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3 stories matching conic
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:coniff, cornic, con, chronic, conifer, conilpi
- The Ghost in the Boarded-Up Cottage
A reporter’s late-night stakeout of a supposedly abandoned home reveals mysterious machinery and strange chemical equipment.
- The Weather Bureau's Secret Weapon
An Aberdeen inventor was caught with a bizarre, Gattling-gun-style contraption designed to blast the clouds away and control the rain.
- A Seven-Foot Sea Serpent Washes Up Near Cape Flattery
Capt. Stratton of Neah Bay brings a finned, many-toothed monster to Port Townsend, and the local editor reaches for the Laocoön to describe it.
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- The Battle for the Columbia: Kennewick Stakes Its Claim
An editorial battle between rival river towns heats up as Kennewick pushes for a new port district to secure dominance over Pasco.
- Kennewick's Global Apple Ambitions
Local fruit agent Chas. H. Collins looks beyond the domestic market to South America and the Panama Canal, eyeing new trade routes for the 'Early Fruit Belt' harvest.
- Winter Carnival Comes to Conconully
The county seat prepares for its first-ever winter sports festival, featuring ice races, skating, and the crowning of a carnival queen.
- A Frontier Town Washed Away in the Night
A catastrophic flood destroyed the business district of Conconully in Okanogan County, leaving residents destitute and the town in ruins after a suspected cloudburst.
- The Con Artist's Tearful Pitch
A traveler uses a tragic tale of fire and loss to test the hospitality of a Seattle resident.
- An Indecent Display at the Coal Bunkers
Seattle residents take offense as sailors from the barkentine Modoc turn the public waterfront into an impromptu swimming hole.
- Kennewick Builds a Ballpark to Lure the Pasco Team
Charles Conway donates land near the bridge for a first-class diamond and grandstand, hoping to bring the best team in Central Washington to play home games on this side of the river.
- The Great Gasoline Shift: Kennewick Becomes Standard Oil’s New Hub
As the Columbia River town prepares to replace Pasco as the central distribution point for gasoline in the region, locals watch the logistics of early 20th-century commerce reshape their identity.