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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1871 | 8 |
| 1872 | 110 |
| 1876 | 554 |
| 1877 | 391 |
| 1878 | 306 |
| 1879 | 15 |
| 1880 | 142 |
| 1882 | 101 |
| 1883 | 499 |
| 1884 | 291 |
| 1885 | 624 |
| 1886 | 387 |
| 1887 | 350 |
| 1888 | 330 |
| 1889 | 836 |
| 1890 | 12 |
| 1891 | 355 |
| 1892 | 1,403 |
| 1893 | 1,654 |
| 1894 | 1,262 |
| 1895 | 239 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 378 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1903 | 124 |
| 1904 | 81 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1909 | 41 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 25 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1919 | 3 |
| 1923 | 11 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1925 | 4 |
8,235 stories, the 400 most mentioned
People 260
- Mayor Ronald1892–1895126
- Judge Humes1891–1895110
- Judge Hanford1885–190496
- Judge Langley1893–189580
- John Leary1872–189573
- A. A. Denny1862–189568
- Chief Jackson1892–189367
- Thomas Burke1876–191063
- J. T. Ronald1885–190462
- John Collins1872–190359
- Judge Lichtenberg1891–189457
- Judge Osborn1889–189456
- Judge Glasgow1893–189554
- W. H. White1872–189952
- John H. McGraw1885–189552
- Coroner Horton1891–189452
- James Hamilton Lewis1886–189948
- H. L. Yesler1871–189547
- Henry Yesler1872–189446
- Henry Villard1880–189343
- Grover Cleveland1885–189543
- Henry L. Yesler1876–189939
- James J. Hill1891–190339
- Sheriff McGraw1883–188937
- D. T. Denny1872–189536
- Beriah Brown1872–189236
- Watson C. Squire1885–189536
- Justice Caldwell1893–189536
- Judge Jacobs1872–189934
- Chief Rogers1892–189534
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller1892–189533
- Adolph Krug1892–189531
- Jacob Furth1887–190430
- Sheriff Woolery1891–189430
- Mayor Phelps1894–189530
- Miller1883–189929
- L. V. Wyckoff1872–188229
- Watson Squire1883–189428
- John Considine1891–189428
- Andrew Jackson1876–189927
- Justice Von Tobel1891–189226
- Judge Greene1872–189425
- Justice Humphrey1893–189425
- John B. Allen1885–189424
- Chief Woolery1882–189124
- J. C. Haines1882–189224
- M. S. Booth1872–188524
- Chief Hunt1892–189524
- Judge Burke1877–191023
- George B. Kittinger1888–189523
- Dexter Horton1872–189922
- C. H. Hanford1876–189422
- Bolton Rogers1888–189922
- J. M. Colman1876–189522
- Byron Phelps1892–189522
- G. A. Weed1872–189521
- Robert Moran1887–189921
- Detective Cudihee1892–189421
- Charles H. Kittinger188820
- Orange Jacobs1872–189420
- Arthur A. Denny1861–189520
- Sheriff Cochrane1887–189219
- Justice Scott1876–188019
- Bailey Gatzert1872–189318
- H. G. Struve1872–189418
- Robert Bridges1889–190318
- Judge Rivers1891–189218
- Fred Gasch1885–189518
- Amos Brown1872–189917
- John Arthur1885–189417
- Judge Lewis1876–188817
- Leander Miller1884–189517
- Commissioner Emery1888–189517
- Detective Roberts1892–189417
- Dr. Weed1871–189516
- Gardner Kellogg1872–189416
- J. D. Lowman1888–189916
- Harry White1889–189916
- E. O. Graves1891–189916
- Fred E. Sander1886–189516
- Chief of Police Rogers1892–189516
- George Donworth1892–190016
- Dr. Sparling1892–189315
- Smith1876–189915
- J. J. McGilvra1872–189515
- James McNaught1878–189215
- John Wiley1891–189515
- Guy C. Phinney1883–189314
- Wilson1876–189914
- Eugene Semple1887–189514
- Roger S. Greene1880–189514
- J. R. Lewis1876–189214
- Herman Chapin1887–189914
- R. J. Moore1876–187714
- William Cochrane1886–189514
- Mayor Moran1889–189014
- George H. Heilbron1889–189414
- Junius Rochester1886–189314
- Jesse Cochran1891–189414
- Eugene V. Debs189414
- A. B. Hunt1892–189414
- Thomas Henderson Boyd1892–189314
- J.H. McGraw1885–189213
- George Kinnear1876–189513
- J. Eugene Jordan1889–189613
- Thomas W. Prosch1878–189913
- C. J. Smith1889–189913
- George D. Hill1876–189313
- H. W. Baker1888–189513
- James M. Colman1876–189413
- Jack McDonald1892–189413
- Chief Kellogg1890–189213
- H. W. Miller1891–189213
- George W. Hall1891–189413
- Krug1892–189413
- City Engineer Thomson1893–189413
- Corporation Counsel Scott1894–189513
- Brown1877–189512
- Charles Hopkins1880–189912
- Mayor Humes1899–190312
- McDonald1883–190312
- Benjamin Harrison1888–189312
- Thomas Lilly187612
- Ezra Meeker1885–189412
- Edmond S. Meany1891–189912
- Senator Squire1892–189412
- George White1878–189912
