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| Year | Stories |
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| 1858 | 2 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 17 |
| 1877 | 18 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 16 |
| 1884 | 13 |
| 1885 | 20 |
| 1886 | 17 |
| 1887 | 16 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 33 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 21 |
| 1892 | 82 |
| 1893 | 54 |
| 1894 | 51 |
| 1895 | 51 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 18 |
| 1904 | 22 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 23 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 1 |
3 stories matching blow
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:blown, blower, blowout, bloc, blot, blowhard
- The Town That 'Resorted to Flat-Boats'
A skeptical writer from Walla Walla mocked Olympia’s tide-swept landscape, prompting a sharp, defensive retort from the local editor.
- The Midnight Ambush in the Alley
A saloon proprietor is attacked by a gun-wielding robber in a case of mistaken identity, sparking fears of a local crime wave.
- A Sidewalk Skirmish in Olympia
A citizen sets the record straight after being misidentified in a newspaper report about a public altercation with a deputy sheriff.