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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 27 |
| 1877 | 20 |
| 1878 | 24 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 28 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 19 |
| 1886 | 13 |
| 1887 | 17 |
| 1888 | 25 |
| 1889 | 56 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 54 |
| 1892 | 90 |
| 1893 | 95 |
| 1894 | 97 |
| 1895 | 132 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 12 |
| 1899 | 19 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 65 |
| 1904 | 52 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 29 |
| 1909 | 65 |
| 1910 | 16 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 16 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 2 |
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- The Barber Bandit of Old Town
A former Newport barber is linked to a string of violent crimes, including a suspected murder in Spokane.
- The $1-an-Acre Tip: How Washington's School Timber Was Sold Cheap
A legislative investigation hands the attorney general evidence that well-connected buyers used paid cruisers to lowball the value of the state's school lands — with a wink and a dollar an acre.
- The Fishing Preserve That Would Not Be Shared
A landowner tired of trespassers chases two Spokane fishermen through the dark and hauls them out of a schoolhouse they broke into to sleep.
- Everett Electrical Workers Walk Out
After months of failed negotiations with Stone & Webster management, union electricians strike for higher wages and a recognized collective bargaining agreement.
- The Inspector Checks the Sheets and the Fire Escapes
A new state lodging-house law brought an inspector to Newport, where rope escapes and alarm gongs were ordered—and innkeepers grumbled about fees and red tape.
- The Kalispel Valley Diking Project
Farmers in the Kalispel Valley seek to protect their land from seasonal flooding through a private financing arrangement, bypassing the need for public bonds.
- Federal Land Grab Ends in Washington
Four million acres of national forest land are set to be returned to public entry, marking a shift away from restrictive forestry policies.
- A Million-Dollar Timber Trust Takes Shape West of Newport
The Spokane Lumber Company and the Washington Mill Company merge into a $1,200,000 holding combine controlling more than 50,000 acres of timber land — much of it tributary to Diamond and Sacheen lakes.
- The Shoe-Polish Salesman Who Vanished Before the Tacoma Deputy Arrived
F. L. Schaefer posted bond, promised to move his family across the line, and then disappeared — leaving Newport's marshal and a Tacoma deputy empty-handed.
- The Great Pend Oreille Water Grab
A massive water rights filing for the Pend Oreille River has sparked intense debate over the feasibility of diverting water to the Quincy flats.
- The Passing of Governor John H. McGraw
A look back at the life of one of Washington's most influential and determined political figures after his death at the age of 60.
- A Town Determined to Stay on the Map
Cusick lays fresh sidewalks to the depot, grades its muddy streets, breaks ground on a drainage dike, and chases a long-idle sawmill back to life.
- The Ten-Cent Bet That Backfired
An Everett light company employee tried to bluff a union man over strike-related power outages, but ended up losing his confidence and his pride.
- The Man Who Went to Canada to Make a Fortune in Wheat — and Came Back Broke
A local settler sold everything, hauled his plows and harvester north, and paid duty twice for the privilege of staring at an empty prairie. The lesson: the acres of diamonds were at home all along.
- A Spokane Banking Combine Swallows Newport's First National Bank
The Union Securities Co., which already controls 25 Inland Empire banks, buys into Newport's First National — and installs its own man as president.
- The Booster's Case: Why Newport Was Betting on Itself
After a premature boom and a painful readjustment, Newport's paper argued the town's future was assured — citing $200,000 from the Idaho Washington Northern, $140,000 from the power company, and a new Great Northern depot built for a city of ten thousand.