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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 55 |
| 1909 | 80 |
| 1910 | 42 |
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- The Shafting Took His Clothes, Not His Life
Ralph K. Kennedy was caught in the mill shafting at Dalkena, stripped and badly bruised before the machinery could be stopped. Weeks later he came home from a Spokane hospital calling himself lucky.
- The Constable, the Warrant, and the Empty Jail Cell
A Newport constable accused of beating a man badly enough to send him to a Spokane hospital is himself wanted by the sheriff — and nowhere to be found.
- A Forged Check and a Clean Getaway
A discharged Tobin camp laborer signed his former boss’s name, cashed the check in Newport, and vanished before the bank caught on.
- The Battle for Metaline's Land
A complex legal dispute over the Metaline townsite ends in a victory for a scrip claimant, though the fight is far from over.
- New Owner, New Wires: Newport Telephone Service Gets an Upgrade
After selling the local telephone line to Mr. Anderson, Newport sees longer hours and a new central office planned for the Antler Hotel's former sample room.
- While Newport Stalled, Colville Planned a Stage Line to Capture the Metaline Trade
A proposed telephone franchise had been sitting before Newport’s council for five months. In Colville, businessmen were already organizing a tri-weekly stage route to the Metaline mines and post offices.
- A Sawmill, a Ditch and a Vision of Orchard Land at Marshall Lake
Col. X. E. Linsley brings machinery to Newport and starts the first irrigation project of its kind in the district.
- The Axe, the Shackles, and the Noon Run
Roy Le May cut himself loose from a Pend Oreille County chain gang and headed for Colburn before Sheriff Merritt brought him back.
- Spokane's Year-Long Franchise War: Will the Railroads Get In Without a Public Vote?
After more than a year of bitter fighting over the North Coast and Milwaukee railroads' applications to enter Spokane, the City Council appears ready to grant franchises without the terminal rate clause — leaving open whether voters get a say.
- Newport's Boys Wake Up in the Eighth to Even the Series with Spirit Lake
A rain-soaked, three-hour ballgame at the Newport park ends 8 to 5 as an unlikely pitcher named Mooney strikes out three in the ninth.
- The Valley Wants Out: East Stevens County Pushes to Split From Colville
Fed up with distant county government, Newport and Ione business leaders organize to carve a new county out of eastern Stevens County — and they're willing to let Newport hold the temporary courthouse, for now.
- Newport to Metaline: The Steamboat Fleet vs. the Stagecoach
When Colville boasted a new tri-weekly stage line, Newport answered with daily steamer service, six Great Northern trains, and a reminder of who really controlled the east end.
- The Judge, the Railroad and the Case That Fell Apart
Prosecutors in Spokane can barely get evidence before the jury as M. J. Gordon, a former Washington chief justice, stands accused of embezzling $9,200 in railroad settlement money.
- The New Steamer Ruth Takes Her Maiden Run Down the Pend Oreille
Fitted out at the Transportation Co. dock and steered by a set of 'monkey rudders,' Newport's newest riverboat proves herself on a trial run to Downs' Landing — if only the government inspectors would hurry.
- Newport's Road Race for the Calispel Valley Trade
As rival towns lobbied for a $30,000 state road, Newport banked on a new railroad and steamboats to secure the rich valley's business.
- The Women's Vote Gets Its Own Newspaper
Washington's Equal Suffrage Association launches 'Votes for Women,' a monthly that will follow the cause from Seattle to the far corners of the earth.
- Newport Gets a Railroad Office—and a Deadline for Freight
The Idaho & Washington Northern set freight dates, opened a local office, and promised mail and passenger service—while a right-of-way suit headed to court.
- Tacoma Caps the Saloon Trade
Mayor Wright signs an ordinance tying saloon licenses to population—and turns every existing license into a small fortune.
- A Poisoner Stalks Newport's Dogs
At least fifteen canines dead in ten days as someone laces meat with strychnine — five in a single day on the South Side.
- The Day the Trains Ran Dry
A property dispute in Ephrata leaves Great Northern locomotives stranded without water.
- A Slot-Machine Row Spills Across the Tracks
Two men working a saloon machine with slugs ended in a street fight, a freight-train escape attempt and $25 fines in Newport's police court.
- Saws Mangle a Mill Worker's Arm at Newport's New Fidelity Mill
Charles Storms was rushed to town after his left arm was caught in the edger at the new Fidelity mill, losing heavy blood before he could get medical help.
- Metaline Residents Fight Spokane Speculators for Their Townsite
A land-office contest in Spokane could cancel rival claims and clear the way for a government townsite at Metaline.
- Newport Wants the Firemen's Tournament — and the Crowds That Come With It
Fresh off joining the Inland Empire Firemen's Association, Newport's department and business men weigh an $800 prize purse to host the 1911 tournament and put the town on the map.
- The Cemetery Crisis in Walla Walla
A growing city faces a grim reality as its burial grounds reach capacity and legal disputes stall expansion.