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2 stories matching specif

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  1. Five Hundred Men and a Steam Shovel: Newport Becomes a Railroad Town

    The Idaho & Washington Northern finally signs Grant Smith Co. to grade the line up the Pend Oreille to Ione — and Newport bets its winter, its wages and its warehouses on the boom.

    Dec 3, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport, Pend Oreille CountyWork & Pay · Boom & Bust

  2. Newport Council Digs In Against Electric Company's Meter Rates

    A 25-year steam-heating franchise request collides with a fight over streetlight bills and what the town can afford.

    Sep 3, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport, Pend Oreille CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

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