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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 45 |
| 1877 | 32 |
| 1878 | 18 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 34 |
| 1884 | 19 |
| 1885 | 49 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1887 | 22 |
| 1888 | 14 |
| 1889 | 49 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 35 |
| 1892 | 77 |
| 1893 | 56 |
| 1894 | 86 |
| 1895 | 104 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 27 |
| 1904 | 16 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1908 | 10 |
| 1909 | 24 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 18 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 4 |
| 1929 | 7 |
10 stories matching true
- Lynden Mourns a Civil War Veteran
The town pays its final respects to Captain Jarhos O'Neil, a soldier and community leader.
- The State Line May Jump East—and Put Two Blocks of Idaho in Washington
A new survey suggested Newport’s border with Idaho was off by hundreds of feet, raising hopes and anxieties in a town that did not want to be handed to Idaho.
- The Price of a Machine Government
Auditor records reveal Whatcom County’s debt ballooned to $600,000, sparking local outrage over fiscal mismanagement and political patronage.
- 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 Legacy of the Stickney Home
A look at the origins and daily life of the mission school for Nooksack children, established on a Nooksack River island.
- The Judge, the Primary, and the Socialist Scare
A Newport lawyer begs Stevens County voters to put judicial fitness above party—then a Chewelah paper warns that Socialists could capture the superior court.
- A 'Non-Partisan' Judgeship Descends Into Mud, Ink and a Socialist Wildcard
Stevens County's race for superior judge turns into open personal warfare between newspaper offices, while a Socialist candidate from Northport quietly builds what his rivals fear is an 800-vote bloc.
- The Councilman Who Lived Across the State Line
A lawyer’s residency challenge nearly voided a railroad franchise—and forced Councilman Eckerson to offer his resignation.
- Newport's Telephone Revolution: A 600-Line Exchange Built for Growth
A Wisconsin telephone man bought out the old exchange, discarded it, and spent $11,000 to give Newport one of the most modern switchboards in the Northwest.
- A Valley Drowns Every Spring—and One Farmer Wants a Better Dike
A correspondent warns that the Pend Oreille freshet has wrecked $50,000 worth of Calispel Valley crops—and argues the proposed diking districts are too piecemeal to save the basin.