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2 stories matching colbert

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  1. Great Northern Races to Finish Its Newport Cut-off by September

    A rumored route change, a new bridge and crews working through slides and clay banks point to a major reworking of the railroad between Newport and Spokane.

    Mar 5, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport, Pend Oreille CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Fake Postal Inspector Who Robbed the Great Northern — and Got Away With Less Than $5

    A bogus federal inspector bound two mail clerks, rifled registered pouches, and slipped off the Oriental Limited at Spokane, leaving Newport authorities to piece together a brazen, almost profitless heist.

    Mar 19, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport, Pend Oreille CountyTrue Crime

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