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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 1 |
1 story matching pampa
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:pamper, pam, papa, pamphlet, pambi, tampa
- A Father’s Deadly Jealousy
After years of keeping his daughter a virtual prisoner, a rancher hunts down a carriage carrying her to a dance and kills the wrong man.
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- A Breakfast Tragedy at Pacific Avenue
A local woman’s accidental encounter with a cable car turns the intersection into an omelette station.
- The Postmaster's Temperance Trap
O.P. Bruihl, the Winona postmaster, faces legal trouble in a case linked to a local community feud.
- A.P.A. Secures Victory in Ballard School Election
The American Protective Association flexes its political muscle in a high-turnout school board race.
- The West's First Woman Police Officer
A daring new appointment brings a female officer onto the beat to clean up public behavior in her community.
- The Professional Tramp and His Seven Languages
A recurring visitor to the Post-Intelligencer office earns his keep with tall tales, Shakespearean quotes, and a refined taste for cocktails.
- A Pinkerton Man’s Deception in Prosser
A high-stakes manhunt for a horse thief ends in North Yakima after a Pinkerton operative goes undercover to secure a suspect.
- The Town Split Over a Whipping
A confrontation between a resident and a school teacher leads to a public trial and community division.
- A Puyallup Leader Sets the Record Straight
Puyallup leader Peter Stanup told an Olympia convention that Sen. Dawes, not Allen, blocked the reservation bill.