Research the archive
Narrow 27,002 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.
Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.
Refine1 on
Show the numbers
| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 7 |
| 1895 | 4 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 1 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1917 | 1 |
1 story matching boon
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:baboon, bon, boo, booh, book, bool
- An Engineer Bets Newport Could Rival Spokane
A Spokane mining engineer reports on the Bead Lake and Conquest claims, arguing that capital, a concentrator and a five-mile rail spur could turn a dormant district into Newport’s future.