George Torreson
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- Jul 23, 1908Newport Bets $12,000 on a Concrete Hotel — and a Street of New HomesA three-story, thirty-room hotel at Washington and Second leads a summer building rush that will remake several Newport blocks.Newport, WA
- Nov 26, 1908Seventeen Citizens Pick an Entire City TicketTwo caucuses, seventeen voters and a third ballot to break a tie: Newport's parties choose their men for council and treasurer in a campaign almost nobody seems to care about.Newport, WA
- Dec 10, 1908A Panic Year Boom: Newport Built Through Hard TimesDespite a national financial panic, Newport added 87 homes, six concrete business blocks, new depots, churches, and a reshaped downtown—proud evidence of a town betting on itself.Washington Avenue, Newport, WA
- Nov 25, 1909Dry Forces Name a Ticket and Expect to Run Newport UnopposedIn a caucus at the Lusher & Chrysler office, the Municipal League put up Mike Fox Sr. for mayor and a full Citizens' Ticket for the December 7 election — and nobody expects a rival slate.Newport, WA
- Mar 10, 1910443 Votes, Horse-Drawn Turnout, and a Suffrage PreviewNewport’s school election drew a crowd, brought women into the campaign, and ended without ill feeling—just a hint of what Washington might see once women could vote.Newport, WA