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  1. Firefighters Helpless as Hydrant Fails

    A major blaze destroys a local mattress factory and blacksmith shop as faulty infrastructure prevents emergency response.

    Aug 22, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall · Disasters

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  1. Community Rallies for Stricken Homesteader

    Neighbors in Washtucna raise funds to send an afflicted young man to a Walla Walla hospital.

    Sep 29, 1903The Evening StatesmanWashtucna

  2. Manhunt in the Woods

    A fugitive flees into the wilderness after a violent altercation at a coal mine leaves a local constable fighting for his life.

    Mar 21, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlack Diamond

  3. A Miraculous Escape on the Road

    A local man walks away uninjured after his car flips during a collision near Hanford.

    Sep 14, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanHanford

  4. The Pendulum Swings to the Gallows

    Angus McPhail, convicted of murdering a Darrington saloonkeeper, is sentenced to death at the state penitentiary.

    Dec 28, 1903The Evening StatesmanWashington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla

  5. The Lonely Plight of Neil McEachron

    A constable brought 73-year-old Neil McEachron from Buckley for an insanity hearing after he bought 28 loaves of bread.

    Jan 22, 1904The Tacoma TimesBuckley

  6. A Stranded Worker Waits for a Prosthetic

    After an industrial accident in Fairhaven cost him his leg, a painter finds himself destitute in Seattle, relying on charity while he saves for a replacement limb.

    Oct 9, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  7. The Tragedy on the Stump

    James McIlveen, a carpenter, was arrested for making a political speech to a row of stumps on Queen Anne Hill after escaping from a hospital window in just a blanket.

    May 7, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerQueen Anne Hill, Seattle

  8. The Valley's New Prize Pig

    A local farmer bets on data-driven agriculture to master the hog market.

    Jun 4, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterFinley

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