Agent Gibbs
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- Nov 22, 1907A Railroad Wins the Right to Run—and a Neighbor Says It Cost Him 60%A judge suspended an injunction against the Idaho Washington Northern Railway, clearing freight service into Newport as a property owner blamed the new tracks for wiping out most of his land's value.Newport, WA
- Jan 9, 1908Newport Gets a Direct Express Line — and Three Trains a Day to SpokaneThe Idaho Washington Northern opened express offices, accepted two 119-ton freight engines, and promised three through trains a day to Spokane.Newport, WA
- Apr 30, 1908The Rails Come to Newport: Yards, Depots, and a Town Betting Its Future on the I. & W. N.Railroad brass walk the ground for new yards, surveyors push down-river, a depot rises, and the town council is asked for a franchise — as high water stalls the Great Northern bridge at Albeni Falls.Newport, WA
- Jul 16, 1908New Steel, New Docks, and a Railroad That Won't Say Which Side of the RiverCrews are relaying 102 miles of Great Northern track through Newport and building a freight dock that lets a train meet a steamboat — while the town waits to learn whether the Idaho & Washington Northern will run up the Washington or the Idaho bank. One west-side rancher is so sure he has ordered ten cars of wood.Newport, WA
- Nov 5, 1908The Hook Slipped: A Scaler Killed Two Miles From NewportJames Wall, 50, was loading logs for the Panhandle Lumber Co. when a heavy log fell and fractured his skull. He lived only five minutes.Newport, WA
- Jan 13, 1910The Usk Station ForgeryA railroad operator's attempt to cash stolen money orders in Newport leads to a swift arrest and a multi-year sentence.Newport, WA