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| Year | Stories |
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| 1883 | 2 |
| 1889 | 2 |
| 1890 | 22 |
| 1891 | 151 |
| 1892 | 130 |
| 1893 | 84 |
| 1894 | 72 |
| 1895 | 6 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1909 | 1 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1925 | 1 |
488 stories
- A Solo Voyage in an Open Boat
Shipbuilder Ole Johnson navigates the rugged coast from Puget City to Grays Harbor in a 17-foot open boat.
- A Violent Break at St. Joseph’s
A patient suffering from an epileptic seizure and subsequent acute psychosis requires transfer to Steilacoom.
- The Editorial Manifesto: Why Local News Matters
A fiery editorial argues that community newspapers shouldn't be subservient to politicians or religious institutions, but rather independent watchdogs.
- The Pride of Aberdeen
A new brick business block on Heron Street marks a milestone in Aberdeen’s development.
- The Elephant-Powered Sawmills of Burma
A visiting mill manager shares tales of jungle timber operations where elephants handle everything from the logs to the finished lumber.
- A New Sawmill for the Tacoma Addition
A local mill is relocating to expand operations near the railroad bridge, signaling a boost in industrial employment.
- Aberdeen’s Industrial Pivot
A report on the town's shifting economic tides as new mills take root on the south side.
- The Unintended Consequence of Baseball's New Rules
A historical look at how league magnates failed to kill the dominance of pitchers, accidentally making them more expensive and rare than ever.
- The Crackdown on G Street
Local law enforcement targets a house of ill fame in an effort to scrub the city of undesirable characters.
- The Counterfeit Gold Caper
A confidence man who passed imitation gold coins in Aberdeen has been tracked down by federal authorities.
- The Gold Rush Myth
Aberdeen residents debunk the allure of Alaskan prospecting, citing harsh climates and unreliable reports.
- The Unwitting Accomplice in the Potato Heist
A waterfront yarn about a man tricked into 'stealing' two sacks of potatoes to thwart a pair of actual thieves.
- The Logging Technicality
A man caught cutting timber on government land walks free after a dispute over his Northern Pacific contract.
- The Transient Merchant Problem
A group of clothing peddlers skips town, leaving local brick-and-mortar merchants to foot the tax bill.
- The Unkindest Cut
A young boy's poignant question about inclusion and dignity sheds light on the treatment of people with disabilities in our community.
- The Logging Frontier’s Monstrous Spruce
A Wishkah River logger claims a record-breaking tree that hints at the scale of the region's ancient forests.
- The First Foreign Clearance
The schooner Annie Larsen marks a new milestone for Aberdeen's status as a port by clearing for Peru.
- Modernizing the Woods
The shift from oxen to steam power and wire cables is changing the face of the logging industry along the Wishkah River.
- The Growing Ambition of the Aberdeen Shipyards
With some of the longest ship timbers in the world, the local yards aim to become a premier shipbuilding hub.
- The Iron Road Reaches the Harbor
Construction crews bridge the gap between logging history and the future of the Northern Pacific line in Aberdeen.
- The First Bakers of Grays Harbor
The Reinboth brothers recall their arrival in Aberdeen when the town was in its 'primitive garb' and how they became the harbor's first commercial bakers.
- A New Baseball Diamond for Aberdeen
Local boosters and baseball enthusiasts secure a level site near a local hotel to keep the game alive in the face of land ownership disputes.
- The Unlucky Husbands of Mrs. Fowler
A local curiosity report regarding a woman whose husbands seem to meet a grim deadline exactly two years after marriage.
- Democrats Battle Tides to Reach Aberdeen Rally
A political campaign team's water-logged journey across the bay highlights the rough reality of travel in the harbor era.
- City Council Loses Tax Assessment Battle
A blunder by city officials leads to a court dismissal of tax collection suits, forcing the city to start the assessment process from scratch.