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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 34 |
| 1889 | 65 |
| 1891 | 31 |
| 1892 | 246 |
| 1893 | 259 |
| 1894 | 239 |
| 1895 | 182 |
1,400 stories, the 356 most mentioned
People 256
- Nelson Bennett1892–189530
- Judge Hanford1891–189522
- C. B. Wright1892–189516
- Frank C. Ross1892–189516
- Mayor Orr1894–189516
- Mayor Huson1892–189415
- Judge Parker1892–189511
- John H. McGraw1892–189410
- Peter Stanup1891–189310
- Alexander Parker1892–18959
- City Attorney Wickersham1894–18959
- Agent Eells1892–18958
- Wickersham1894–18957
- Grover Cleveland1892–18957
- Paul Schulze1892–18957
- Isaac W. Anderson1889–18957
- Hugh Wallace1891–18947
- Harris1893–18957
- C.B. Wright1892–18957
- Judge Stallcup1893–18957
- Judge Pritchard1893–18957
- Boggs1893–18947
- W. H. Fife1892–18956
- Sheriff Matthews1893–18946
- Harry Morgan1889–18926
- Senator Allen1892–18936
- George Hazzard1892–18946
- Justice Lawrence1888–18895
- Ezra Meeker1888–18945
- Everett Smith1892–18945
- Judge Wickersham1889–18925
- Henry Drum1892–18945
- Huson1892–18955
- C. W. Griggs1892–18935
- Gov. McGraw1894–18955
- Jumbo Cantwell1893–18945
- Capt. Carpenter18935
- Judge Gilbert1894–18954
- John B. Allen1892–18944
- Henry Villard1894–18954
- James Wickersham1889–18954
- Robert Wingate1893–18944
- Dr. Waughop1892–18944
- Collector Wasson18934
- John G. McBride1892–18954
- Hogue1892–18934
- Galusha Parsons1892–18954
- C. W. Stewart1892–18934
- Attorney General Jones1894–18954
- City Attorney Murray1892–18934
- Councilman Harris1893–18954
- P. B. Egbert1893–18944
- John McCain18944
- Edward S. Orr1894–18954
- Maj. E. S. Ingraham1894–18954
- Votaw1894–18954
- Fred S. Meeker1894–18954
- George H. Hollidge18944
- President Demorest18944
- Charles E. Hale1894–18954
- George W. Boggs1894–18954
- Robert P. Rigney18954
- Coroner Parks18954
- Mr. Bennett1892–18943
- Judge Allyn1888–18923
- Dickinson1893–18953
- John L. Wilson1892–18943
- E. S. Ingraham1892–18953
- E. Meeker1889–18933
- Sadie Brantner18893
- Dr. McCoy1889–18943
- W. H. Doolittle1889–18943
- P. C. Sullivan1892–18953
- George H. Boardman1891–18923
- W. B. Bushnell1891–18943
- H. S. Huson1892–18953
- Ira Bronson18943
- Schulze1892–18953
- President Harris1894–18953
- M. C. Sullivan1893–18943
- Samuel Collyer1892–18943
- Henry Bucey1892–18953
- Inspector Coblentz18933
- H. E. Holmes1893–18943
- Edwin Eells18933
- Marshall K. Snell1891–18933
- E. W. Taylor1892–18943
- A. R. Titlow1892–18943
- Zwickey18913
- D. O. Smith1894–18953
- General Curry18923
- W. J. Fife1892–18953
- Stephen O'Brien1892–18953
- Detective Flannigan1892–18933
- Hoke Smith1893–18953
- C. B. Talbot1893–18943
- Theodore Hosmer1893–18953
- Jacob Ralph1892–18933
- Thomas Sing18933
- Maj. French18933
- Collector Saunders18943
- Rydstrom1893–18953
- City Treasurer Boggs1893–18943
- Walter J. Thompson18943
- William McIntyre18943
- Brig. Gen. Curry18943
- Lieut. Col. McCarthy18943
- General Manager Kendrick18953
- Councilman Watson18943
- Charles A. Barnes18943
- McCain18943
- City Clerk Smyth18953
- Councilman Thompson18953
- Jackson1892–18952
- White1888–18942
- Allen C. Mason1889–18942
- Wilson1888–18932
- James Longmire1888–18952
