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1. The Unkept Promise of Walla Walla's Telephone Wires

   City council is urged to enforce a year-old franchise agreement requiring the telephone company to bury its unsightly street-level wires.

   Sep 2, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money

2. 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.

   Jun 2, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

3. The Electrocution of a Lineman

   A routine day for a Seattle Electric company worker ended in a harrowing, public death that left his body suspended over the city's Sixth Avenue for fifteen minutes.

   Jun 4, 1903The Evening Statesman6th Avenue & Stewart Street, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

4. The Mysterious Woman Passing Forged Checks

   A woman allegedly defrauded five Ellensburg businesses using stolen identities before vanishing.

   Nov 20, 1903The Evening StatesmanEllensburg, Kittitas CountyTrue Crime

5. The Political Auction of Senator Foster's Seat

   Railroad lobbyists are allegedly moving to replace Senator Foster with a hand-picked stevedore, sparking a fierce debate over corporate influence in Washington politics.

   Sep 21, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money

6. The Walla Walla Track Record Falls

   During a massive fair week gathering, spectators witnessed the local track record shattered as horses competed for a $500 purse.

   Oct 20, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla Fairgrounds, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyNightlife

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 Fight for Walla Walla's Subterranean Water

   City officials and private landowners clash over the future of the municipal water supply at the Thomas Ranch.

   Oct 1, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money

9. The Midnight Feed Store Hold-Up

   A Spokane night watchman is tied up by intruders using a sledgehammer and miner's drill in a tense room robbery.

   Nov 12, 1903The Evening StatesmanFront Avenue, Spokane, Spokane CountyTrue Crime

10. The Con Man Who Sold the Seattle Circus

    A clever swindler fleeced the city's elite by selling them on imaginary contracts for a Ringling Brothers circus that was never coming to town.

    Jul 6, 1903The Evening StatesmanSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

11. 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.

    Oct 23, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla Fairgrounds, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyNightlife

12. Walla Walla's Day at the Races

    Thousands of residents gathered at the track to watch local favorites Francisco and Belladi dominate the harness events, while a pony race provided unexpected comedy.

    Oct 24, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyNightlife

13. The Man Who Thought He Was Being Hunted: A Walla Walla Tragedy

    A prosperous farmer’s descent into religious mania ends with his confinement at Medical Lake, revealing the era's fragile understanding of mental health.

    May 29, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla County

14. A Pullman Elopement, Interrupted by Long Distance

    A young couple marries in Colfax, then calls home to ask forgiveness. The bride's mother refuses to believe it and vows never to forgive them.

    Nov 25, 1903The Evening StatesmanPullman, Whitman CountyScandal

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