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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 9 |
| 1858 | 8 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 11 |
| 1862 | 8 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 17 |
| 1876 | 124 |
| 1877 | 96 |
| 1878 | 60 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 22 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 171 |
| 1884 | 68 |
| 1885 | 120 |
| 1886 | 60 |
| 1887 | 64 |
| 1888 | 72 |
| 1889 | 225 |
| 1890 | 32 |
| 1891 | 142 |
| 1892 | 412 |
| 1893 | 383 |
| 1894 | 359 |
| 1895 | 455 |
| 1897 | 16 |
| 1898 | 28 |
| 1899 | 102 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 262 |
| 1904 | 197 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 12 |
| 1908 | 84 |
| 1909 | 254 |
| 1910 | 56 |
| 1911 | 20 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1914 | 31 |
| 1915 | 39 |
| 1916 | 93 |
| 1917 | 26 |
| 1918 | 9 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 28 |
| 1924 | 13 |
| 1925 | 10 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 2 |
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- The Heroic Kitchen Defense
When a kitchen fire threatened to raze her home, a Snohomish woman didn't wait for help, personally battling the flames until the structure was saved.
- A Perilous Afternoon near Lake Union
A brush with disaster in the rugged timberlands of 1877 Seattle, where an accidental axe blow turned a day of surveying into a desperate journey for survival.
- The Mud-Locked Road: Seattle’s 1878 Infrastructure Feud
A bitter war of words erupts in the press over the impassable Snoqualmie road and the 'cheek' of local politicians asking for funding they refused to spend.
- The Unsung Toll of the Snohomish Frontier
A poignant obituary for Julia E. Haskell reveals the fragile reality of life, health, and community dependence in 1878 Snohomish.
- The Day the Locomotives Derailed on the Black River
A morning commute goes wrong just outside Seattle when two coal trains collide head-on, sending steam engines into the mud.
- The Pioneer Miller of the Snoqualmie Valley
A local farmer showcases the promise of regional self-sufficiency with high-quality, home-milled flour.
- The Tragic End of a Railroad Worker
A young man, injured on the job, succumbs to his injuries at a local Seattle hotel.
- A Child’s Hazard in a Smoky City
A young girl is severely burned after stepping into a smoldering coal bunker in Belltown, highlighting the dangerous urban conditions of a rapidly growing Seattle.
- Trekking Through the Frontier: The Sheriff’s Duty
A grueling journey through Whatcom County’s wilderness in 1878 to summon jurors, revealing a rapidly changing landscape.
- The Midnight Round-Up at the Central Police Station
A night of arrests in late 1870s Seattle lands a group of local characters in the city's lock-up, marking an ordinary, albeit unrecorded, night of territorial justice.
- Tragedy at the Runway: A Logger’s Fatal End in Cowlitz County
A routine day at a logging camp near Freeport turns deadly when a log jam triggers a sudden, violent chain reaction, claiming the life of C.C. Howard.
- The Political Machine of 1878
Before the era of digital campaigning, Snohomish County Republicans gathered to hash out the future of the frontier at Snohomish City.
- The Unfortunate Travels of an 'Imperial' Grifter
A self-proclaimed Russian noble finds that Seattle hospitality—and the local church choir—has its limits when his 'aristocratic' habits turn out to be nothing more than petty fraud.
- The Perils of the Seattle Coal Incline
Two railroad workers are severely injured within 24 hours while attempting to board moving coal cars in a grim, repetitive industrial accident.
- The Crackdown on 'Fast Riding' in Old Seattle
When rowdy horsemen turned Front Street into a racetrack, the city police decided the era of reckless riding in the city center had to end.
- The Snohomish Cattle Scam
A local farmer gets more than he bargained for when he unknowingly buys his own stolen livestock back from a neighbor.
- The Price of a Whitewash Job
A working man in Tacoma learns the hard way that 'at par' is a relative term when his employer tries to pass off devalued currency for honest labor.
- The Unwelcome Arrival at Marysville
As the Snohomish River valley faced economic stagnation, a new townsite at Marysville was pitched as a promise of fertile independence for fifty families.
- The Midnight Attack on a Chinatown Cigar Stand
A deliberate arson attempt threatens to ignite the heart of downtown Seattle after rags soaked in coal oil are discovered burning against a Chinese-owned business.
- Winter Blooms on Orcas Island
A mid-winter letter from a settler describes the unexpected beauty of a January garden and the quiet expansion of island life in 1878.
- The Duwamish River Schoolhouse Scandal
A romantic dispute between two suitors erupts into violence at a church service, forcing a local justice to mediate the cost of their bruised egos.
- The Tragic End of a Seattle Brakeman
Frank Kimball, a young rail worker, succumbs to injuries after a horrific crushing accident at the Newcastle mines.
- The Great Gale of 1878
A rare, unprecedented windstorm tears through downtown Seattle, rattling the nerves and rooflines of the city’s early pioneers.
- The Harassment of Mrs. Robinson
A vulnerable woman in Seattle is subjected to a months-long campaign of targeted abuse, culminating in an arson attempt that nearly burned down a local hotel.
- The Brutal Assault on a Young Chambermaid
A playful attempt to clean a hotel floor escalated into a vicious act of anti-Chinese violence in the heart of downtown Seattle.