- Benjamin Harrison1892–18932
- Sullivan18922
- Judge Greene1894–18952
- Pomeroy18952
- George Turner1892–18932
- Senator Squire1891–18942
- Chief of Police Thompson1888–18952
- Powell1888–18922
- Elisha Ferry1889–18922
- Hunt18952
- John McGraw18942
- John Thompson1893–18952
- Samuel Wilkeson1893–18942
- Watson Squire1893–18942
- A. B. Stewart1889–18922
- John P. Judson18892
- Dr. Brown18892
- Mrs. Handsaker18892
- W. B. Coiner1889–18922
- Michael Murphy1889–18942
- Fremont Campbell1889–18952
- John Conna1889–18932
- Thomas Smith1889–18952
- John S. Barnes1891–18922
- Chief Zwickey18912
- Rice1891–18952
- Thomas Carroll1892–18942
- E. M. Carr18952
- Judge Humes18942
- Marshal Brown18912
- Armstrong1893–18952
- W. H. Harris1894–18952
- Bishop Paddock18932
- Father Hylebos1892–18932
- McBride1893–18952
- Francis Murphy18922
- Edward Hollands18922
- S. A. Gibbs1892–18942
- Frank T. Cantwell1892–18942
- Mart Dillon1892–18942
- W. D. Stewart1892–18932
- Ben R. Everett1892–18942
- Marie Wainwright18952
- Kendrick18952
- W. C. Jones1894–18952
- H. J. Snively1892–18942
- Jacob C. Mann1891–18942
- Hugh C. Wallace1893–18952
- Hazard Stevens1894–18952
- Snively1894–18952
- Mayor Kandle18912
- Coroner Frank18922
- Eugene V. Debs18942
- Charles Woodworth1893–18952
- T. B. Wallace18952
- Augustus Kautz1892–18932
- George D. Shannon18922
- Joshua Peirce18952
- William Jameson1892–18942
- Seid Back18922
- Minor Cudihee18922
- Detective Ashby18952
- Henry Harris18922
- Etta Harris18922
- Chauncey W. Griggs1892–18932
- Dolph Hannah1892–18942
- John W. Noble18922
- Dr. Redpath1892–18942
- William Hansen18952
- Walter Oakes1892–18952
- Frederick Meyer18922
- Chief Davis1892–18932
- Harold T. Sabin18922
- Jailer Duval1893–18942
- Steve Judson18942
- W. H. Horr18942
- Mrs. Cantwell1893–18942
- John F. Plummer18922
- W. H. Talbot1893–18942
- John W. Berry1893–18942
- Albert E. Joab1892–18932
- Coroner Hoska1893–18942
- John Cook18932
- Louis Napoleon1893–18952
- Jerry Meeker18932
- Marshal Drake18942
- Mrs. Ross1894–18952
- M. M. Teater1894–18952
- Spider Kelly18932
- Mgr. Satolli18932
- Henry Henderson18932
- James King18932
- Charlotte Fetting18932
- C. R. Wright18932
- William A. Wilcox1894–18952
- Dean Richmond Babbitt1894–18952
- Nash1894–18952
- Leo Daft18942
- Treasurer Boggs18942
- Representative Doolittle18942
- Dr. Lee1894–18952
- Brinker18942
- Debs18942
- F. W. Hawkins18942
- John Short18942
- George B. Bayley1894–18952
- Maj. Ingraham1894–18952
- Mr. McBride18942
- Edmund Seymour1893–18952
- Col. Griggs1893–18942
- J. A. Strong18942
- M. M. Perl1894–18952
- Prof. Bull18942
- Jack Forbes1894–18952
- J. Tennant Steeb1894–18952
- Albert McAchren18942
- Controller Benham18942
- Joseph S. Allen1894–18952
- William M. Sheffield18952
- E. Coke Hill18952
- R. H. Boyd18952
- Dr. L. M. Lessey18952
- J. H. Palmer18952
- Dr. Clinton Munson18952
- Isaac H. Bratton18952
- Johanna C. Martin18952
- Jonas Martin18952
- W. T. Taylor18952
- E. R. Capron18952
- William Woodard18952
- Coroner Park18952
- A. E. Joab18952
- Commissioner Phipps18952
- L. A. Olsen18952
- David L. Demorest18952
- Councilman Bulger18952
- Ed Flanigan18952
- Assistant City Attorney Gibbs18952
Organizations 100
