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4 stories matching spur

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:spurl, spurn, spurr, spurt, spurrel, spud

  1. The Fight for Private Ballots

    Spokane voters are demanding an end to the era of 'ward heelers' peering over their shoulders at the polls.

    Dec 12, 1903The Evening StatesmanSpokane, Spokane CountyCity Hall

  2. The End of Fort Walla Walla

    General Funston recommends abandoning the Walla Walla garrison, citing it has 'outlived its usefulness.'

    Oct 17, 1903The Evening StatesmanFort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyWork & Pay · Gone Forever

  3. A Call to Oust the 'Corporate Oligarchy' at Olympia

    A scathing editorial from the Yakima Democrat accuses the Republican-led legislature of selling out to railroad lobbyists, demanding a political 'deluge' to cleanse the state house.

    Oct 26, 1903The Evening StatesmanOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  4. A Touchet Farmer Dodged Bullets When Armed Guards Mistook Him for an Escaped Convict

    A rumor, a coatless pursuer, and a single shot on the railroad tracks — all for a neighbor riding home on a bay horse.

    Dec 1, 1903The Evening StatesmanTouchet, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime

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