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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 16 |
| 1876 | 82 |
| 1877 | 43 |
| 1878 | 27 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 72 |
| 1884 | 43 |
| 1885 | 76 |
| 1886 | 32 |
| 1887 | 34 |
| 1888 | 48 |
| 1889 | 137 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 84 |
| 1892 | 179 |
| 1893 | 145 |
| 1894 | 164 |
| 1895 | 229 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1899 | 35 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 90 |
| 1904 | 62 |
| 1905 | 11 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 26 |
| 1909 | 101 |
| 1910 | 19 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 28 |
| 1916 | 32 |
| 1917 | 22 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 1 |
8 stories matching entir
- The Roads of Seattle: A Grumbling Legacy
A wealthy traveler’s sharp assessment of Seattle’s infrastructure in 1880 highlights a civic struggle over street quality that feels strikingly familiar to modern residents.
- The City’s Rare Nursery Devastated by Record Snow
A brutal winter storm destroys a world-class botanical collection in Seattle, marking a significant loss for regional horticulture.
- A Printing Office Blunder
A romantic visit to a printing office turns disastrous for a typographer when his fiancée accidentally destroys his hours of labor.
- The Rowdy Election Eve of 1880
Before the ballots were cast in Seattle’s pioneer-era election, Republicans and Democrats clashed with torchlight processions, partisan jeers, and competing rallies that defined the territorial political climate.
- The Clam-Seller and the Street-Car: A Seattle Reckoning
When a man was killed by a train on a Seattle street, a bystander's callous comment sparked a confrontation that exposed the deep-seated tensions of the city's growing industrial landscape.
- The Forgotten Bid for a Puget Sound Navy Yard
Decades before the bustling military presence on the Sound, visionaries argued that a ship canal connecting Puget Sound to Lake Washington would provide the most natural navy yard in the world.
- The Arctic Ghost Ships Found in a Seattle Paper
A haunting inventory of the lost Franklin Expedition, recovered by Lieutenant Schwatka, offers a somber look at the items that survived a generation in the ice.
- The Neah Bay Land Grab
A historic Seattle-area editorial exposes how federal officials and a powerful monopoly manipulated reservation boundaries to seize a lucrative trading post from a local merchant.