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| Year | Stories |
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| 1894 | 1 |
1 story matching parment
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- A Missionary, a Forged Petition, and the Fight Over a Puyallup Church
Rev. M. G. Mann was suspended for slander after questioning a document that put a new missionary in charge of Native church affairs at the Puyallup Reservation. He appealed to the Presbyterian synod, and the case became a local cause of comment.
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- 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 Packing Plant That Wasted Nothing
At Meeker on the Seattle–Tacoma line, the Pacific Meat Company turned cattle, hogs and sheep into cured meat, sausage and fertilizer with almost no waste—and kept a small town working.
- The Great 'Ten-Cent' Grandstand Skirmish
Seattle baseball management deploys canvas walls to block fans watching games for free from outside Madison Street Park.
- 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.
- The Price of a Whitewash Job
A working man in Tacoma learns the hard way that 'at par' is a relative term when his employer tries to pass off devalued currency for honest labor.
- The Jury's Boozy Banquet
A Pierce County jury demands a lavish spread of food and a gallon of Scotch while deliberating a verdict.
- The Populist Editor, the Divorce, and the Cruelty Charge
Norah Morrow sues P. Frank Morrow of the Ballard Progress for divorce, alleging years of abuse and a refusal to support their three children.
- The Bitter Battle for the Port Orchard Dry Dock
A failed bid for a federal contract triggers a nasty public feud between a powerful contractor and a U.S. Senator.