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  1. A Davenport Damage Suit

    A Black woman files a high-stakes civil suit against a prominent town citizen for an alleged assault occurring eighteen months prior.

    Dec 4, 1903The Evening StatesmanDavenport, Lincoln CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  2. The Retraction of Mrs. Hoff

    A minister's wife recants sensational allegations of abuse and battery, leaving a community wondering what truth lies behind a public marriage scandal.

    Dec 5, 1903The Evening StatesmanDavenport, Lincoln CountyScandal

  3. The Justice Who Defied the Law of the Landlord

    A local judge in Davenport declares the state's 'board-jumping' law unconstitutional, sparking a debate over the rights of the hungry versus the interests of hotels.

    Nov 5, 1903The Evening StatesmanDavenport, Lincoln CountyHousing & Rent · Strange But True

  4. Wedded in Under an Hour

    A long-distance correspondence turns into a lightning-fast wedding after a lamp nearly explodes.

    Nov 13, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerDavenport, Lincoln CountyScandal

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