J. C. H. Reynolds
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- May 7, 1908A Midnight Council Fight Over Rails, Rubbish and ResidencyNewport's council spent a long May evening weighing a railroad franchise, ordering alleys cleaned, and questioning whether one of its own members actually lived in town.Newport, WA
- May 7, 1908The Councilman Who Lived Across the State LineA lawyer’s residency challenge nearly voided a railroad franchise—and forced Councilman Eckerson to offer his resignation.Newport, WA
- Jun 4, 1908A Packed Council Chamber, a Railroad Franchise, and a Fight Over Public StreetsNewport's city council meeting drew a standing-room crowd as aldermen tangled over an Idaho Washington Northern street-vacation request, a conflict-of-interest accusation, saloon licenses, and an electric-light contract.Newport, WA
- Jun 11, 1908A Railroad Asks Newport to Vacate Streets—and Promises to Give Them BackThe Idaho & Washington Northern offered a written pledge to reopen any street or alley on 30 days’ notice as the council weighed a deal for new freight yards.Newport, WA
- Jul 2, 1908Ranchers Compete for Railroad: West Side Landowners Offer Free Right-of-WayAt a packed meeting at the Locke schoolhouse, 25 property owners strategized to bring the Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad to their side of the river, offering free timberland right-of-way and cheap meadow prices.Newport, WA
- Aug 20, 1908The Mayor Won't Sign, the Railroad Can't Build, and a Saloonkeeper Sues the TownNewport's council spends a long evening tangled in street vacations for the Idaho & Washington Northern, unsafe crossings, a disputed plat of survey monuments — and trades a lawsuit for a liquor license.Newport, WA
- Oct 1, 1908The Railroad That Was Promised Finally Gets Its Money$2.5 million in bonds are sold for the Idaho & Washington Northern extension to Metaline, and right-of-way agents find landowners ready to welcome a line expected to reach Ione by late 1909.Newport, WA
- Mar 4, 1909A Ferry Landing Secured—and a Mill Kept in TownRailroad grants river frontage; Bonner County will run a free crossing to the Fidelity mill starting in April.Newport, WA
- Jan 19, 1923Labor’s Olympia Push: A Fight Over What an Injured Worker’s Life Is WorthAs the Washington legislature opened, the State Federation of Labor pressed for higher workmen’s compensation awards, child-labor protections and limits on prison-made goods — while employers organized a lobby to stop them.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA