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The boundaries of free speech are tested, Tacoma, 1916

The boundaries of free speech are tested, Tacoma, 1916

From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: I stumbled across a legal case in Washington State history that deserves to be revisited. The following news nugget was found at random in the Morning Olympian for May 5, 1916:   DEFAMER OF GEORGE WASHINGTON GUILTY  JURY RETURNS WITH VERDICT AFTER 90 MINUTES  “TACOMA, May 4.–Paul R. Haffer was found guilty of libel and defamation of character when he said that George Washington drank more…

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The General Dullness Was Relieved– Two-Fisted Politics in Walla Walla

The General Dullness Was Relieved– Two-Fisted Politics in Walla Walla

Random News from the Newspapers on Microfilm Collection: The General Dullness Was Relieved– Two-Fisted Politics in Walla Walla From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: This January 27, 1872 article from the Walla Walla Union demonstrates Washington Territory was indeed part of the rough and ready Old West when it came to journalism and politics. The writer for the Republican paper is obviously enjoying the beating his rival, the editor of the…

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