SR.com Blogs | Inland Northwest HistoryJim Kershner uncovers nuggets of Inland Northwest history, poses questions on historical themes and opens a forum for sharing historical stories and anecdotes.Bing Crosby's first newspaper reviews- (Found September 22, 2008 ) Spokane's two daily papers sent reviewers to the Gonzaga Dramatic Club's play, "It Pays to Advertise" on Nov. 8, 1923. ( Full post )http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/history/archive.asp?postID=913 The Bingville Bugle- (Found September 22, 2008 ) Speaking of Bing Crosby, I thought people might want to see what gave Harry Lillis Crosby the nickname of Bing. According to the most reliable sources, including Bing himself, he was a fan of the Sunday newspaper comic feature titled, "The Bingville Bugle." One of his neighbors, a teenager, took to calling him "Bingo from Bingville." ( Full post )http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/history/archive.asp?postID=914 Did Butch Cassidy retire to Spokane- (Found September 22, 2008 ) This week, I've been reading the 1977 book "In Search of Butch Cassidy" by Larry Pointer, which attempts to prove this startling theory: That Butch Cassidy did not die in a shootout in Bolivia in 1908, but assumed a new name, William T. Phillips, and lived a quiet life in Spokane until his death in 1937. ( Full post )http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/history/archive.asp?postID=921 Do schoolmarms make good wives- (Found September 22, 2008 ) Poring over turn-of-the-century newspapers can be vastly entertaining -- not to mention appalling. ( Full post )http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/history/archive.asp?postID=928 Request for info: Muir's daughter, Fred Moore, Stadacona Park- (Found September 22, 2008 ) I'm passing along requests for information submitted by three readers about various regional historical issues. ( Full post )http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/history/archive.asp?postID=1507 Spokane's grand old theaters- (Found September 22, 2008 ) In a recent column I mentioned Spokane's rich vaudeville history, which spurred readers to ask: Where was the old Pantages Theatre ( Full post )http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/history/archive.asp?postID=1511 Who's buying the Colville Reservation- (Found September 22, 2008 ) The Dec. 4 history column in the Spokesman-Review titled "'Fair Offer' of $37", was about the opening of the Colville Reservation to white settlement in 1905. In the story, I mentioned that many of those lands have been re-acquired, and that the Colville Tribes have a policy of buying back lands put up for sale.I received an e-mail from a person identified only as "a concerned tribal member" who said that the policy falls short of the reality. The writer said that if tribal members can't get a..http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/history/archive.asp?postID=1508 An early Irish bar in Spokane- (Found September 22, 2008 ) A story in a 1905 Spokesman-Review suggests that Irish bars have a long and checkered history in Spokane. ( Full post )http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/history/archive.asp?postID=2341 Jimmie Durkin, Spokane liquor tycoon and philosopher- (Found September 22, 2008 ) "Durkin Saloon." Postcard Collection, Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture. ( Full post )http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/history/archive.asp?postID=2367 A 1906 plague of dope fiends- (Found September 22, 2008 ) An alarming new "dope" fad was sweeping through Spokane in 1906, according to a pharmacist on Howard Street. ( Full post )http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/history/archive.asp?postID=2486 |