- D. H. Gilman1888–189512
- Wallace Nutting1892–189412
- James Murphy1892–189412
- Richard Winsor1892–189911
- Eben Smith1885–189511
- Justice Cann1882–190311
- Daniel Bagley1862–189411
- Ulysses S. Grant1872–189411
- Superintendent Barnard1891–189911
- William H. White1872–189511
- Colman1876–189911
- Nelson Bennett1886–189311
- John McGraw1885–189411
- Yesler1876–188911
- George F. Fay1888–189111
- John L. Sullivan1884–189211
- John Keane1885–189511
- Sarah B. Yesler1883–189511
- M. C. Sullivan1891–189511
- John W. Considine1892–189411
- Sweeney1892–189711
- J. W. Van Brocklin1892–189411
- J. M. Wolfe1892–189511
- S. H. Piles1888–189410
- Governor Ferry1876–189210
- White1876–189910
- Dr. J. Eugene Jordan1888–190310
- Dr. Smith1878–189910
- Elisha P. Ferry1876–189510
- Geo. D. Hill1876–188610
- McGraw1878–189310
- Dr. Calhoun1876–189310
- I. A. Nadeau1889–189410
- Justice Hill1885–188610
- Angus Mackintosh1884–189510
- Chief Justice Greene1880–188610
- George Venable Smith1885–188610
- Ah How1887–189410
- James Hart1892–189410
- Detective Cave1892–189310
- Donworth1892–189310
- Dr. Palmer1892–189510
- J.T. Ronald1885–189410
- John B. Denny1884–189510
- Van Brocklin1892–189410
- Gov. McGraw1893–189410
- Alderman Jordan1893–189510
- Nellie Holgate189310
- Johnson1878–18949
- Hill1876–18999
- Justice Soderberg1887–18899
- Rev. John F. Damon1872–18959
- James G. Blaine1876–18939
- Burke1876–18899
- Thomas H. Brents1880–18849
- Sullivan1878–19039
- Chief Seattle1871–19049
- John Smith1885–18949
- Maurice McMicken1885–18999
- W. D. Wood1884–18999
- John Lamb1892–18999
- Rutherford B. Hayes1876–18899
- John L. Wilson1889–18949
- J. B. Metcalfe1883–18939
- Dr. T. T. Minor1883–18899
- Justice Miller18899
- Justice Neagle1891–18939
- Lou Graham1889–18949
- Dr. Sweeney1892–18959
- J. P. Sweeney1892–18949
- A. F. Burleigh1892–18949
- Wolfe1893–18949
- Voorhees1885–18878
- Jackson1877–18998
- Thomson1892–18998
- Chief of Police1876–18998
- John F. Damon1880–18938
- B. Gatzert18768
- Val Wildman1876–18838
- Mitchell1876–18928
- John J. McGilvra1877–18948
- Cyrus Walker1880–18998
- Judge Moore1894–18998
- W. E. Wilson1872–18948
- Thornton1885–18948
- John Thompson1877–18938
- E. S. Ingraham1876–18958
- E. F. Blaine1889–18958
- Dr. Jordan1889–18958
- L. C. Gilman1887–19038
- David T. Denny1883–18958
- Philip Dawe1886–18948
- Wilbur Patten1886–18948
- Griffith Davies1887–18958
- William Radloff18928
- D. A. Spencer1891–18948
- Joe Young1893–18948
- Melvin G. Winstock1892–18948
- Henry J. Snively18928
- John Fairfield1892–18958
- Detective Philbrick1893–18958
- John H. Bryant1893–18958
- Councilman James18997
- Williams1876–18997
- Foster1876–18947
- Jay Gould1876–18917
- J. M. Frink1882–18957
- Sabina Lilly18767
- Lydia A. Maynard1872–18927
- Austin A. Bell1872–18897
- McNaught1872–18937
- Thompson1876–18997
- Chief Justice Jones1887–18887
- Judge Cann1883–18997
- John Sherman1876–18997
- Cochrane1886–18897
- Peterson1882–18997
- Snyder1876–19097
- Dr. G. A. Weed1872–18937
- James A. Garfield1876–18897
- T. T. Minor1876–18927
- J. M. Carson1888–18947
- Otto Ranke1885–18957
- Chief Mitchell1888–18937
- D. T. Wheeler1876–18837
- C. B. Wright1878–18877
- W. H. Shoudy1876–18927
- Constable Thornton1878–18877
- Davis1877–18947
- Chief Butterfield18897
- Governor Squire1885–18897
- John Brown1883–18947
- Charles M. Bradshaw1886–18917
Organizations 140
- Northern Pacific Railroad1871–1909300
- Seattle City Council1872–1924261
- Oregon Improvement Company1880–1895143
- Post-Intelligencer1882–1899133
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1882–1903128
- Knights of Labor1883–189477
- Northern Pacific1876–191766
- Great Northern Railway1889–191665
- Chamber of Commerce1876–189961
- Great Northern Railroad1891–189561
- Republican Party1872–189560
- City of Seattle1876–190359
- King County Commissioners1876–191956
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1883–189555
- Board of Public Works1886–189948
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1882–190448
- Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1882–188748
- Puget Sound Dispatch1871–188047
- University of Washington1863–192445
- The Daily Intelligencer1876–187843
- Seattle Athletic Club1892–190943
- Western Central Labor Union1889–190440
- Seattle Fire Department1876–189939
