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2 stories matching cesspool

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  1. Found Dying in a Cesspool, a Laborer Takes His Last Secret With Him

    Jack Kane was pulled unconscious from the Eagle Mill Co. grounds south of the Great Northern tracks. A missing watch, empty pockets and friends who suspect foul play left Newport with a death it could not explain.

    Oct 29, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport, Pend Oreille CountyTrue Crime

  2. Newport's Cesspool Crisis Made a Sewer System the Town's Biggest Need

    With refuse in the streets and an epidemic feared, the Newport Miner backed a bond-financed sewerage plan in 1909.

    Feb 11, 1909The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport, Pend Oreille CountyCity Hall

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