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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 27 |
| 1862 | 18 |
| 1863 | 13 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 10 |
| 1876 | 38 |
| 1877 | 27 |
| 1878 | 17 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 42 |
| 1884 | 19 |
| 1885 | 32 |
| 1886 | 37 |
| 1887 | 15 |
| 1888 | 30 |
| 1889 | 64 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 61 |
| 1892 | 153 |
| 1893 | 119 |
| 1894 | 89 |
| 1895 | 115 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1899 | 49 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 75 |
| 1904 | 60 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 42 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 22 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 26 |
| 1917 | 72 |
| 1918 | 18 |
| 1923 | 22 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1929 | 2 |
3 stories matching war
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:warfar, ward, ware, wari, wark, warm
- The Price of Incompetence in 1879
When an American warship finally steamed into Puget Sound, it didn't just bring firepower—it exposed the community's deep-seated anxiety about whether the U.S. government had abandoned the Pacific Northwest entirely.
- The Fallen Commander: Major Thornburgh’s Frontier Legacy
Remembering the life and service of the military officer who served in Washington Territory and met a tragic end on the frontier.
- The Great Price War of 1878
A Seattle mercantile firm attempts to win over Snohomish customers by slashing prices in the face of local competition.