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| Year | Stories |
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| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 7 |
| 1877 | 5 |
| 1878 | 4 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 4 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 9 |
| 1886 | 9 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 28 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 19 |
| 1892 | 34 |
| 1893 | 47 |
| 1894 | 25 |
| 1895 | 23 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 14 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 18 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 6 |
| 1916 | 10 |
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| 1923 | 3 |
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5 stories matching emerg
- Stagecoach Chaos on Mill Street
A frightened team of horses sparks a wild ride through downtown Seattle, leaving a lone passenger clinging on for dear life.
- The Price of Growth: How Seattle’s Economy Faced the Boom and Bust of 1877
A look back at the financial anxieties and rapid development of 1877 Seattle, as the young city navigated the transition from frontier town to an emerging regional market.
- The Panther and the Mountain Cave
A pioneer’s harrowing brush with death during a massive Washington landslide leads to an unlikely alliance with a wild beast.
- The Unstoppable Rail Builder of 1877
How James M. Colman bet his personal fortune to push the Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad through the mountains, defying skeptics and funding the project on his own terms.
- The Great Sheep War: Seattle’s Political Flocks and the Independent Goats
A satirical letter to the editor uses a bizarre allegory of sheep herds and wild goats to critique Seattle's political parties, corporate wolves, and the emerging independence of women in public life.