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271 stories matching review
- The Wild-Goose Chase to the 'Review'
A cruel prank lures the coroner and police to a notorious house of ill-repute, only to find the 'victim' alive and well.
- Military Spectacle at Lakeview
Thousands gathered at the plain near Lakeview to witness a massive review of state troops, marking the end of recent military maneuvers.
- The $4-an-Acre Shoreline Fight
Olympia’s Tribune rebuts a Spokane paper’s claim that Washington tide lands were being handed away for a pittance—and asks whether Governor Ferry must share the blame.
- The Spokane Newspaper Price War Heats Up
A cutthroat competition between rival morning and evening papers leads to plummeting subscription rates and new publishing schedules.
- Miners Urged to Revolt Against the Northern Pacific Land Grab
The Spokane Mining Review calls on miners across a million acres of mineral-bearing land to file protests before the railroad locks up the ground under them forever.
- The Spokane Millionaire's Mystery Marriage
A Spokane tycoon battles newspaper rumors and his own murky statements to deny a secret wedding.
- Spokane Newspaper Monopoly Consolidates
A brutal newspaper war ends as the Morning Spokesman is absorbed by the Morning Review, leaving 50 people out of work.
- The Seattle Fireboat is Not a Tugboat
Insurance underwriters warn that if the city uses the fireboat 'Snoqualmie' to tow garbage scows, property insurance rates will rise, sparking a debate over city efficiency and political patronage.
- The Family Feud in the Poor House
A daughter claims her father sold her into marriage for $250, but he insists her poverty is of her own making.
- A $50,000 Concentrator Heads Down the Pend d'Oreille
Machinery for a 200-ton ore concentrator is bound for Metaline, shipped through Newport and floated downriver on a homemade lumber raft.
- Mr. Palmer Urges Senate to Back Women’s Suffrage
Mr. Palmer takes to the floor in Olympia to argue for woman suffrage, dismantling tired objections and demanding a seat at the table for Washington women.
- The Failed Recall of Benton County Commissioners
A political movement to unseat local officials fizzles out as residents and neighboring papers dismiss the effort as unnecessary discord.
- A Snowbound Road That Would End at Newport's Doorstep
State Road No. 2 — a $25,000 legislative appropriation — is about to go to bid, but contractors must first wait for the Calispel Mountains to thaw before they can walk the line.
- The Ghost City That Never Was
A century ago, corporate giants promised a $100 million industrial empire at Priest Rapids, envisioning a city of 40,000 where only sagebrush grew.
- A Pessimistic Forecast for the Wheat Harvest
Commercial Review editor Leo Peterson warns local farmers that holding out for higher prices might be a dangerous gamble as global competition looms.
- Wild Goose Bill Meets His End in a Cattle Dispute
The famed Big Bend pioneer and his assailant both die in a shootout at Condon's Ferry, twelve miles north of Wilbur.
- Spokane Rises Against a Senate Machine
Thousands of Spokane voters and organized labor protest John L. Wilson's election to the U.S. Senate, warning Olympia that the people will not pay for a machine's contracts.
- The Ministers' Quarrel That Split Colville's Temperance Fight
A local-option campaign turned personal when the Rev. W. A. Diggins claimed all the town's ministers were behind temperance—and the Rev. G. H. Wilbur publicly called that a lie.
- The High Court Rules on 'Dry' Possession
A state supreme court decision clarifies that possessing legally obtained liquor is not a crime, sparking debate over the future of Washington's prohibition laws.
- A Boy Carrying His Little Brother Dies After a Fall on Fence Rails
Fifteen-year-old Stanley Tarbox of Usk stumbled while giving his six-year-old brother a piggyback ride. Days later, an intestinal obstruction killed him on the operating table in Spokane.
- The Daughters Who Hauled Telephone Poles to Pay for School
W. J. Whiting sued Lindsley Bros. over $350 worth of telephone poles cut on his Pend Oreille ranch; his daughters testified they drove horses and dragged the poles to the river after their father promised them the sale money for school.
- The Walla Walla Election Shakeup
Local 'Boxer' faction deals a major blow to the Ankeny railroad machine in municipal vote.
- The Port of Tacoma's Race for Global Trade
James J. Hill’s new steamship fleet creates a fierce rivalry between Tacoma and Seattle to secure the role of primary Pacific Northwest shipping hub.
- Safety Concerns Raised at the Rose Theatre
The Everett Trades Council takes action to protect theatergoers, demanding the city inspector review inadequate fire exits.
- Cement Plant Rumors Swirl as the Metaline Rail Extension Stalls
Company officials deny reports of an eight-mile I.W.N. extension to Metaline and a $125,000 water-rights deal, even as a cement plant remains likely.