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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1871 | 8 |
| 1872 | 109 |
| 1876 | 535 |
| 1877 | 377 |
| 1878 | 279 |
| 1879 | 15 |
| 1880 | 134 |
| 1882 | 98 |
| 1883 | 508 |
| 1884 | 325 |
| 1885 | 563 |
| 1886 | 359 |
| 1887 | 324 |
| 1888 | 314 |
| 1889 | 800 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 340 |
| 1892 | 1,326 |
| 1893 | 1,600 |
| 1894 | 1,228 |
| 1895 | 1,049 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 20 |
| 1899 | 366 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 152 |
| 1904 | 69 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 74 |
| 1910 | 25 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 10 |
| 1929 | 15 |
8,965 stories, the 400 most mentioned
People 251
- Judge Humes1891–1895129
- Mayor Ronald1892–1895127
- Judge Hanford1885–1908108
- Judge Langley1893–1895100
- A. A. Denny1859–189577
- John Leary1872–189575
- Judge Osborn1889–189568
- Thomas Burke1876–191067
- Chief Jackson1892–189367
- John Collins1872–190366
- J. T. Ronald1885–192566
- Judge Glasgow1893–189565
- John H. McGraw1885–190963
- W. H. White1872–192459
- James Hamilton Lewis1886–189957
- Judge Lichtenberg1891–189557
- H. L. Yesler1859–189552
- Henry Yesler1872–189549
- Chief Rogers1892–189547
- Mayor Phelps1894–189547
- James J. Hill1891–190445
- Grover Cleveland1885–189545
- Henry Villard1880–189543
- Coroner Horton1891–189443
- Henry L. Yesler1876–189541
- D. T. Denny1872–189539
- Jacob Furth1887–190439
- Justice Caldwell1893–189538
- Judge Jacobs1872–189936
- Beriah Brown1872–189235
- Watson C. Squire1883–189534
- Adolph Krug1892–189533
- L. V. Wyckoff1872–189530
- Sheriff McGraw1883–188930
- John Considine1891–189430
- Corporation Counsel Scott1894–189530
- Miller1883–189929
- Watson Squire1883–189429
- Detective Cudihee1892–189528
- Byron Phelps1892–189528
- Chief Hunt1892–189528
- Andrew Jackson1876–189927
- Robert Moran1887–190326
- Dexter Horton1872–189925
- Chief Woolery1882–189125
- Judge Greene1872–189525
- Justice Von Tobel1891–189225
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller1892–189525
- John B. Allen1885–189424
- Judge Burke1877–191024
- Orange Jacobs1872–189524
- Gardner Kellogg1872–189524
- Bolton Rogers1888–189924
- E. O. Graves1891–189924
- Justice Humphrey1893–189424
- George B. Kittinger1888–189523
- M. S. Booth1872–188523
- Arthur A. Denny1861–189523
- Chief of Police Rogers1892–189523
- C. H. Hanford1876–189422
- J. M. Colman1876–189522
- Sheriff Woolery1892–189422
- Dr. Palmer1892–189522
- Eugene Semple1887–189521
- G. A. Weed1872–189521
- J. C. Haines1882–189221
- Commissioner Emery1888–189521
- John Wiley1891–189521
- City Engineer Thomson1893–189521
- Amos Brown1872–189920
- Charles H. Kittinger188820
- Fred Gasch1885–189520
- Eugene V. Debs1894–189520
- James Murphy1892–189520
- John Arthur1885–189519
- Roger S. Greene1880–189519
- H. G. Struve1872–189419
- J. J. McGilvra1872–189819
- Justice Scott1876–188019
- George H. Heilbron1889–189519
- Coroner Askam189519
- Judge Lewis1876–189518
- Leander Miller1884–189518
- Bailey Gatzert1872–189318
- Senator Squire1892–189518
- Robert Bridges1892–190318
- Fred E. Sander1886–189518
- Judge Rivers1891–189218
- A. B. Hunt1892–189518
- J. Eugene Jordan1889–189617
- Edmond S. Meany1891–189917
- J. D. Lowman1888–189917
- Sweeney1892–189717
- Thomas W. Prosch1878–189916
- Harry White1889–189916
- George Donworth1892–190016
- Alderman Jordan1893–189516
- Dr. Sparling1892–189315
- Superintendent Barnard1891–189915
- Smith1876–190315
- George D. Hill1876–189515
- James McNaught1878–189515
- Detective Roberts1892–189415
- Sheriff Cochrane1887–189214
- McDonald1883–190314
- Guy C. Phinney1883–189314
- Wilson1876–189914
- George Kinnear1876–189514
- Daniel Bagley1862–189514
- Dr. Weed1871–189514
- J. R. Lewis1876–189214
- W. D. Wood1884–189914
- H. W. Baker1888–189514
- R. J. Moore1876–187714
- Mayor Moran1889–189014
- Junius Rochester1886–189314
- Jesse Cochran1891–189414
- Krug1892–189514
- Thomas Henderson Boyd1892–189314
- S. H. Piles1891–189513
- Brown1877–190313
- Richard Winsor1892–189913
- C. J. Smith1889–189913
- William H. White1872–189513
- D. H. Gilman1888–189513
- James M. Colman1876–189513
- I. A. Nadeau1889–189513
- Chief Kellogg1890–189213
- H. W. Miller1891–189213
- George W. Hall1891–189413
- John W. Considine1892–189413
