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17 stories matching sherlock
- The Councilman Who Lived Across the State Line
A lawyer’s residency challenge nearly voided a railroad franchise—and forced Councilman Eckerson to offer his resignation.
- A Dangerous Practical Joke
A man is hospitalized after a prank turns into a violent confrontation, landing his three attackers in legal trouble.
- The Lodging House Brawl
A local dispute over a lodging house assault leads to a courtroom showdown and a fine for the proprietor.
- A Midnight Council Fight Over Rails, Rubbish and Residency
Newport's council spent a long May evening weighing a railroad franchise, ordering alleys cleaned, and questioning whether one of its own members actually lived in town.
- Newport City Council Faces Financial Crisis
With only $130 in monthly tax revenue and $3,000 in outstanding warrants, the newly seated council struggles to keep the town afloat.
- 443 Votes, Horse-Drawn Turnout, and a Suffrage Preview
Newport’s school election drew a crowd, brought women into the campaign, and ended without ill feeling—just a hint of what Washington might see once women could vote.
- A Railroad Wants Newport's Streets Forever — and One Lawyer Says the Constitution Forbids It
Alva S. Sherlock warns that the Idaho & Washington Northern is asking the town council for a perpetual, irrevocable franchise over 400 feet of Newport's streets — a grant that would outlive the corporation itself, and the state constitution's ban on irrevocable privilege.
- A Tie Vote Leaves Newport's Telephone Franchise Hanging
The old council adjourns sine die after deadlocking on a telephone ordinance; the new mayor and marshal take office amid a 154-name petition.
- The Rising Costs of Second Street
New leases on Seattle property reveal the economic power and strategic displacement tactics used against the Chinese community in 1884.
- A Boulder, a Pistol, and a Saloon Reckoning
Harvey Goodman came back to Reis' saloon after being thrown out, setting off a rock attack, a gunshot, and two prosecutions in Newport.
- Newport Residents Band Together to Establish Public Library
A group of civic-minded citizens incorporates a library association, elects trustees, and seeks city hall space for a free public library.
- A Wealthy Suitor, a Slashed Awning, and Twenty-One Counts of Jealousy
A prominent Seattle property owner is charged with shredding his ex-fiancée's store awning hole by hole, driven — she says — by jealousy of the man helping her run the shop.
- Newport's $300 City Hall Was a Secondhand Newspaper Office
The council accepted the Idaho Washington Northern's offer of the old Miner building, then appointed a committee to move it to Washington Avenue for use as fire apparatus storage, council chambers and police court.
- 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.
- Newport's New Council Takes On Sunday Liquor—and the Saloon Back Door
At its first meeting, the council rejected a Union Street saloon license, ordered barroom windows stripped of frosted glass so police could see Sunday drinking, and barred interior doors that let patrons slip between saloon and building.
- Newport Council Digs In Against Electric Company's Meter Rates
A 25-year steam-heating franchise request collides with a fight over streetlight bills and what the town can afford.
- Newport Votes Itself Dry by Sixteen Votes
A local-option election on Sept. 7, 1909, ended licensed liquor sales in Newport, 110 to 94, after challenged voters, an illegal-registration arrest and a hard-fought badge campaign. The saloons were set to close Dec. 6, with a countywide vote still to come.