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- A Refugee's Flight Across Washington
A man forced to flee for his life across Eastern Washington finds himself branded a murderer by the very people he sought to aid.
- A Rough Welcome to Spokane Falls
A pioneer photographer's arrival in the city ends in a painful accident after his wagon hits an excavation.
- The $100-a-Month Bosses: Mining Executives Earn More Than Presidents
A new report reveals that the average salary of mining officials in Washington Territory is $100 per month—double that of state legislators and far exceeding the wages of the men who dig the ore.
- A Rough Ride for Pleasure Seekers
A buggy ride through Spokane ends in a tumble when a team of horses takes fright.
- A Violent Brawl Over a 'Too Muchly' Married Man
Two women engaged in a public, physical altercation on Main Street, drawing a crowd and ending in a wild, gun-toting pursuit.
- Spokane Editor Grudgingly Concedes Women the Ballot — and Fears for Their Womanhood
Washington Territory's 1883 suffrage bill passes the legislature, and the Spokane Falls Review's editor can't decide whether to congratulate women or mourn the loss of their 'sphere.'
- The Vagrant Preacher: An Elderly Man’s Desperate Plea for Dignity in Spokane
Paul Hoffman, a German Lutheran minister turned job-seeker, was arrested for vagrancy after collecting donations from churchgoers. In his cell, he wept as he recounted his fall from grace.
- The Grave Robbers of Spokane Falls
A quiet cemetery south of town is disturbed by a bizarre act of desecration, leaving a grieving family and a mystified community.
- Spokane Falls Fights to Stay the Gateway to the Coeur d'Alene Mines
As rival towns and papers tout their own routes to the gold fields, the Spokane Falls Review insists the Big Meadows road will make this city the permanent key to the mines.
- The Boomer Who Lied About the Gold Fields
Spokane Falls' paper takes a Minnesota editor to task for a wildly inaccurate account of the Coeur d'Alene mines — and in doing so lays bare the whole machinery of Western town-site hype.