- John B. Denny1884–189513
- Charles Hopkins1880–189912
- Mayor Humes1899–190312
- Eben Smith1885–189512
- J.H. McGraw1885–189212
- Thomas Lilly187612
- Judge Cann1883–190412
- Herman Chapin1887–189912
- John McGraw1885–189412
- J. B. Metcalfe1883–189512
- Angus Mackintosh1884–189512
- David T. Denny1883–189512
- Sarah B. Yesler1883–189512
- Wallace Nutting1892–189412
- Dr. Sweeney1892–189512
- J. W. Van Brocklin1892–189512
- Gov. McGraw1893–189512
- Governor Ferry1876–189211
- Rev. John F. Damon1872–189511
- Benjamin Harrison1888–189311
- Justice Cann1882–190311
- Sullivan1878–190311
- Ulysses S. Grant1872–189411
- Nelson Bennett1890–189311
- McGraw1878–189311
- Yesler1876–188911
- George F. Fay1888–189111
- John L. Sullivan1884–189211
- Rev. Clark Davis1887–189511
- John Keane1885–189511
- Ah How1887–189411
- Donworth1892–189411
- J. M. Wolfe1892–189511
- Detective Philbrick1893–189511
- Health Officer Palmer1893–189511
- Johnson1878–189510
- White1876–189910
- James G. Blaine1876–189310
- Thomas H. Brents1880–188410
- Dr. J. Eugene Jordan1888–190310
- Dr. Smith1878–189910
- Maurice McMicken1885–190310
- Geo. D. Hill1876–188610
- John L. Wilson1889–189410
- Thornton1885–189510
- Dr. Calhoun1876–189310
- William Cochrane1886–189510
- Jack McDonald1892–189510
- D. C. Garrett1892–189510
- Rev. D. C. Garrett1892–189510
- Alderman Sweeney1892–189510
- J.T. Ronald1885–189410
- Henry Fuhrman1892–189510
- Van Brocklin1892–189410
- J. W. Clise1894–190310
- Nellie Holgate189310
- Charlotte Fetting1893–189510
- Jordan1894–189510
- William A. Wilcox1893–189510
- Clise1894–189510
- Thomas Blanck189510
- Hill1876–18999
- James1895–18999
- Thomson1892–18999
- Justice Soderberg1887–18899
- Burke1876–18899
- John F. Damon1880–18959
- Anderson1877–18959
- Chief Seattle1871–18959
- John J. McGilvra1877–18959
- John Smith1885–18949
- John Lamb1892–18999
- Murphy1876–18959
- Rutherford B. Hayes1876–18899
- W. E. Wilson1872–18959
- Dr. T. T. Minor1883–18899
- Chapman1876–18959
- E. S. Ingraham1876–18959
- Dr. Jordan1889–18959
- Fred H. Peterson1889–18959
- Lou Graham1889–18949
- L. C. Gilman1887–19039
- Chief Justice Greene1880–18869
- George Venable Smith1885–18869
- Philip Dawe1892–18959
- W. G. Armstrong1892–18959
- J. P. Sweeney1892–18949
- Detective Cave1892–18939
- Dr. Holmes1892–18959
- D. A. Spencer1891–18949
- R. H. Thomson1892–19049
- Melvin G. Winstock1892–18959
- Capt. Hogle1892–18959
- Wolfe1893–18949
- Voigt18959
- Lovejoy1894–18959
- Detective Hart18959
- Sheriff Van de Vanter18959
- Voorhees1885–18878
- Page1876–18958
- Jackson1877–18998
- Crichton1892–18998
- Chief of Police1876–18998
- W. R. Ballard1888–18958
- Jay Gould1876–18918
- J. M. Frink1882–19038
- B. Gatzert18768
- Val Wildman1876–18838
- Mitchell1876–18928
- Cyrus Walker1880–18998
- John Webster1872–18958
- Thompson1876–18998
- Dr. Miller1887–18958
- Ezra Meeker1885–18948
- Elisha P. Ferry1876–18958
- Judge Moore1894–18998
- J. M. Carson1888–18948
- Ronald1886–18948
- C. B. Wright1878–18958
- Mr. Ronald1892–18958
Organizations 149
- Seattle City Council1872–1929309
- Northern Pacific Railroad1871–1909307
- Post-Intelligencer1882–1899143
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1882–1929142
- Oregon Improvement Company1880–1895112
- Chamber of Commerce1876–189977
- City of Seattle1876–190370
- Great Northern Railway1889–191067
- Republican Party1872–189565
- Northern Pacific1876–190965
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1882–190461
- University of Washington1863–192960
- Great Northern Railroad1891–189859
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1883–189559
- Board of Public Works1886–189956
- Knights of Labor1883–189455
- King County Commissioners1876–189554
- Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1882–188748
- Seattle Athletic Club1892–190948
- Puget Sound Dispatch1871–188047
- Western Central Labor Union1889–190447
- Seattle Fire Department1876–189944
- American Railway Union1893–189544
- The Daily Intelligencer1876–187842
- Providence Hospital1879–189940
- Democratic Party1876–189539
- Salvation Army1884–190438
- Bureau of Associated Charities1892–189534
- City Council1876–189933
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad1876–188932
- Great Northern1891–191632
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway1887–189530
- Seattle1876–189929
