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3 stories matching westendorf

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  1. The Shake-up at Chehalis

    After fourteen years of controversy, the state removes the superintendent of the reform school amid allegations of suppressed scandals.

    Jun 12, 1903The Evening StatesmanChehalis, Lewis CountyCity Hall

  2. The Reform School With No Prison Walls

    At the Washington State Reform School near Chehalis, boys and girls were trusted, taught trades, and paroled into new lives—a radical model for juvenile justice.

    May 26, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerChehalis, Lewis CountyCity Hall

  3. The Pastor Broke Down: Seattle Buries the Pioneer Who Built Its Reform School

    A crowded North Seattle church, a room full of old pioneers, and a eulogy so affecting that the minister — a friend since 1849 — had to stop and compose himself.

    Sep 19, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

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