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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 14 |
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- The Day Gambling Died in Walla Walla
New state legislation turns the tide on local gaming as businesses scramble to pull slot machines and shut down tables.
- The Price of Mislabeling Butter
A Seattle grocer learns the hard way that missing a labeling requirement for 'process' butter is a punishable offense under state law.
- The Janitor Who Foiled a Ten-Man Jailbreak in Ellensburg
Prisoners had almost tunneled out of the county jail when a janitor sleeping in the sheriff's office heard the scraping—and made a promise they believed.
- 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 Thespians' Farmhouse Feast
When a special train breaks down, a famous traveling theater troupe abandons the stage to cook an impromptu dinner at a nearby farmhouse.
- The River Run: A Log Drive Threatens Local Fishing
Three hundred cords of wood floated down the south fork of the Walla Walla River are expected to wreck the local fishing season for weeks.
- 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.
- The Gambler of University Street
A Seattle woman turns the tables on a local gambler who used threats of violence to bankroll his craps habit.
- The Great Thanksgiving Turkey Roundup
Local meat companies race to secure thousands of birds to meet regional demand for the holiday table.
- A Nighttime Intimidation at Dreamland Park
The proprietor's wife turns the tables on two would-be robbers, prompting a new era of vigilance at the local attraction.
- The Poor Farm Inquiry
After an elderly inmate accused his manager of serving poor food, the county commissioners arrived for a surprise lunch inspection.
- The Great 'Lacum Duckum' Campus Cold War
After Whitman College students staged a 'ducking' of classmates for skipping a reception, a retaliatory social boycott by the women of Reynolds Hall has divided the campus.
- A Child's Hip Set Without a Knife, the First Time West of the Rockies
Surgeons from across the state crowd a Seattle operating room to watch a Baltimore doctor straighten a two-year-old's dislocated hip by hand.
- The Great Walla Walla Dental Scandal: Did the President Have False Teeth?
A local political feud erupts when the Ankeny organ accuses President Roosevelt of sporting dentures during a private dinner at Senator Ankeny's home.