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| Year | Stories |
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| 1859 | 2 |
| 1876 | 16 |
| 1877 | 13 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 17 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1885 | 8 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 17 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 19 |
| 1892 | 45 |
| 1893 | 45 |
| 1894 | 40 |
| 1895 | 36 |
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| 1899 | 2 |
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| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 17 |
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| 1922 | 1 |
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8 stories matching catch
- Newport Nearly Drank Itself Dry
A dry month and a heavy hand with the sprinkling can brought the town to the edge of a water famine. The water company has more than doubled the flow from its springs and is digging a reservoir to catch what was running to waste.
- A Thief Pulled From the I.W.N. Train
A sleeping guest is robbed at the Newport Hotel; Marshal Bennett catches one suspect aboard an outgoing train while two alleged accomplices head toward Spirit Lake.
- A Freight Train Chases Three Horses Into Newport
One of Ed G. Harris's horses is struck near Hardscrabble, then driven miles into town by an eastbound freight before City Marshal Jenne puts the injured animal down.
- Two Newport Homes Burn as Volunteers Fight Without Enough Hose
A lightning-sparked fire destroyed the Seeley house and spread to the Montzheimer home, exposing the town’s thin fire protection.
- 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.
- Springdale Burned. The Reformer Didn’t Miss an Issue.
A fire swept away Springdale’s entire business district and wiped out its newspaper office. Editor Burrows still published an account of the blaze and promised a new press.
- The Cry That Came Too Late on the Pend Oreille
A deck hand fell from the steamer Ione near Locke Landing while trying to catch a wind-blown parcel. His crew heard the cry but could not reach him in time.
- Outside Capital Plans a Log Hotel at Sullivan Lake
A new $10,000 resort company wants to turn the lake into a base for fishermen, hunters and tourists — with a 20-room hotel, tent camps and a trail to the Metaline caves.