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10 stories matching rockford
- Blood on the Diamond: A Baseball Riot Stabs Two Men in Rockford
When a local baseball game between Tekoa and Rockford turned violent, knives, bats, and bricks flew. Two men were stabbed, several beaten insensible, and the town was left reeling from a brawl that started on the field and ended with arrests.
- The Lynching of Aldy Neal: A Mob’s Midnight Justice in Rockford
After escaping custody for horse theft and returning to his hometown under the guise of visiting his sister, a young man named Aldy Neal was intercepted by an armed mob north of Rockford and hanged from a tree limb.
- The Effigy in the Pine Tree
Charles Gloystein crossed Spokane County's Populists and woke to find himself hanged in straw. Then he vanished.
- A Widow's Justice: The High Cost of the Saloon
After a liquor-fueled murder left a young mother destitute, a Rockford jury issued a landmark verdict holding the saloon keeper financially responsible for the tragedy.
- The Diamond Palace Jeweler Who Vanished With the Stock
Simon Rumpf’s 'Diamond Palace' is placed in receivership after creditors allege he conspired to transfer his stock and then disappeared.
- The Vanishing of Charles Gloystein and the Secret Society That Armed a County
In 1894, a Spokane County man disappeared. Rumor blamed a secret Populist order, and neighbors began answering their doors with shotguns.
- The Sting Operation at Squier’s Saloon
A Spokane businessman orchestrates a trap to catch a man selling liquor to local Indigenous people.
- Spokane Prepares to Welcome the Northern Pacific’s Last-Spike Excursion
In September 1883, Spokane Falls planned arches, speeches and a day of civic pageantry to greet President Henry Villard and the railroad party opening the transcontinental line.
- The Midnight Watch Transfer That Split a Seattle Courtroom
A judge dissolved an injunction against J.K. Basye & Co. but kept a receiver in place after a night-time removal of goods from Simon Rumpf's watch store.
- Newport Saloons Lose the First Round in the Dry Fight
A Spokane judge upheld the town's local-option election, forcing saloon owners to amend their challenge—while the anti-saloon league plotted a dry Washington.
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- Betrayal in the Forest
A husband returns from a hard day's work in Rockport to find his home empty and his life shattered.
- The Movies Arrive in Richland
A local entrepreneur brings the flickering magic of moving pictures to the Randall building, promising a weekly escape for the town.
- The Rare Earth That Could Take On the Powder Trust
A deposit near Blue Creek is promoted as a safer, cheaper ingredient for blasting powder—and as a way to loosen DuPont’s grip on the explosives trade.
- Richland Park Hosts Historic Grange Picnic
Thousands of residents from across the county gathered for a Fourth of July celebration that featured local music and successful fundraising for the Red Cross.
- The Great Richland Land Shuffle
A complex, multi-state real estate trade involving land in Idaho, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Hanford reshuffles several prominent residents.
- A Frontier Farewell in Richland
Community ties bind residents together before a migration to Montana.
- The Rowdy Rail Workers of Westport
A summer resort's peace is shattered by drunken railroaders, prompting a violent confrontation at the hotel.
- The Battle Over a Washed-Out Bridge
County Commissioner R.E. Pratt defends the county board against accusations of negligence regarding the Richland bridge disaster.