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| 1900 | 1 |
1 story matching pocock
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:pock, pocket, peacock, pockman, pollock, cock
- Medical Standoff at the Courthouse
Colfax physicians go on strike against the county commissioners over pay for mandatory insanity examinations.
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- The Senator Who Switched Sides: A 1916 Campaign Clash
Democratic candidate George Turner launches a scathing public attack against Senator Miles Poindexter’s political flip-flopping on trade and tariffs.
- The High-Stakes Fight for the Senate
As the 1916 election approaches, a local editorial attacks Senator Miles Poindexter for his stance on free trade and the Underwood tariff.
- The High Cost of Poaching
A local hunting club claims exclusive rights to a South Bay ranch and threatens legal action against those hunting their game.
- 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 Tomale Peddler and the Hen Roost
A South Seattle widow loses her flock to a hungry vendor who is quickly caught and sentenced to jail.
- The Price of a Poached Duck
A hunter learns a hard lesson when a game warden catches him in the brush.
- Seeking Federal Aid for the Sunnyside Canal Extension
Senator Miles Poindexter tours the Kennewick valley as local leaders lobby for a federal survey to irrigate 40,000 acres of land between Kiona and Hover.
- The Constable Who Shot a Boy
A Newcastle constable is convicted of assault with a deadly weapon for shooting a runaway teen he was attempting to detain.