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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 |
540 stories, the 158 most mentioned
People 107
- L. V. Wyckoff187819
- J. R. Lewis187815
- Beriah Brown187814
- Daniel Leighton187812
- A. A. Denny187810
- George White187810
- H. W. Light187810
- Isaac Cathcart18789
- Justice Scott18788
- Elisha P. Ferry18787
- Justice Snyder18786
- Geo. D. Hill18785
- William H. Snyder18785
- Martha J. Snyder18785
- Dexter Horton18784
- W. H. White18784
- Lewis V. Wyckoff18784
- Austin A. Bell18784
- A. Mackintosh18784
- Arthur A. Denny18784
- Thomas J. Jackson18784
- Eldridge Morse18784
- M. W. Packard18784
- Thaddeus Hanford18784
- John Leary18783
- Col. Larrabee18783
- Thomas W. Prosch18783
- J. J. McGilvra18783
- D. T. Wheeler18783
- Sheriff Wyckoff18783
- Dan Lynch18783
- Mayor Weed18783
- E. S. Ingraham18783
- Eliza Jackson18783
- M. S. Boom18783
- James Crawford18783
- D. Rice Campbell18783
- Chief Moses18783
- Tate18783
- Judge Haskell18783
- Royal Haskell18783
- Simon Elwell18783
- N. H. Owings18783
- J. H. Hilton18783
- Mrs. John Elwell18783
- A. A. Blackman18783
- W. F. Eddy18783
- H. S. Hanson18783
- Joseph Getchell18783
- James Roberts18783
- Wm. Whitfield18783
- Morgan O'Brien18783
- Jackson18782
- Orange Jacobs18782
- Chinese laborers18782
- H. L. Yesler18782
- E. A. Starr18782
- O. Jacobs18782
- Maynard18782
- John J. McGilvra18782
- Crawford Harrington18782
- Bailey Gatzert18782
- Lynch18782
- Colman18782
- H. G. Struve18782
- D. B. Ward18782
- J. M. Colman18782
- Jas. McNaught18782
- John H. Mitchell18782
- Jack Levy18782
- Pat Quinn18782
- Thomas Russell18782
- Pat Shay18782
- S. Kenney18782
- Marshal Thorndyke18782
- Capt. Hill18782
- Boren18782
- Denny18782
- Officer Thorndyke18782
- Constable Thornton18782
- Thomas J. Jamison18782
- H. L. Blanchard18782
- Budge18782
- D. W. Crooks18782
- E. S. Osborne18782
- Sniffles18782
- E. C. Ferguson18782
- T. P. Freeman18782
- Marvin Minnick18782
- Henry Jackson18782
- W. H. Ward18782
- W. M. Taylor18782
- H. A. Gregory18782
- M. W. Parson18782
- Capt. Stretch18782
- Donald McDonald18782
- Dennis Storm18782
- Daniel Hinds18782
- E. D. Phelps18782
- John L. Hurley18782
- Harvey W. Light18782
- Thomas French18782
- Luther L. Thomas18782
- Mrs. S. D. Hewes18782
- Jos. Symonds18782
- Frank A. Pontius18782
- Frank DeLorme18782
Organizations 51
- Northern Pacific Railroad187814
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad187812
- Weekly Dispatch187810
- Mackintosh or Stacy18789
- The Intelligencer18787
- Evening Dispatch18786
- Seattle City Council18785
- Seattle Intelligencer18785
- District Court of Snohomish County18785
- The Daily Intelligencer18784
- Seattle Coal Company18784
- Puget Sound Dispatch18784
- King County18784
- Snohomish Exchange18784
- Seattle Tribune18783
- The Tribune18783
- Northern Star18783
- Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad18783
- Seattle18782
- King County Commissioners18782
- City of Seattle18782
- Republican Party18782
- Democratic Party18782
- Schwabacher Bros. & Co.18782
- Seattle Daily Intelligencer18782
- Snohomish Star18782
- Seattle Dispatch18782
- McNaught & Leary18782
- Intelligencer18782
- Talbot Coal Company18782
- Portland Board of Trade18782
- Crawford & Harrington18782
- Yesler's Wharf18782
- District Court of the Third Judicial District18782
- Occidental Hotel18782
- Seattle Weekly Dispatch18782
- Success18782
- King County Board of Commissioners18782
- Pioneer Variety Store18782
- United States Hotel18782
- Puget Sound Business College18782
- Common Council18782
- Democratic Press18782
- Snohomish County Treasurer18782
- Snohomish Eye18782
- Skagit Jam Co.18782
- Snohomish City Hotel18782
- Snohomish Hotel18782
- Maryland House18782
- Sisters of Charity18782
- Fanny Lake18782