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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 10 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 8 |
| 1862 | 10 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 44 |
| 1877 | 43 |
| 1878 | 28 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 77 |
| 1884 | 34 |
| 1885 | 67 |
| 1886 | 43 |
| 1887 | 49 |
| 1888 | 37 |
| 1889 | 121 |
| 1890 | 20 |
| 1891 | 89 |
| 1892 | 210 |
| 1893 | 232 |
| 1894 | 197 |
| 1895 | 194 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 12 |
| 1899 | 48 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 102 |
| 1904 | 89 |
| 1905 | 11 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 30 |
| 1909 | 118 |
| 1910 | 31 |
| 1911 | 16 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 30 |
| 1916 | 29 |
| 1917 | 23 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 2 |
452 stories matching move
- A Desperate Act at the Wharf
A man in deep distress throws himself beneath a moving train in Seattle, sparking a harrowing public rescue.
- The Tragedy of a Sailor’s Train-Hopping Gamble
A penniless traveler, desperate to reach San Francisco, attempts to ride a moving freight train through the Washington wilderness—with fatal consequences.
- The Hilltop Church and the Valley Below: Pullman’s Spiritual Geography
In December 1888, the Methodist society faces a logistical dilemma: their church sits on a hill, but they want to move it down to the valley where the people are.
- The Saloon Question in Olympia
Olympia's City Council moves to curb the prevalence of saloons through steep fee hikes, a move that the P-I suggests Seattle should replicate.
- The Miracle Hen of the Barn
A farmer reports an astonishing, if scientifically questionable, account of a hen surviving over a month without food or water.
- The Miracle of Fannie McCann
A lifelong invalid, confined to a chair for twenty-two years, found her voice and language only in her final hours.
- The Unchecked Movement of 'Worthless' Buildings
A local editor slams lax city ordinances after a businessman relocates a derelict building into the heart of Yakima.
- The Price of Progress: Arson in the Shadow of the Opera House
When an old commercial building was moved to make way for Seattle's new Opera House, a firebug turned the vacated structure into a torch.
- A Desperate End at Sand Point
A man known as 'Eaton,' ordered to leave town by vigilantes, takes his own life in front of a passing train.
- A Fiery Protest Over Local Schooling
A schoolhouse in Lakenew was destroyed by an act of suspected arson, following heated community disputes over moving the building into town.
- A Local Merchant Passes
A beloved Seattle businessman and lodge member dies of typhoid fever, leaving a grieving family.
- Democratic Revolt in Washington Territory
Local Democrats are refusing to sign a call for a party convention, citing concerns that the move is secretly bankrolled by railroad interests.
- The House That Had to Move
A Seattle man faces an expensive bureaucratic nightmare when he realizes his brand-new home was built on the wrong plot of land.
- The House on Rollers: Moving an Entire Hotel to Save a Town
When the Northern Pacific Railroad bypassed Old Yakima, developers physically relocated the town's buildings—including the Holland House—to the new site, one mile at a time.
- The Squatters of Front Street
When a building’s rent price surged following the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, the owner tried to renege on an existing lease—leading to a tense standoff and a vigilante guard force.
- The Anarchist’s Pamphleteer
While the nation held its breath over the Haymarket executions in Chicago, a woman faced down Seattle police to distribute radical literature on Government Square.
- The Political Spoils of a Walla Walla Clerk
After relocating his entire life and family for a government job, a deputy clerk is unceremoniously fired—exposing the bitter, transactional nature of territorial patronage.
- The Vanishing Sidewalks: How Seattle’s Council Cleared the Streets of 'Obstructions'
In a bold move to modernize downtown, the City Council ordered the immediate removal of all fruit stands, bootblack benches, and candy vendors from the city's busiest thoroughfares. The result? A clash between civic order and the livelihoods of informal street merchants.
- A Brutal Attack on a Prisoner
An Indigenous man held in the Spokane jail is shot through the bars by an unknown assailant in a cowardly act of violence.
- Gould’s Shadow Over Seattle’s Rails
Speculation mounts as a new company launches to link Seattle to Walla Walla and Baker City, signaling a major power move by Jay Gould to claim Puget Sound as a rail terminal.
- The Tragedy of a Domestic Cage
A Seattle woman’s desperate attempt to escape an abusive marriage ends in a violent suicide after her husband, an older man driven by irrational jealousy, takes his own life following a brutal assault.
- The Passing of a Frontier Doctor
Dr. John A. Martin, a former Texas Ranger turned physician, dies at Port Gamble, leaving behind a legacy of service to the suffering.
- The Great Land Office Migration
When the federal government moved the regional land office from Olympia to Seattle, the move signaled a pivotal shift in the economic gravity of the Puget Sound.
- The Ghosting of Yakima City
When the Northern Pacific Railroad bypassed the original town of Yakima City, they didn't just move the station—they forced the entire town to uproot itself.
- Drawing the Lines of a New City
A called council meeting in September 1883 redrew Spokane Falls’s boundaries, split it into four wards, and argued over who would elect the city’s officers.