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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 11 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 14 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 131 |
| 1877 | 97 |
| 1878 | 44 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 19 |
| 1882 | 19 |
| 1883 | 108 |
| 1884 | 55 |
| 1885 | 113 |
| 1886 | 42 |
| 1887 | 50 |
| 1888 | 50 |
| 1889 | 167 |
| 1890 | 19 |
| 1891 | 127 |
| 1892 | 246 |
| 1893 | 256 |
| 1894 | 252 |
| 1895 | 398 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 30 |
| 1899 | 77 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 121 |
| 1904 | 94 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 9 |
| 1908 | 56 |
| 1909 | 138 |
| 1910 | 44 |
| 1911 | 16 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 30 |
| 1915 | 30 |
| 1916 | 58 |
| 1917 | 33 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 21 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 5 |
6 stories matching part
- An Editor Steps Down Amidst Political Intrigue
James Lodge defends his reputation after withdrawing from the Pioneer and Democrat, denying secret negotiations with Republican rivals.
- The Widow and the Will: A Legal Battle Over the Ebey Donation Claim
After the death of Isaac N. Ebey, the courts faced a complex dispute between his widow, his children, and an unexecuted will, testing the limits of land ownership in the Washington Territory.
- The Governor’s Printing Office Grab
A territorial appointment turns into a public feud over who gets to choose Washington’s public printer—and whether the governor overstepped the legislature’s authority.
- The Land Office Money That Never Reached the Books
Register Isaac W. Smith accuses Receiver Selucius Garfielde of holding land-claim payments on private deposit and refusing to account for them—an 1861 public audit fight in Washington Territory.
- 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.