Spokane Falls Review, August 6, 1889
This file appears in: The Great Fire of 1889
This special edition of the Spokane Falls Review was published two days after the fire and gives a detailed account of what was known about the fire at the time. While some of the information would later prove faulty, it was an edition that gives a more comprehensive perspective on the damage from the fire.
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This file appears in: The Great Fire of 1889
The Great Fire of 1889
When the territory of Washington became a state in 1889, the city of Spokane Falls was one of its largest and most successful cities. Attracting wealthy businessmen who had stakes in the nearby Idaho…