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| 1859 | 1 |
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| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 17 |
| 1877 | 12 |
| 1878 | 13 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 18 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1885 | 21 |
| 1886 | 6 |
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| 1889 | 23 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 27 |
| 1892 | 38 |
| 1893 | 28 |
| 1894 | 53 |
| 1895 | 72 |
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| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 12 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 19 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1909 | 12 |
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5 stories matching sure
- The Roller Rink Craze of 1872
Before the city's modern obsession with wellness, local promoters banked on a new indoor exercise to save Seattle’s youth from 'pernicious influences and vile haunts.'
- The Silent Men of the Powder Mill
Working in the volatile shadow of Seattle's 1872 gunpowder industry, men labored in constant, hushed fear of an accidental explosion that could erase their existence in an instant.
- The Claret Rebellion in 1870s Seattle
At a meeting of the King County Farmers Club, a local leader tried to replace the frontier staple of 'bald-face' whiskey with homegrown wine, igniting a fiery debate about culture and grit.
- Seattle’s 1872 Brothel Controversy and Public Hypocrisy
A scathing October 1872 letter to the editor condemned a Seattle establishment that advertised itself as a restaurant and skating rink while operating as a brothel, exposing the city’s hypocrisy.
- The Delegate Who Sold Seattle’s Future for Five Thousand Dollars
A scathing editorial in the Puget Sound Dispatch accuses Territorial Delegate George Freeman Willard of betraying Seattle’s interests—specifically the mud flats of Duwamish Bay—to secure his own political and financial gain, while simultaneously accepting bribes from rival railroad companies.