Walter Rogers
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- May 21, 1908Newport's Railroad Franchise Went Through in a Single NightIn May 1908, the Commercial Club packed the council meeting and Newport's leaders voted without dissent to hand the Idaho & Washington Northern its franchise, betting the town's future on rail and industry.Newport, WA
- May 21, 1908A Church Built of Cement Blocks and Small-Town PrideHope Congregational Church dedicated its new $7,400 edifice, filled the pews, and raised $1,200 on the spot to pay down the debt.Newport, WA
- Sep 24, 1908Passing the Hat for a Ferry—and a 100-Worker MillNewport citizens organize to build a free river ferry, hoping to keep the Fidelity Company's new mill and its payroll on this side of the Pend Oreille.Newport City Hall, 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