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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 55 |
| 1904 | 6 |
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- The Stencil Building's Lucky Streak
For the third time in its history, a furnace mishap threatens to destroy the Stencil building at Main and Third.
- The Forged Check and the Third-Story Leap
J. R. Seeley tried to cash a check bearing another man's name, then fled across the college campus and out a third-story dormitory window. His father is searching for him in Moscow.
- City Pipe Crew Clashes with Telephone Company
A standoff over the '25-foot line' at Third and Main threatens the city’s water infrastructure as corporate conduits block municipal repairs.
- The Walla Walla Fairgrounds: A City’s Passion for the Track
Thousands turn out to witness local harness racing and the competitive spirit of Walla Walla’s equestrian community.
- Walla Walla's Water War: Springs, a Bank, and a $250,000 Bond
In December 1903, an editorial backed Councilman Glasford's plan to use Thomas Springs rather than buy bank-owned ranch land or bond for Mill Creek water.
- 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.
- The City Council’s Red Light Dilemma
Walla Walla officials discuss zoning 'houses of ill fame' away from residential districts after a formal complaint.
- The Great Dayton Barley Corner
A local malt house proprietor pulls off the largest grain deal in Dayton's history, driving up prices and frustrating outside buyers.
- A Neighborhood Terrorized by Revolver
A domestic dispute turns volatile at Third and Poplar streets.
- The Serial Husband of Thurston County
A young farmer faces divorce after a string of marriages to elderly widows, claiming he simply cannot resist their proposals.
- A Hard-Fought Game at the Fort
In an era of segregation, a mixed baseball team narrowly edges out the Ninth Cavalry’s team at Fort Walla Walla.
- Death of a Pioneer: Susan M. Burgess
One of Walla Walla’s respected early residents passes away at her home on North Third Street.
- The Cowardice of the SS Clallam
A passenger's desperate leap into a crowded lifeboat leads to the death of twenty women and children.
- Major Walla Walla Lumber Yard Destroyed by Suspicious Fire
A massive blaze tore through the Whitehouse-Crimmins planing mill and lumber yards early Sunday morning, leaving $75,000 in damages and sparking a local controversy over fire department performance.
- The Supreme Court Stops Corporate Bullying
A landmark Washington State Supreme Court ruling protects minority shareholders from being forced out by predatory syndicates.
- Walla Walla Tells the Gas Company: Put Your Wires Underground — and Pay Up
A 25-year gas and electric franchise goes before the council tonight, rewritten to bury every wire on Main and Alder and to hand the city a grand total of $7,750 by 1928.
- A Bitter Business Rivalry Ends in a Shooting
A Garfield real estate businessman remains in critical condition after being shot in the street by a rival.
- The Price of Pure Water
A critical editorial weighs the staggering costs and civic risks of the city's proposed Mill Creek water project.
- 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.
- The High School Building Scandal
A legal opinion alleges the Walla Walla School Board acted illegally by building a new high school without taxpayer authorization and exceeding constitutional debt limits.
- Walla Walla School Board Admits to Illegal Spending
After building a high school without public vote, the school board confesses to issuing over $63,000 in unauthorized warrants.
- Walla Walla's Year of Fire
The local fire department reports a record-breaking 104 alarms for the year, including three major blazes that leveled local businesses.
- City Council Faces Tensions Over Prostitution and Budgets
In their final session of the term, Walla Walla councilmen navigate budget disputes and the first-ever petition to remove bawdy houses as public nuisances.
- The Miracle Cure Con Man
A visiting 'philanthropist' who claimed to cure alcoholism was feted by city officials before being unmasked as a fraud.
- A Father’s Final Afternoon
A reunion thirteen years in the making ended in sudden tragedy over a watermelon in a Walla Walla shop.