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| 1854 | 6 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 7 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 23 |
| 1876 | 104 |
| 1877 | 94 |
| 1878 | 58 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 23 |
| 1882 | 15 |
| 1883 | 107 |
| 1884 | 53 |
| 1885 | 102 |
| 1886 | 61 |
| 1887 | 73 |
| 1888 | 65 |
| 1889 | 146 |
| 1890 | 19 |
| 1891 | 172 |
| 1892 | 357 |
| 1893 | 423 |
| 1894 | 456 |
| 1895 | 512 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 33 |
| 1899 | 73 |
| 1900 | 20 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 195 |
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| 1910 | 58 |
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| 1918 | 4 |
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| 1925 | 7 |
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- The Transit Case That Made the County Pay
A Stevens County surveyor ordered the tool he needed; commissioners refused the bill. The state Supreme Court said the county was liable.
- A Smallpox Case Checks Into the Newport Hotel
A woman arriving from the Lewiston country was found to have smallpox after visiting stores in both Newport and Old Town. She and her husband were quarantined, and a Sandpoint doctor took charge.
- A Mild Smallpox Case Was Enough to Bar Old Town Pupils From School
One patient recovering at the Newport Hotel and one suspected case in quarantine lead the school board to suspend every old-town child — though, as patrons point out, none of them had been exposed.
- The Prosecutor's Record: 'Arrest on Suspicion, Investigate Afterwards'
A Stevens County election fight turns on the county's criminal docket — who jailed innocent men, and who got his convictions.
- A Lumber Case Becomes a Political Weapon Against Judge Carey
Opponents whispered that the judge reversed a jury in secret. A witness says the ruling came in open court before 200 people.
- Smallpox in the Jury Box: Court Shut Down by a Newport Man's Illness
A five-day lumber trial in Colville collapses when George Perkins is diagnosed with smallpox, sending jurors home and raising fears the disease will spread across Stevens County.
- Five Diphtheria Cases in One Family Near Jackson's Camp
A wife and four children at Penrith fell ill with the dreaded disease. All but one child are now out of danger.
- A Smear, a Denial, and the Sheriff's Race
Stevens County Republicans disavowed a circular attacking the Democratic sheriff candidate—and insisted their own man, T. J. Turk, had nothing to do with it.
- The City Traded a Saloon License for a Dropped Lawsuit
Cornered by A. L. Reis's damages suit, Newport's council offered him the saloon license he wanted — provided he first drop his case against the town.
- A City Divided Over Its Water: Newport's Council Fights Over the Carter Springs Warrants
A taxpayer lawsuit over warrants for Carter Springs split Newport's council, with the mayor warning the city could not afford a $30,000 water plant.
- Is Newport in Washington or Idaho? Surveyors Head North to Redraw the Line
A government party leaves Lewiston to retrace the Washington–Idaho boundary, and Newport may learn before election day which state it really belongs to.
- A Suitcase Standoff in Newport's Japanese Colony
A worker tried to leave town without settling with his labor boss; the boss seized his suitcase, and a deputy sheriff had to restore the peace.
- One Hundred Arrests, Three Hundred Dollars: Newport's Year in the Police Court
The city marshal's 1907 tally — drunks, burglars and a jailbreak by a notorious horse thief nabbed on a Washington Avenue street corner.
- The Electric Company Cut His Lights—Now It’s Due in Court
Dr. Phillips says Northern Electric refused to restore service at his office despite his offer to pay the ordinance rate. A Colville judge will hear the case Sept. 21.
- The Dog on Trial: A Deadlocked Jury in Newport
A man admitted shooting George H. Jones's dog but argued the animal was vicious. The justice court hearing became a referendum on the dog itself—and the jury could not agree.
- A Federal Judge Takes Away Washington's Power to Set Railroad Rates
Judge Hanford rules in Seattle that the state railroad commission cannot fix freight and fares — and Governor Mead weighs a constitutional amendment and a special session to give it back.
- A Stolen Rig, a Suspicious Liveryman, and a One-to-Ten-Year Sentence
James Thompson hired a rig in Colville, drove it to Addy, and tried to sell it—then found himself before two judges in a single day.
- Two Gun Mishaps in One Week Leave Newport Men Wounded
A hunter swapping rifles and a 10-year-old boy with a .22 both shot themselves in the foot. Both were brought to Newport for treatment.
- A Newport Hardware Dealer Takes On the Railroad—and Reaches the State Supreme Court
H. M. Lund's suit asks whether a railroad must pay abutting property owners before running trains down a town street.
- The Mystery of the Apple-Boring Wasp
An entomologist from Pullman descends on Lynden to investigate a bizarre fruit-eating worm that defies known science.
- Sullivan Lake's Summer Resort Dream Hinges on Roads and the Government
A new resort permit and a push to turn old trails into wagon roads promise to bring pleasure seekers to Sullivan Lake—if federal officials do their part.
- A 13-Year-Old Stole $7. He Got Five Years in Reform School.
A Springdale meat cutter's missing change led to a child's five-year sentence — a window into early-1900s juvenile justice.
- The 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.
- A Landlady Shot From the Shadows at Elk’s Montgomery Hotel
Mrs. North was passing between rooms when a bullet struck her temple; no one was ever caught.
- The Ruth Takes Shape for the Wildest Steamboat Ride in America
With her machinery unloaded at Newport, the new steamer Ruth is expected to make her trial trip by early September, hauling Metaline ore and passengers through Box Canyon.