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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 8 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 123 |
| 1877 | 115 |
| 1878 | 53 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 21 |
| 1882 | 23 |
| 1883 | 92 |
| 1884 | 47 |
| 1885 | 89 |
| 1886 | 41 |
| 1887 | 58 |
| 1888 | 57 |
| 1889 | 144 |
| 1890 | 22 |
| 1891 | 131 |
| 1892 | 238 |
| 1893 | 224 |
| 1894 | 226 |
| 1895 | 284 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 32 |
| 1899 | 47 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1903 | 94 |
| 1904 | 79 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 30 |
| 1909 | 121 |
| 1910 | 30 |
| 1911 | 18 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1914 | 18 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 47 |
| 1917 | 32 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 14 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 6 |
5 stories matching like
- A Literal Fight to the Finish
Two men arrested after a saloon brawl left both participants biting each other's thumbs.
- A Wife, a 25-Cent Bed, and a Husband's Public Complaint
Mandy Heinegabubler left her husband for the Missouri Chop House in Old Town Newport—and Alec's notice disavows her debts before admitting he hates sleeping alone.
- The Bank Asks Newport to Keep Its Nerve
Stockholders of the First State Bank of Newport pledged to cover depositors' losses and asked for time to collect loans as the Panic of 1907 tightened its grip on the country.
- Newport Depositors Keep Their Nerve During the Panic of 1907
When a local bank could not quickly turn loans into cash, Newport customers agreed to accept small payments and a stockholders' guarantee instead of starting a run—a display of confidence the Spokane Review called a model for the nation.
- Fired Railroad Workers Were Paid in Paper—So Their Lawyer Sued
After the Idaho Washington Northern let go 26 men, it handed them orders for time certificates instead of cash. Newport's courts became the battleground.