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5 stories matching betz

  1. The Brewery Buyout Rumors

    Walla Walla saloon keepers and outside investors are reportedly negotiating the purchase of Jacob Betz’s major brewing plant.

    Jan 5, 1904The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money

  2. The Water Under Walla Walla

    As the city weighs Mill Creek against artesian wells, old-timers warn that riparian lawsuits could drown the project.

    Sep 24, 1903The Evening StatesmanMill Creek, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

  3. City Hall's Reckless Ledger Exposed

    A scathing look at the city's financial deficit, alleged corruption, and the mismanagement of municipal resources under Mayor Hunt.

    Jul 8, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall

  4. The Railroad Lobby's Search for a Walla Walla Mayor

    Political factions are courting Mayor Gilbert Hunt as a gubernatorial candidate, hoping to leverage his business ties to secure corporate dominance over the state.

    Jun 4, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall

  5. A Bolt Out of a Clear Sky Passes Inches From a Sleeping Man

    Lightning hits the flagpole of the Walla Walla Athletic Club on West Alder at seven in the morning, tears a hole in the roof, rips an American flag down through the building — and leaves manager S. S. Bettman untouched in his bed.

    Jun 2, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyDisasters

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  1. The Instructor Who Knocked His Man Down Three Times — Then Refused the Win

    A Saturday-night bout at Ballard's Twin City Athletic Club turned into a lesson in prizefight ethics: James W. Barbour put Seattle's George Linz on the floor, picked him back up, and turned down the decision because the house had paid to see a fight.

    Apr 16, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBallard, Seattle

  2. The Hobo 'Capitalist' Who Ran Palouse on Credit

    A smooth-talking Swiss convinced butchers, brewers and saloon men to hand over shops and goods — some $1,200 worth — on the promise of a fortune still sitting back in Switzerland.

    Jun 22, 1900The Colfax GazettePalouse

  3. The Arrest of Emil Hintz for the Blackchapel Alley Robbery

    A young butcher is taken into custody after allegedly holding up a sailor in a back alley.

    Nov 11, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  4. The Price of a Lost Election Bet

    After betting on the wrong presidential candidate, a local man spent his afternoon forced to play a hand organ for charity to settle his debt.

    Nov 15, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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