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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 5 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 51 |
| 1877 | 41 |
| 1878 | 21 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 33 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1885 | 31 |
| 1886 | 27 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 18 |
| 1889 | 71 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 54 |
| 1892 | 108 |
| 1893 | 93 |
| 1894 | 137 |
| 1895 | 198 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 12 |
| 1899 | 23 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 59 |
| 1904 | 25 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 1 |
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| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 25 |
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| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 6 |
3 stories matching exception
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- The Territory Takes a Stand on the Civil War
A convention of local political leaders in Vancouver pledges unwavering support for the Union and denounces partisanship during the national crisis.
- The Violent Expulsion of a Black Resident from Olympia
A white resident publicly recounts his role in forcing a Black man out of town, illustrating the overt racism prevalent in the territory during the Civil War era.
- The Unlikely Enforcer of a Party Game
A jealous husband at a frontier social insists his young wife receives equal attention—or else he will settle the matter with his fists.