- Democratic Party1876–189538
- American Railway Union1893–189437
- Providence Hospital1879–189936
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad1876–188935
- Northern Pacific Railway1876–190432
- Salvation Army1884–190431
- City Council1876–189931
- Great Northern1891–191630
- Seattle1876–189929
- Bureau of Associated Charities1892–189529
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad1888–189428
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway1887–189528
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad1883–189428
- Dexter Horton & Co.1876–189528
- General Land Office1872–189326
- People's Party1886–189526
- The Seattle Star189925
- Intelligencer1872–188025
- King County1872–192325
- Seattle Police Department1878–191624
- Seattle School Board1885–189523
- Union Pacific1882–189922
- Schwabacher Bros. & Co.1872–189922
- Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company1880–189222
- King County Board of Commissioners1877–189421
- The Intelligencer1872–188020
- Seattle Coal and Iron Company1885–189520
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company1884–189919
- Daily Intelligencer1876–188019
- Board of Aldermen1891–189519
- Seattle Intelligencer1872–188018
- Ballard City Council1891–190418
- Eshelman, Llewellyn & Co.1883–188917
- Washington Iron Works1883–189917
- Bonney & Stewart1891–189917
- Tacoma Ledger1880–189317
- Stimson Mill Company1892–189517
- United States Congress1876–189216
- Board of County Commissioners1876–189516
- House of the Good Shepherd1892–189416
- Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway1876–189415
- Congress1872–189915
- Canadian Pacific Railway1886–189914
- Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad1886–189214
- Seattle Coal Company1872–188514
- Seattle Daily Intelligencer1876–188014
- Knights of Pythias1883–189514
- Oregon Railway and Navigation Company1882–188914
- Spring Hill Water Company1883–189114
- Seattle Telegraph1892–189414
- Toklas & Singerman1877–189113
- Longshoremen's Union1886–189413
- Oregon Railway & Navigation Company1880–189412
- Plymouth Congregational Church1889–189912
- Western Mill Company1883–189912
- Coast Seamen's Union1887–189412
- Stetson & Post1876–188912
- Stetson & Post Mill Company1885–189311
- County Commissioners1872–189411
- Grand Army of the Republic1886–189411
- Board of Regents1863–189911
- Tacoma Land Company1883–189411
- Canadian Pacific1885–189411
- Methodist Episcopal Church1861–189511
- Washington Improvement Company1883–189411
- Seattle Cedar Lumber Company1893–189411
- Denny Clay Company1893–189511
- Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad1883–189411
- Occidental Hotel1877–189510
- United States Senate1877–189510
- Weekly Dispatch187810
- First National Bank1883–189410
- House of Delegates1891–189510
- The Telegraph1892–189410
- Wa Chong1883–189210
- Northwestern Industrial Army189410
- Puget Sound National Bank1889–19049
- Odd Fellows1878–18999
- Board of Health1892–18999
- Crawford & Harrington1876–18899
- Grand Jury1872–18879
- Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad1877–18959
- United States District Court1878–18949
- Board of Trade1884–18899
- Ladies' Relief Society1884–18939
- Lake Union Water Company1885–18929
- American Federation of Labor1892–19109
- Women's Christian Temperance Union1882–18928
- Seattle Board of Public Works1892–18998
- Y.M.C.A.1884–18998
- Arlington Hotel1883–18958
- Tacoma1876–18998
- Seattle City Government1876–18928
- U.S. Congress1872–18868
- Waddell & Miles1876–18848
- McNaught & Leary1871–18788
- Seattle Electric Company1899–19048
- Union Pacific Railroad1872–18948
- Common Council1878–18898
- Puget Sound Shore Railroad1885–18898
- Rainier Avenue Electric Line1891–18948
- Seattle Board of Health1892–18958
- Seattle Board of Aldermen1892–18938
- Southern Pacific Railroad1882–19047
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1888–18997
- W.C.T.U.1883–18997
- Plymouth Church1882–18957
- Seattle Dispatch1872–18807
- Moran Brothers1888–18997
- Western Union Telegraph Company1883–18997
- Pacific Insurance Union1888–18947
- North Pacific1872–18937
- Seattle Transfer Company1889–18997
- Jackson Street Cable Railway18887
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad and Transportation Company1877–18867
- Stern, Miller & Co.18897
- Rainier Club1891–19167