- Northern Pacific Railroad1888–189552
- Tacoma City Council1888–189539
- Tacoma Light and Water Company1892–189529
- Northern Pacific1888–189526
- Tacoma Ledger1892–189523
- Puyallup Tribe1891–189418
- American Railway Union1893–189417
- Tacoma Land Company1893–189515
- City of Tacoma1894–189512
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1891–189510
- Board of Public Works1894–18959
- Northern Pacific Railway1888–18949
- Commercial Club1892–18959
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1892–18958
- Post-Intelligencer1888–18958
- Puyallup Indian Commission1892–18958
- Chamber of Commerce1893–18957
- Tacoma National Bank1889–18957
- Trades Council1892–18947
- Yakima Investment Company18956
- The Ledger1893–18956
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1893–18946
- Puyallup Hop Company1892–18946
- Tacoma News1893–18955
- Merchants' National Bank1889–18945
- Committee of Fifteen18925
- Light and Water Company1893–18955
- Ledger1893–18955
- Tacoma Board of Public Works1894–18955
- Republican Party1891–18944
- Tacoma Athletic Club1892–18954
- People's Party18924
- E. Meeker & Co.1892–18944
- Pacific Northwest League18924
- Tacoma Fire Department18944
- First Presbyterian Church1892–18954
- Union Pacific1892–18943
- Fidelity Trust Company18953
- Democratic Party18923
- Salvation Army1888–18943
- Evening News1891–18943
- National Guard of Washington1892–18943
- Tacoma Baseball Club18923
- Populist Party1894–18953
- Interstate Fair1894–18953
- Tacoma Grocery Company18953
- Tacoma Typographical Union1893–18943
- Morning Union1893–18943
- Company G, Second Regiment18943
- Puyallup Indians1892–18953
- Pacific Meat Company1894–18953
- Seattle18882
- Southern Pacific Railroad1892–18942
- Hudson Bay Company1892–18942
- Seattle Fire Department1889–18942
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company1891–18942
- Fannie Paddock Hospital1888–18952
- Tacoma1888–18912
- Tacoma Mill Company1893–18952
- City Council18942
- Knights of Pythias1892–18942
- Coast Seamen's Union18952
- Union Pacific Railroad1893–18942
- Canadian Pacific1893–18942
- Bank of Tacoma1889–18952
- State of Washington1892–18952
- Tacoma Police1889–18922
- Longshoremen's Union18932
- Seattle Athletic Club1893–18952
- Tacoma Athletic Association1892–18932
- St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company1892–18932
- The News18952
- Tacoma Trades Council18922
- Tacoma Railway & Motor Company18922
- Buckley State Bank1892–18932
- Epworth League18952
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers18942
- W. C. T. U.18952
- United States Supreme Court18942
- Ministerial Alliance18922
- Company G1894–18952
- McNeil Island Penitentiary1892–18942
- Tacoma Board of Education18952
- State Land Commission1894–18952
- Democratic State Committee18942
- Maccabees18952
- Puyallup Indian School18952
- Commercial Club of Tacoma18922
- Tillicums1892–18942
- Bank of Puyallup18932
- Columbia National Bank1894–18952
- Municipal League18942
- A.P.A.18942
- Tacoma Board of Health1892–18952
- Grant Brothers18922
- Tacoma police1892–18942
- State Savings Bank1894–18952
- Commercial Electric Light and Power Company18942
- J. D. Stacy & Co.18952
- Union Brick Works18952