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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 43 |
| 1877 | 33 |
| 1878 | 16 |
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 62 |
| 1884 | 23 |
| 1885 | 23 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1887 | 19 |
| 1888 | 15 |
| 1889 | 28 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 26 |
| 1892 | 45 |
| 1893 | 27 |
| 1894 | 34 |
| 1895 | 44 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 9 |
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| 1908 | 11 |
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6 stories matching gentleman
- A Quiet Death at Nelson's Grocery
While chatting with friends, a local resident passes away in a South Tacoma shop.
- Billiards Proprietor Stares Down Armed Bandit
W.W. Pickerell uses nerves of steel to repel a late-night street robbery at his doorstep.
- Civil War Veteran Disappears from Hospital
A one-legged soldier wanders into police custody while experiencing a fugue state.
- Dinner at the Antler: Newport Lobbies Stevens County for Its Own Courthouse
Three Stevens County commissioners tour Newport, hear from merchants and lawyers over an evening banquet, and postpone a decision on splitting the county into judicial districts until June.
- Vote Dry and Pay 45½ Mills: The Saloon-License Arithmetic of 1909
With $10,000 to $15,000 of street grading already on the books, an anonymous Newport property owner argues that local option on Sept. 7 would hand taxpayers a $3,890 hole in the town budget — and one of the heaviest levies in the county.
- The Man Behind Newport's Electric Lights
A Chicago utility magnate's company invests $100,000 to bring electric power to Newport, promising modern service at fair rates.