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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 45 |
| 1877 | 30 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 59 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 49 |
| 1886 | 40 |
| 1887 | 48 |
| 1888 | 31 |
| 1889 | 67 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 69 |
| 1892 | 161 |
| 1893 | 171 |
| 1894 | 220 |
| 1895 | 288 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 12 |
| 1899 | 36 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 47 |
| 1904 | 45 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 72 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 12 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
14 stories matching told
- A Fatal Shot in Ellensburg: Adopted Son Killed, Mrs. Norris Takes Poison
Mrs. J. C. Norris shot 21-year-old Thomas Murray in the temple, then swallowed rat poison and told callers she was glad of it.
- Bandits Take the Newport Train and Vanish Into the Night
A mail car is rifled near Hillyard, a frightened hobo raises the alarm, and a $3,000 reward turns up nothing.
- A Posse at the Door: A Frightened Rancher Shoots the Marshal Who Came to Help
Colville's city marshal is gravely wounded before dawn when a rancher, already robbed once that week, fires on the officers he takes for a second gang of highwaymen.
- Found Dead in the Cabin at Downs' Landing
A well-known Pend Oreille River pioneer dies of carbolic acid, leaving a sleeping lumberjack, a neighbor who discovered the body, and a brother who insisted it was an accident.
- A Pick, a Stick of Dynamite, and a Supper Break That Killed a Man
A landslide buried the Great Northern's Spokane Falls Northern track near Marcus. The crew sent to clear it was never told the dynamite was already loaded — and grief over the dead man turned into gunfire before the sheriff arrived.
- The Pioneer Who Never Gave Another Speech After Mt. Baker Erupted
N. V. Sheffer, Whatcom County’s oldest living pioneer, brought his donkey cart to Ferndale’s old-settlers’ reunion—and told why he stopped speaking in public in 1854.
- Another Railroad Rumor, Another Promise That Newport Will Be a Railroad Town
A Northern Pacific engineer says the Burlington wants its own line from Sandpoint through Newport to Chewelah, Conconully and Rockport — and the Miner is already dreaming of division-point shops.
- 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.
- Newport Bets on the Railroad
The Idaho & Washington Northern will break ground on a brick passenger station next week, with a freight depot and $75,000 in yard improvements close behind.
- 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.
- The Chambermaid Who Foiled a Newport Crime Spree
Two well-dressed thieves from Butte stole pants and shirts from local merchants—then a rooming-house maid overheard their plan to rob a saloon bartender.
- A Rancher Found on the Riverbank—and a Family That Suspected Murder
Thomas Johnston was found dead near Blueslide in December 1908. A justice's inquest blamed exposure; his relatives demanded a second look, and a postmortem found no broken neck.
- A Dollar for Three Children: Newport Officers Rescue the Zink Children
After their mother’s death, Maggie, Ruth and Clarence Zink were found underfed and living among loggers; a Spokane children’s home and a Christmas box intervened.
- The Minister's Daughter and the $300 Check
Winifred Moter — adopted as an infant by Rev. R. C. Moter — is jailed in Spokane on a forgery charge, and Newport weighs its sympathy for the parents against the wreck of a young life.