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A single cigarette discarded in a tailor shop behind a saloon triggers a conflagration that consumes the entire business heart of Northport.
“To throw water on the flames was like sprinkling a furnace; to tear down a building was but to give the flames a quicker chance to leap across.”
A catastrophic fire destroys multiple hotels, saloons, and shops in Northport, marking a significant loss for the community.
“The fire at Northport, Stevens County, last Wednesday night, destroyed the International Hotel.”
Decades after a brutal murder on the Columbia River, local lore claims a restless spirit still haunts the site.
“Now people say the ghost of a headless Chinaman visits the place every night, and sturdy men refuse to camp near the haunted spot.”
A devastating fire at the Commercial Hotel in Northport claims the lives of two men and leaves others severely injured.
“George Shields, the bartender, was so badly burned that he died in a few minutes.”
Over one hundred miners join the Western Federation of Miners as mineral output across the region climbs.
“A smeltermen’s union was organized at Northport, Wash., with more than 100 members, recently.”
A local rancher survives a harrowing close-quarters struggle with a wounded black bear.
“The bear merely received a wound and advanced upon him with a steely glitter in its eye.”
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