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad1888–189529
- Northern Pacific Railway1876–190428
- Seattle Police Department1878–191628
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad1883–189528
- Dexter Horton & Co.1876–189528
- General Land Office1872–189527
- King County1872–189526
- People's Party1886–189526
- Seattle School Board1885–189526
- The Seattle Star189925
- Board of Aldermen1891–189525
- Intelligencer1872–188024
- Ballard City Council1891–190424
- Union Pacific1882–189923
- Schwabacher Bros. & Co.1872–189923
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company1884–189922
- Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company1880–189221
- The Intelligencer1872–188020
- Stimson Mill Company1892–189520
- Daily Intelligencer1876–188019
- Washington Iron Works1883–189919
- Board of County Commissioners1876–189519
- Congress1872–189918
- Seattle Intelligencer1872–188018
- King County Board of Commissioners1877–189518
- Seattle Board of Health1892–189518
- Eshelman, Llewellyn & Co.1883–188917
- United States Congress1876–189216
- Oregon Railway and Navigation Company1882–188916
- Grand Army of the Republic1886–189516
- Bonney & Stewart1891–189916
- Tacoma Ledger1880–189316
- House of the Good Shepherd1892–189416
- Board of Health1892–189915
- Seattle Telegraph1892–189415
- West Coast Improvement Company1888–189514
- Canadian Pacific Railway1886–189914
- Knights of Pythias1883–189514
- Board of Regents1863–189914
- Spring Hill Water Company1883–189114
- Longshoremen's Union1886–189414
- Seattle Board of Education1892–189514
- Union Trunk Line1892–189514
- Seattle & Lake Washington Waterway Company189514
- Oregon Railway & Navigation Company1880–189513
- Plymouth Congregational Church1889–189913
- Seattle Daily Intelligencer1876–188013
- Western Mill Company1883–189913
- Stetson & Post1876–188913
- First National Bank1883–190313
- Toklas & Singerman1877–189113
- Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway Company1894–189513
- Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway1876–189412
- Y.M.C.A.1884–192912
- Coast Seamen's Union1887–189412
- Washington Improvement Company1883–189512
- Seattle Cedar Lumber Company1893–189512
- Seattle Board of Aldermen1892–189512
- Puget Sound National Bank1889–190411
- Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad1886–189211
- U.S. Congress1872–192911
- County Commissioners1872–189511
- Occidental Hotel1877–189511
- Washington State Legislature1891–190911
- House of Delegates1891–189511
- Sailors' Union1886–189511
- Seattle Consolidated Street Railway Company1892–189511
- Wa Chong1883–189211
- American Federation of Labor1892–192911
- Denny Clay Company1893–189511
- The Ranch1902–190411
- Stetson & Post Mill Company1885–189310
- Seattle Coal Company1872–188510
- National Bank of Commerce1893–190910
- United States Senate1877–189510
- Common Council1878–189510
- Tacoma Land Company1883–189410
- Rainier Club1891–191610
- Ladies' Relief Society1884–189310
- Methodist Episcopal Church1883–189510
- The Telegraph1892–189410
- Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad1883–189410
- Board of Education1893–189510
- Southern Pacific Railroad1882–19049
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1888–18999
- Seattle Board of Public Works1892–18999
- Arlington Hotel1883–18959
- Odd Fellows1878–18999
- Seattle Coal and Iron Company1885–18959
- Crawford & Harrington1876–18899
- Grand Jury1872–18879
- Seattle National Bank1891–18999
- Weekly Dispatch18789
- United States District Court1878–18949
- Board of Trade1884–18899
- Canadian Pacific1885–18949
- Seattle City Railway Company1889–18959
- King County Superior Court1885–19039
- Lake Union Water Company1885–18929
- Seattle Theater1885–18959
- Western Union1883–18959
- American Protective Association1894–18959
- Olympic Athletic Club1894–18959
- Northwestern Industrial Army18949
- Women's Christian Temperance Union1882–18928
- Tacoma1876–18998
- Seattle City Government1876–18928
- Waddell & Miles1876–18848
- Standard Oil Company1888–18998
- Moran Brothers1888–18998
- Western Union Telegraph Company1883–18998
- Pacific Insurance Union1888–18958
- Union Pacific Railroad1872–18948
- Seattle Transfer Company1889–18998
- King County Board of County Commissioners1877–18958
- Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad1877–18958