom

    New brick developments on Main and Alder streets signal economic stability and growth.

    Nov 13, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyBoom & Bust

  4. The Labor Leader Eyeing the Governor's Mansion

    State Labor Commissioner William Blackman plans to launch his gubernatorial campaign at the state labor convention in Spokane.

    Jan 12, 1904The Evening StatesmanSpokane, Spokane CountyCity Hall

  5. The Wheat Gold Rush on Eureka Flat

    With grain silos empty and demand high, local millers are bypassing the market to solicit farmers directly with cash in hand.

    Aug 20, 1903The Evening StatesmanEureka Flat, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County

  6. A Case of Heartless Ingratitude in Tacoma

    A mother who sacrificed her farm for her son's move west is left destitute in Tacoma.

    Nov 10, 1903The Evening StatesmanTacoma, Pierce CountyScandal

  7. Farmers and Railroad Kings: A Unequal Debate

    Walla Walla's wheat growers face a deck stacked against them as railroad presidents arrive to ‘discuss’ freight rates on their own terms.

    Jul 30, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money

  8. The Ghost Gold of the Walla Walla River

    After decades of myth and failed searches by mechanics and clairvoyants, a farmer finally unearths a long-lost cache of scout gold.

    Dec 24, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla River, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime

  9. The Price of a Local Home

    Walla Walla shifts the financial burden of securing a charitable home to the county commission, sparking a debate over the scope of municipal responsibility.

    Sep 23, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall

  10. The Struggle Over Tipping on Northern Railways

    Facing the threat of replacement by white workers, a labor group of Black Pullman porters in St. Paul organizes to abolish the 'tip evil' to save their jobs.

    Jan 11, 1904The Evening StatesmanSpokane, Spokane CountyWork & Pay

  11. The Struggle for Walla Walla's Public Library

    A member of the Woman's Reading Club details the 'snags' of local politics, skepticism, and stalled funding that plague the effort to establish a permanent library.

    Nov 13, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall

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