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1 story matching garth

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  1. City Council Denies Chinese Community's Request for Firecrackers

    During a meeting regarding city licenses and infrastructure, the Seattle City Council rejects a petition from local Chinese firms to celebrate their new year with traditional fireworks.

    Feb 6, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

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  1. The Watchful Companion

    An elderly saloon worker dies in a local barn, found only because his dog refused to abandon the site.

    Aug 5, 1904The Tacoma TimesWalla Walla

  2. Taming the Horse Heaven Plateau

    Deep-well drilling is transforming the wild, arid Horse Heaven hills into a new hub for large-scale cattle ranching.

    Jun 8, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterHorse Heaven Hills, Kennewick

  3. A Community Gift for a Sick Neighbor

    When J. J. Heatherington fell ill with paralysis, his White Bluffs neighbors organized a subscription to buy him a cow, offering a lifeline of support in a time of crisis.

    May 4, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs

  4. The $220 Champion Cow

    Governor Louis F. Hart's bargain-bin auction purchase becomes a world-record-holding dairy star, valued now at thousands.

    Nov 21, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanFort Steilacoom, Lakewood

  5. The Black Diamond Wrestling Grudge

    A boastful challenge leads to a bizarre wrestling match in the Black Diamond mining camp, resolved in mere seconds.

    Dec 7, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlack Diamond

  6. Turning Dry Grass into a Cattle Empire

    A commercial land company bets on deep-well irrigation to revive the Horse Heaven Hills as a prime stock-raising region.

    Apr 27, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterHorse Heaven Hills, Kennewick

  7. A Near-Fatal Jolt at the Haystack

    A routine day of farm repairs turned into a brush with death when a derrick cable made contact with a power line near Finley.

    Jul 27, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterFinley, Kennewick

  8. Portland Stock Buyers Head to Kennewick for Auction

    General manager of the Union Stock Yards to attend first annual thoroughbred hog sale at the O-W. R. & N. depot.

    Feb 4, 1915The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick

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