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| Year | Stories |
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| 1858 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 29 |
| 1877 | 18 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 41 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1885 | 30 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 24 |
| 1888 | 60 |
| 1889 | 62 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 43 |
| 1892 | 98 |
| 1893 | 100 |
| 1894 | 121 |
| 1895 | 137 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 24 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 46 |
| 1904 | 19 |
| 1905 | 1 |
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| 1908 | 17 |
| 1909 | 55 |
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| 1925 | 1 |
5 stories matching minut
- Steamboats and Gold Dreams on the Skagit
A traveler recounts the frantic race of riverboats up the Skagit and the sudden discovery of gold nuggets high above the river, fueling hopes for a new frontier.
- A Tragic Warning in the Slate Creek Woods
A logger is killed by a falling tree, fulfilling a premonition voiced by his son just moments before.
- The City’s Biggest Celebration
Athletic contests and a tense yacht race on the Sound defined Seattle's 1880 Fourth of July.
- The Seneca Street Prankster
A pet parrot in Seattle develops a sophisticated and cruel sense of humor, terrorizing a local dog with fake emergency cries.
- The Midnight Screecher: A Hotel Guest's Plea for Quiet
A fed-up boarder at a leading Seattle hotel demands justice—and a good night’s sleep—after being serenaded for nearly two hours by a crying infant.