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| Year | Stories |
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| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 2 |
| 1903 | 1 |
| 1909 | 1 |
5 stories matching spearhead
- The Search for Coal on Mill Creek
Sheriff Thomas Honey spearheads a serious effort to tap into South Bend's bituminous coal deposits.
- The Fight for Sanitary Food
Tacoma’s club women are spearheading a radical new ordinance to force bakeries and food merchants to meet strict hygiene standards.
- The Desert Land Rush of 1903
Speculators and settlers stake claims in the arid sagebrush near Pasco, betting that irrigation will transform the wasteland into a garden.
- The Shoalwater Bay Indigenous Exhibit
A meticulously assembled collection of maritime technology and daily life from the Shoalwater Bay tribes prepares for the World's Fair.
- Unearthed Artifacts at a Railroad Grade
Construction crews working on the Great Northern Railway discovered an ancient, mysterious cache of weapons while carving through an Indian grave site near Rock Island.