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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 13 |
| 1876 | 95 |
| 1877 | 81 |
| 1878 | 44 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 24 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 124 |
| 1884 | 61 |
| 1885 | 93 |
| 1886 | 54 |
| 1887 | 60 |
| 1888 | 68 |
| 1889 | 173 |
| 1890 | 30 |
| 1891 | 124 |
| 1892 | 332 |
| 1893 | 265 |
| 1894 | 308 |
| 1895 | 367 |
| 1897 | 10 |
| 1898 | 23 |
| 1899 | 59 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 137 |
| 1904 | 115 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 40 |
| 1909 | 194 |
| 1910 | 39 |
| 1911 | 20 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 25 |
| 1915 | 24 |
| 1916 | 65 |
| 1917 | 31 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1919 | 2 |
| 1922 | 4 |
| 1923 | 18 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 8 |
| 1929 | 5 |
7 stories matching back
- An Election Scandal in Mima Prairie
Cyru Vau defends his political integrity against accusations of back-room deals and ballot-box trickery in a letter to the editor.
- An Indignant Patron
A Chinese man refuses a segregated ticket policy at a local circus.
- An Escape on Scott Mountain
A prospector narrowly survives a harrowing encounter with an armed man while traveling through the rugged wilderness near Tumwater.
- The Nez Perce Gold Rush Begins
Vivid reports from Walla Walla suggest a major new gold strike is underway in the Nez Perce country, drawing hundreds of prospectors despite brutal winter conditions.
- The Murder of Chief Swell
A faithful ally to white settlers is murdered in a cold-blooded territorial dispute, exposing the impotence of the Indian Agency.
- The Land Company That Claimed Puget Sound — and the Settlers Who Fought Back
A federal surveyor's report from Olympia questioned the sprawling British land claims around Steilacoom and Fort Steilacoom, siding with American settlers who had built farms inside the company's alleged grant.
- Four Subscriptions Canceled: Tumwater Punishes the Editor for Printing Olympia's County-Seat Pitch
The Standard ran the Olympia town trustees' case for moving the county seat — and four Tumwater readers struck back the only way they could: 'Stop my paper!' The editor is not gracious about it.