Ren H. Rice Papers 1895-1955

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Ren H. Rice Papers 1895-1955

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Reporter, police chief, businessman, author, and amateur actor, of Spokane, Wash. Correspondence, scrapbook, theater programs, reviews, untitled short story, script of President by Proxy, a Farce in One Act, clippings, and reminiscence concerning Billy Sunday's revivals in Spokane (1908). Includes material relating to Rice's career as reporter for the Spokesman-Review, Spokane police chief (1907-1909), secretary of the National Apple Show (1909, Spokane) and promoter of 17th International Irrigation Congress (1909, Spokane), and his activities as owner of Dina-Mite Cereal Company (later renamed Dina-Mite Food Company), with the administration of Mayor Herbert Moore, and local theater and plays in which he appeared. Correspondents include Fay and Hans Von Briesen.

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Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives

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Rice, Ren H., 1872-1957

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Ren H. Rice arrived in Spokane in 1897 to accept a position as a reporter with the Spokesman-Review . He became Chief of Police in 1907 and, as part of mayor Herbert Moore’s reform administration, Rice strictly enforced anti-prostitution measures, prohibited the sale of liquor where women were present, and clamped down on speeding automobile drivers. He resigned in 1909 to become secretary for the National Apple Show held in Spokane. He also helped to organize the National Irrigatio...

Von Briesen, Fay

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Sunday, Billy, 1862-1935

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