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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 8 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 27 |
| 1877 | 42 |
| 1878 | 35 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 38 |
| 1884 | 36 |
| 1885 | 57 |
| 1886 | 31 |
| 1887 | 30 |
| 1888 | 27 |
| 1889 | 71 |
| 1890 | 20 |
| 1891 | 72 |
| 1892 | 179 |
| 1893 | 149 |
| 1894 | 191 |
| 1895 | 256 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 49 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 86 |
| 1904 | 71 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 19 |
| 1909 | 103 |
| 1910 | 27 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 9 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 19 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
2 stories matching action
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:acti, auction, faction, fraction, reaction, traction
- The Phrenologist's Wedding Scandal
A self-proclaimed doctor and phrenologist attempts to marry a woman without legal authority, leading to a public arrest and a heated courtroom spectacle in Olympia.
- 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.