1985 Spokesman-Review article explaining the hoax's origin.
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Camden, Jim. (October 14, 1985). Former county employee fabricates a "Forsyth Saga." Spokesman-Review, p. 6.
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Spokane's "Mayor for a Day" (Who Never Was)
The little-known (and utterly fictional) tale of Spokane's "mayor for a day," Josiah Forsyth.