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426 stories matching idaho
- The Senator Who Wanted to Move Idaho Thirty Miles West
A former Idaho senator says the Washington–Idaho line is in the wrong place—and that Spokane, Colfax and Palouse should be Idaho towns.
- Was Newport About to Become Idaho? A Federal Boundary Survey Raised the Question
A Senate committee advanced a bill to mark the 185-mile Washington-Idaho line, and Newport residents began to speculate that the border might move west—or that Idaho land might become Washington.
- The Forgotten Map: When North Idaho Was Seattle’s Neighbor
For years, North Idaho residents pushed to break away from their own state and join Washington Territory, citing geographic reality and political isolation.
- The State Line May Jump East—and Put Two Blocks of Idaho in Washington
A new survey suggested Newport’s border with Idaho was off by hundreds of feet, raising hopes and anxieties in a town that did not want to be handed to Idaho.
- The Idaho Capital Plot
Delegates from Lewiston arrive in Walla Walla with a desperate scheme to slice up territories and move the capital.
- One Thousand Men on the Grade, and Another Thousand Coming
Italian crews step off the train at Newport while the Idaho & Washington Northern pushes its extension south past Usk — the town's biggest payroll is a railroad that is still being built.
- Washington Territory's Eight-Year Push for Statehood
A Senate floor speech details the eight-year struggle for Washington Territory to shed its frontier status and become a state, including the controversial proposal to annex Idaho's northern panhandle.
- Is Newport in Washington or Idaho? Surveyors Head North to Redraw the Line
A government party leaves Lewiston to retrace the Washington–Idaho boundary, and Newport may learn before election day which state it really belongs to.
- The Panhandle's Longing: A Century-Old Border Dispute
Before Washington became a state, Northern Idahoans fought for annexation, citing mountain barriers and shared economic interests with the Columbia River basin.
- The Evangelist and the Elks
A visiting revivalist stirs controversy in Moscow, Idaho, and brings his tent-preaching tour to Walla Walla.
- The Deportation That Failed in Seattle
Two Chinese men arrested in Idaho were ordered deported—until a Seattle court asked whether the commissioner had any jurisdiction at all.
- A New Territory Born from the Gold Fields
As the Idaho Territory is carved from Washington's eastern reaches, residents hope the split will bring order to the Salmon River mining region.
- Newport Builds Its Way to the Water — One Petition at a Time
Rail engineers run spur lines to the Pend d'Oreille River Navigation Co. docks while the Commercial Club passes the hat for lumber to extend a sidewalk down Pine Street to the Idaho line.
- Rails, Mail and a New Depot: Newport's Railroad Week
Crews start the Idaho & Washington Northern depot while a new mail contract promises daily service and earlier Spokane mail.
- The Pioneer Governor of Idaho Dies in Seattle
W. B. Daniels, a contemporary of James A. Garfield and a key figure in early Pacific Northwest history, passes away at the Fanny Paddock hospital.
- Idaho Guardsman Drowns Near Pasco
Ben Treadwell, age 20, dies after suffering a suspected cramp or heart attack while swimming in the Columbia.
- The Great Snohomish Shake: A Tremor That Shook the Skykomish Valley
Just after midnight on Thursday, a distinct earthquake rattled Snohomish, with heavier tremors felt in Northern Montana and Idaho.
- The Asotin Arson Murderer Gets a Second Death Sentence
Charles Myers, already tried for murder in Idaho, was convicted of burning an Asotin hotel and killing Frank Sherry. Now sentenced to hang again, he plans another appeal.
- The Plot to Carve a New Territory Out of Eastern Washington and Idaho
As the Coeur d'Alene mines boom, Spokane Falls pushes to become the capital of a breakaway territory—and the railroad towns are fighting back.
- The Washington–Idaho Line Was Never Quite Where Everyone Thought It Was
A congressional committee moving to re-mark the boundary publishes a surveyor general's confession: the 1873 line zigzagged as much as a degree and a half off course, was measured with link chains, and stopped short when the crew quit to save their own lives.
- Pullman Keeps the College, and Colfax Keeps a Grudge
The state supreme court ends the fight over where the agricultural college will stand — too close to Idaho to suit Colfax — and leaves a breach among Whitman County's brethren.
- Suspicious Barn Fire on Idaho Street
Local firefighters were unable to save a hay-filled barn from an overnight blaze, leading authorities to suspect arson.
- A Powder Keg Turns a Dynamite Blast Into a Burn Ward
At the Idaho & Washington Northern's Box Canyon camp, a blast ignited a keg of powder and left worker Paul Fracovich with severe burns to his face, hands and stomach.
- A Boom in Desks: Newport's School Census Doubles in a Year
Clerk Lusher counted 276 school-age children in District No. 115—double the number from a little over a year before. The census, which excluded the Idaho side of the line, was read as a clear sign of Newport's growth.
- The Nagles Take On the Railroad Over a Spur Past Their Door
Phillip and Mary Nagle are suing the Idaho Washington Northern Railroad for $3,000 over a dock spur built past their State Line Avenue property.
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- The Push for Idaho Territory
Residents in the eastern reaches of Washington Territory call for a split from Olympia, citing a government that is 'a supreme farce.'
- The 1863 Legislative Session Wraps Up
A look back at the territorial assembly's busy session, featuring a major overhaul of the legal code, debates over the Idaho statehood movement, and the struggles of members waiting on federal pay.