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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 10 |
| 1910 | 4 |
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- A Smear, a Denial, and the Sheriff's Race
Stevens County Republicans disavowed a circular attacking the Democratic sheriff candidate—and insisted their own man, T. J. Turk, had nothing to do with it.
- Newport’s Booster Campaign
The local Commercial Club secures new members and funding to aggressively market the town's growth and resources.
- The First Death Sentence in Stevens County
After a murder conviction for the killing of his housekeeper, William Frederick Jahns faces the gallows in a landmark legal case for the region.
- The State Wins the Shoreline: Millions in Lake Washington Land Confirmed
A United States Supreme Court ruling upholding Washington's title to its lake beds enriches the treasury by millions and clears the last cloud over the Lake Washington ship canal.
- Spokane Metalworkers Walk Out — and the Hill Roads Buy Peace With a Raise
Thirty-five machinists, blacksmiths and boilermakers strike the Union Iron Works over a nonunion hire, while the Northern Pacific and Great Northern sign an 8-cent raise and the eight-hour day for thousands.
- The Governor Calls the Legislature Back to Get Rid of an Insurance Commissioner
Olympia convenes in extraordinary session to hear the investigating committee's report on Commissioner Schively — and cannot agree on whether to impeach him or simply abolish his office out from under him.
- A Ditch, a Dam and the Fight to Keep Calispel Dry
Diking District No. 2 commissioners weigh an engineer's plan to divert the Calispel River above the falls and block Pend Oreille backwater with a dam.
- The Banker Who Steered Newport Through the Panic of 1907
G. S. Thomas founded Newport's first bank, helped bring the city its water system, and died after guiding the institution through the financial stringency of November 1907.
- Newport Weighs a Fifty-Year Electric Franchise
The Commercial Club hears that the Northern Electric Co. and Chicago's H. M. Byllesby Co. plan an $85,000 light-and-power system, and calls citizens to City Hall before the council vote.
- The Vouchers That Frightened a Capital
A widening probe into Washington State's books has forced one resignation, is about to force another, and may yet reach the governor's mansion itself.
- Newport's Boosters Plan a Fourth—and a Bid for the Courthouse
The Commercial Club moved to raise $600 for a big Fourth of July, sent a delegation to Colville for a new judicial district, and weighed a glowing 'Newport' sign at the foot of Washington Avenue.
- The Anti-Saloon League Plots Its Hottest Campaign
Bert P. Doty of the Anti-Saloon League of Washington lays out a three-part legislative push — county option, shipping restrictions, and the power to shut down breweries — and predicts the fight of 1910 will be the hottest in state history.
- City Hall Hands a 50-Year Power Franchise to the New Electric Company
Newport’s council approves a long-term electric franchise, ties up a telephone ordinance in restrictions, orders street grades, and hears complaints about street preachers.
- Five Million Apples and a Telegraph From Roosevelt
In December 1908, Spokane promised 80,000 square feet of fruit, international prizes and a presidential telegraph—all to crown itself the apple capital of the world.
- 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.
- A Legislature in the Homestretch: Saloons, Gambling and a Fight Over Pledges
With days left in Olympia, Washington lawmakers weigh local option, an anti-racetrack law, a sweeping criminal code and a bill aimed at unions and suffragists.
- The First Train Into Newport Changed Everything
On November 25, 1907, the Idaho Washington Northern inaugurated passenger and daily freight service, bringing railroad executives, Spokane promoters and a promise of growth to Newport.
- The Last-Week Jam in Olympia: Liquor, Primaries and a Budget Nobody Counted
With the 60-day session expiring, Washington's lawmakers settle local option, rewrite the primary ballot, kill the initiative and abandon the joint budget committee — leaving taxpayers to foot a three-mill levy.