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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 13 |
| 1877 | 21 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 13 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1885 | 15 |
| 1886 | 7 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 26 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 29 |
| 1892 | 40 |
| 1893 | 35 |
| 1894 | 65 |
| 1895 | 90 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 15 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 26 |
| 1910 | 18 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1929 | 3 |
5 stories matching shown
- The Judge and the Minstrel Show
When a visiting Chief Justice toured a Seattle courtroom in 1878, he was shocked by the advertisements for a traveling minstrel show plastered on the courthouse walls.
- The Newspaper Wars of 1878
A Snohomish editor accuses a rival publication of blatant plagiarism, citing the biblical commandment against stealing.
- The Great Greenback Tug-of-War
A Seattle reader squares off against national editors over the power of the government to define the value of money itself.
- The Giant of Wawawai
A crew grading a road near the Snake River unearths the remains of a man estimated to be thirty feet tall.
- Seattle Miners Rush to Sultan River Gold Claims
When a chance discovery in the dry bed of the Sultan River sparked a desperate dash for fortune, the town of Snohomish was left nearly deserted as laborers abandoned their jobs to try their luck in the mud.