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2 stories matching avert

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  1. The Eight-Hour Law Comes to the Depot — One Operator Hired, One Clerk Cut

    The railroad averts a telegraphers' strike by yielding to the new federal hours law, assigning a second operator to Newport — then quietly trimming its clerical payroll to pay for him.

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

  2. A Fire Alarm in the Middle of Commencement

    Newport's first accredited high-school graduation nearly ends in a stampede when a candle sets the neighboring Koch building alight.

    Jun 16, 1910The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport, Pend Oreille CountyStrange But True

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