Jim Kershner’s this day in history

From our archives, 100 years ago

A fine new county infirmary was being built at Spangle, and the Spokane Daily Chronicle displayed a fine architectural drawing.

The building, designed by architect Archibald G. Rigg, was a sweeping brick-and-concrete structure, with a main building and two wings. The main building, which would be built immediately, would accommodate 200 residents; the other wings would be built as needed. 

The building would be segregated, with the women having a portion of the first and second floors. The building would also have a dispensary, linen rooms, storerooms, a surgery area, general reading rooms, separate sitting rooms for men and women, a staff dining room and cooling and refrigerating rooms.

The county commissioners aimed to have this building under construction within a month. It was connected with the extensive county poor farm complex at Spangle, and it was for tuberculosis patients and other patients who had become the responsibility of the county.

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(From the Associated Press)

1859: Big Ben in London went into operation, chiming for the first time. … 1977: The trans-Alaska oil pipeline was completed. … 1994: The United States announced it was no longer aiming long-range nuclear missiles at targets in the former Soviet Union.