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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 8 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 8 |
| 1860 | 6 |
| 1861 | 13 |
| 1862 | 14 |
| 1863 | 6 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 25 |
| 1876 | 161 |
| 1877 | 135 |
| 1878 | 83 |
| 1879 | 10 |
| 1880 | 31 |
| 1882 | 23 |
| 1883 | 152 |
| 1884 | 88 |
| 1885 | 134 |
| 1886 | 72 |
| 1887 | 81 |
| 1888 | 89 |
| 1889 | 223 |
| 1890 | 40 |
| 1891 | 177 |
| 1892 | 397 |
| 1893 | 366 |
| 1894 | 425 |
| 1895 | 482 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 20 |
| 1898 | 40 |
| 1899 | 99 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 12 |
| 1903 | 206 |
| 1904 | 165 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 74 |
| 1909 | 243 |
| 1910 | 76 |
| 1911 | 25 |
| 1912 | 11 |
| 1914 | 47 |
| 1915 | 31 |
| 1916 | 67 |
| 1917 | 47 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1919 | 3 |
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1923 | 23 |
| 1924 | 18 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 8 |
14 stories matching take
- The Territorial Legislature Deadlocked
In early December 1862, Olympia's legislative session began in disarray, with power struggles over credentials and procedural maneuvering stalling the body's organization.
- The Bishop’s Plea for Vancouver’s Orphans
With fifty children in their care and resources dwindling, the Sisters of Charity face an uncertain future.
- The Bishop's Plea for Vancouver's Orphans
Facing mounting debt, the Sisters of Charity turn to the public to keep their doors open for fifty destitute children.
- The Speakerless Session: A Legislative Standoff
After seventeen ballots and tense debates over legal swearing-in procedures, the Territorial House finally elects a Speaker.
- The Smuggler's Hold in Port Townsend
A US Customs inspection reveals a secret cargo of sugar and pork, risking vessel forfeiture and perjury charges.
- The Editor’s Defense of a Federal Appointee
After losing his status as Public Printer, the newspaper editor takes up the cause of the embattled Port Townsend Collector of Customs, Victor Smith.
- The Morning Glory Fizzle
A group of Vancouver Southern sympathizers attempted to print a campaign paper in Portland, only to have their equipment and their vanity locked away in a safe they couldn't open.
- The Town That Lost Its Custom House
An observant traveler visits Port Townsend and finds a community reeling from political retaliation and questionable pulpit interpretations.
- The Bread and Water Diet
An Olympia man decides to test a traveling lecturer's advice on eating, but his wife has the final say.
- Federal Crackdown on Alcohol Sales in Indian Country
New legislation expands enforcement powers to seize wagons, teams, and goods used in the illegal spirit trade on tribal lands.
- The Brutality of T. W. Glasgow
After Olympia women organized against his domestic violence, a local man attempts a public defense, calling his wife 'deranged' and denying the physical abuse that witnesses reported.
- The Public Printer's Stand-Off
A legislative clerk threatened 'foul means' to seize official manuscripts from the printer, leading to a tense standoff over territorial records.
- The Town Takes a Stand Against Domestic Abuse
Forty-three women in Olympia sign a resolution formally denouncing a local man for his history of violence against his wife and children.
- The Political Brawl for Olympia
A sordid, public feud between federal officials in Washington Territory spills into the press as appointments turn personal and properties are seized.