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| Year | Stories |
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| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1863 | 8 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 37 |
| 1877 | 29 |
| 1878 | 38 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 39 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 18 |
| 1886 | 7 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 47 |
| 1889 | 87 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 77 |
| 1892 | 106 |
| 1893 | 92 |
| 1894 | 115 |
| 1895 | 152 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 11 |
| 1899 | 18 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 47 |
| 1904 | 37 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 32 |
| 1909 | 75 |
| 1910 | 14 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 13 |
| 1916 | 19 |
| 1917 | 18 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
8 stories matching addit
- The Seattle Bond That Broke the Rules
A legal dispute over a $15,000 appeal bond reveals the messy, high-stakes nature of early Seattle commerce and the scrutiny of contract law.
- The High Cost of Paving the Frontier
A rare glimpse into the 1880 King County commission meetings reveals bitter political squabbles over road funding that mirror today's infrastructure debates.
- The Unrest of the American Dollar
A 1880 editorial from the Seattle Intelligencer examines the nation's obsession with wealth accumulation and its hidden costs to the soul of a young nation.
- The Church of the Pacific Northwest
As the Episcopal Church gathered in 1880, its internal struggles over mission work, inclusion, and the 'Indian question' revealed a rapidly expanding organization looking toward the frontier.
- The Bitter Feud Over a Burnt Seattle Sawmill
A public legal dispute between two businessmen reveals the high-stakes cost of the 1880 fire that razed a local mill.
- The Political Mess of 1880
A biting, satirical critique of the factions coalescing around the Republican party's nominee, James A. Garfield.
- The Wild West Gold Rush at the Border
When the federal government refused to station customs inspectors at the Skagit gold fields, Seattle merchants feared a massive influx of untaxed British Canadian competition.
- The Schoolhouse Lessons of Old Seattle
A reflection on the struggles of the country schoolmaster and the long-lost, innocent games of childhood in pioneer-era Washington.