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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 62 |
| 1858 | 29 |
| 1859 | 52 |
| 1860 | 27 |
| 1861 | 101 |
| 1862 | 87 |
| 1863 | 69 |
| 1864 | 32 |
| 1865 | 11 |
| 1871 | 11 |
| 1872 | 140 |
| 1876 | 812 |
| 1877 | 678 |
| 1878 | 526 |
| 1879 | 64 |
| 1880 | 180 |
| 1882 | 130 |
| 1883 | 911 |
| 1884 | 499 |
| 1885 | 838 |
| 1886 | 492 |
| 1887 | 484 |
| 1888 | 440 |
| 1889 | 1,324 |
| 1890 | 287 |
| 1891 | 1,115 |
| 1892 | 2,855 |
| 1893 | 2,829 |
| 1894 | 2,116 |
| 1895 | 1,830 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 62 |
| 1898 | 196 |
| 1899 | 446 |
| 1900 | 114 |
| 1902 | 34 |
| 1903 | 1,332 |
| 1904 | 1,126 |
| 1905 | 124 |
| 1907 | 53 |
| 1908 | 351 |
| 1909 | 1,545 |
| 1910 | 413 |
| 1911 | 160 |
| 1912 | 73 |
| 1914 | 261 |
| 1915 | 300 |
| 1916 | 545 |
| 1917 | 332 |
| 1918 | 45 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 18 |
| 1923 | 185 |
| 1924 | 151 |
| 1925 | 64 |
| 1928 | 14 |
| 1929 | 19 |
700 stories, the 202 most mentioned
People 148
- John Collins187618
- H. L. Yesler187617
- G. A. Weed187613
- A. A. Denny187612
- Thomas Lilly187612
- M. S. Booth187611
- Judge Lewis187610
- Dr. Weed187610
- B. Gatzert18768
- Val Wildman18768
- Sabina Lilly18767
- Judge Jacobs18767
- Rutherford B. Hayes18767
- Henry Yesler18766
- Beriah Brown18766
- John Leary18766
- R. J. Moore18766
- W. H. White18765
- Smith18765
- Samuel J. Tilden18765
- Eldridge Morse18765
- Andrew Jackson18764
- D. T. Denny18764
- C. McAllister18764
- Ulysses S. Grant18764
- W. G. Jamieson18764
- City Marshal18764
- Justice Scott18764
- E. C. Ferguson18764
- Governor Ferry18763
- Capt. Geo. D. Hill18763
- Mr. Smith18763
- Thomas Burke18763
- Dr. Minor18763
- John T. Jordan18763
- L. V. Wyckoff18763
- John Ross18763
- George D. Hill18763
- Geo. D. Hill18763
- Snyder18763
- A. W. Piper18763
- J. R. Robbins18763
- Dr. G. A. Weed18763
- Mr. Carr18763
- Justice Smith18763
- Dr. Calhoun18763
- William H. Gilliam18763
- James M. Colman18763
- H. L. Tibbals18763
- J. P. Judson18763
- S. Anderson18763
- J. N. Low18763
- John Quirk18763
- Hugh Ross18763
- Samuel Calhoun18763
- Henry L. Yesler18762
- George Washington18762
- C. M. Bradshaw18762
- Mary18762
- Page18762
- Mayor Gatzert18762
- Mr. Horton18762
- Hill18762
- Amos Brown18762
- Dexter Horton18762
- Wilson18762
- James G. Blaine18762
- Burke18762
- Trenor W. Park18762
- Dr. Hill18762
- T. S. Russell18762
- O. A. Weed18762
- Mr. Edwards18762
- Mitchell18762
- B. A. Hill18762
- Captain Wright18762
- Henry Ward Beecher18762
- Cyrus Walker18762
- Crawford Harrington18762
- Joseph Foster18762
- H. A. Atkins18762
- J. R. Lewis18762
- Horace Greeley18762
- C. H. Hanford18762
- S. Baxter18762
- Mr. Colman18762
- Otis Freeman18762
- Professor S.S. Baldwin18762
- Clara Baldwin18762
- Josh Billings18762
- Charles Smith18762
- L. B. Nash18762
- Elisha P. Ferry18762
- Stewart18762
- Mr. Williams18762
- Probate Judge18762
- Bernard Crosson18762
- W. Meydenbauer18762
- Roswell Scott18762
- John18762
- Mr. Miller18762
- James A. Garfield18762
- Nellie18762
- Higgins18762
- Clayton Packard18762
- A. E. Hoyle18762
- F. H. M.18762
- Mrs. Robinson18762
- Gov. Perry18762
- Riley18762
- L. V. Wykoff18762
- Duncan Dewar18762
- Franklin Matthias18762
- Erasmus M. Smithers18762
- Charles O. Terry18762
- Montgomery Queen18762
- J. M. Colman18762
- Fred Dyer18762
- Booth18762
- Rufus Stearns18762
- Isaac Palmer18762
- W. B. Moore18762
- W. R. Andrews18762
- Mayor Weed18762
- W. H. Shoudy18762
- Collector Webster18762
- Henry Booth18762
- George Edwards18762
- Butler18762
- Mr. McAllister18762
- Dr. Sloan18762
- James O. Libby18762
- B. L. Northup18762
- Albert Briggs18762
- A. C. Folsom18762
- Charles Harrison18762
- H. D. Morgan18762
- John Campbell18762
- Daniel McDonald18762
- John Swett18762
- Thomas Robinson18762
- Dr. Kellogg18762
- Alice Kellogg18762
- Albert Kellogg18762
- Agnes Winsor18762
- Mr. Mathews18762
- Capt. Stratton18762
- J.P. Judson18762
Organizations 54
- The Daily Intelligencer187628
- Intelligencer187611
- Seattle City Council187610
- King County Commissioners18769
- Daily Intelligencer18769
- Seattle Daily Intelligencer18768
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad18767
- The Intelligencer18767
- Seattle18766
- Northern Pacific Railroad18765
- Seattle Intelligencer18765
- Seattle Hospital18765
- Puget Sound Dispatch18765
- King County18765
- County Commissioners18765
- Pacific Mail Steamship Company18764
- Talbot Mine18764
- Eastwick, Morris & Co.18764
- Seattle Fire Department18763
- Republican Party18763
- Congress18763
- The Seattle Hospital18763
- Seattle Coal Company18763
- Waddell & Miles18763
- Zephyr18763
- City Council18763
- Renton Coal Company18763
- Hovey & Barker18763
- Northern Star18763
- Hall & Paulson18762
- United States Congress18762
- Seattle Coal and Transportation Company18762
- Democratic Party18762
- Makah Tribe18762
- Snohomish Star18762
- San Francisco Board of Marine Underwriters18762
- McNaught & Leary18762
- King County Grand Jury18762
- Dexter Horton & Co.18762
- Congregational Church18762
- Stone & Burnett18762
- Pacific Brewery18762
- Stetson & Post18762
- North Pacific18762
- Seattle Daily Tribune18762
- Territorial Legislature18762
- Rothschild & Co.18762
- Weekly Puget Sound Dispatch18762
- Board of County Commissioners18762
- Victor18762
- Dakota18762
- War Hawk18762
- Colman's mill18762
- Snohomish County Agricultural Society18762