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2 stories matching thrive

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:shrive, thrice, thrift, thrill, thrifti, rive

  1. The Fourth Street Merchant Who Lost Everything Wants His Freedom Back

    Henry Murphy built a thriving general store on Fourth Street; a conviction for attempted criminal assault took the business, the money and four years of his life. Now friends are asking the judge and prosecutor who tried him to bring him home from Walla Walla.

    Mar 5, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport, Pend Oreille CountyTrue Crime

  2. An Engineer Bets Newport Could Rival Spokane

    A Spokane mining engineer reports on the Bead Lake and Conquest claims, arguing that capital, a concentrator and a five-mile rail spur could turn a dormant district into Newport’s future.

    Oct 15, 1908The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport, Pend Oreille CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

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