Mr. Blackwell
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- Oct 31, 1883The Day a Witticism Knocked the Stuffing Out of the University DebateA classic legislative quip in Olympia reveals the intense regional rivalry between Seattle and Tacoma over the location of the Territorial University.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jan 8, 1895The Hotel That Built Tacoma Falls for a Brick DepotNorthern Pacific crews began tearing down the old Blackwell Hotel at the wharf, a weathered landmark that had sheltered early settlers, longshoremen and Chinese merchants, to make room for a modern passenger and freight station.Tacoma, WA
- Oct 31, 1907Legal Battle Stalls Inland Empire Railroad ExpansionA Spokane legal team secures a restraining order against the Inland Empire Railroad, marking a pivotal moment in the infrastructure dispute.Colville, WA
- Jan 23, 1908A Palace on Rails Arrives in NewportIdaho Washington Northern's new Pullman coaches—steam-heated, electric-lit and brass-trimmed—began service out of Newport, promising a new through line to Spokane.Newport, WA
- Apr 9, 1908The Ione Is Coming: Newport Builds the River's Largest Excursion SteamerMaterial arrives for a 135-foot, 400-passenger steamer as Pend d'Oreille River travel booms and promoters dream of tourists.Newport, WA
- Jun 11, 1908The Railroad Wanted the Streets. The Nagles Wanted Compensation.Newport's council granted the Idaho & Washington Northern a franchise through Second and Third streets while Philip and Mary Nagle warned it would damage their property. A letter from M. M. Sammons also pressed the railroad to donate ten acres for a public park.Newport, WA
- Aug 27, 1908A Lumber Company Gives the Catholics a Block—With a One-Year DeadlineThe Panhandle Lumber Co. deeds a logged-over city block at Warren and First to the Jesuit society, provided it is used for a church and a building rises within a year.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
- May 20, 1909Inspectors Went Looking for Faults and Found a Model RailroadState railway commissioners ride the new Idaho & Washington Northern out of Newport expecting to file complaints, and come home praising everything down to the telephone box at every switch.Newport, WA