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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 41 |
| 1877 | 43 |
| 1878 | 20 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 60 |
| 1884 | 28 |
| 1885 | 41 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 24 |
| 1888 | 33 |
| 1889 | 99 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1891 | 69 |
| 1892 | 116 |
| 1893 | 129 |
| 1894 | 114 |
| 1895 | 158 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 44 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 65 |
| 1904 | 49 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 24 |
| 1909 | 86 |
| 1910 | 25 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 22 |
| 1917 | 20 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1929 | 1 |
323 stories matching prepared
- A Massive New Gateway for Seattle
The Oregon Improvement Company prepares to construct a giant, copper-clad wharf to accommodate ocean steamers.
- Brutal Assault in Wa Chong's Building
A man preparing for sleep is robbed and slashed in a violent late-night attack.
- Federal Authorities Seize Fifty Pounds of Opium in Seattle
A court notice reveals the confiscation of contraband from a Seattle residence in 1885.
- The Tragedy of a Shoemaker
A local workman, suffering from a mental health crisis, takes his own life as his wife prepares the midday meal.
- Opium Seizure in the Third Judicial District
Federal authorities move to condemn fifty pounds of contraband opium found concealed within a house in Seattle.
- The Great Iowa Editor Invasion
Seattle prepares for a high-profile visit from Midwestern press barons, signaling the city's growing importance as a gateway to the Pacific.
- Homesteading Reality Check for the Skagit Valley
A blunt warning to new arrivals: the frontier isn't a land of ready-made farms.
- The U.S. Seizes Fifty Pounds of Opium
Federal authorities move to forfeit a large cache of prepared opium found concealed in a Seattle residence.
- The Ghost Funeral of Old Tacoma
When the municipal board of the newly consolidated Tacoma decided to spend their final surplus on a booze cruise to Seattle, the 'Queen City' prepared a mock-funeral reception that never materialized.
- The Political Battle for the New West
As Washington prepares for statehood, national parties prepare for a heated contest over legislative control and future congressional influence.
- Vashon Island's Tent City Summer
An organized assembly on Vashon Island plans for a two-week rural retreat, complete with lecture series, music, and Sunday school drills, promising to appear 'like Jonah's gourd' in a night.
- The Great Tax Assessment Debacle of 1887
King County taxpayers find themselves in an uproar as a bungled property assessment, based on a worthless abstract, threatens the city’s financial stability.
- Paint the Town for the Last Spike
With the Northern Pacific about to close the continent, Spokane Falls is told to clean its streets, whitewash its houses, and prepare for a wealth-laden excursion.
- Republicans Prepare for Crucial Election Campaign
Party leaders warn of a 'still hunt' by Democrats to flip Washington and Montana.
- The Great Sewerage Snafu
As Seattle rapidly expanded, the city council struggled to build a modern waste system, hampered by exorbitant royalty demands from engineers and local political bickering.
- Wilkeson Mines Prepare for Revival
After five years of decline that left the town nearly deserted, the Wilkeson coal mines are hiring again, signaling a potential economic pulse.
- The City Clerk’s Surprise Banquet
When Seattle's City Clerk Forrest tendered his resignation to the 'hard-headed' Common Council, they responded not with cold bureaucracy, but with a secret banquet and a cane with a musical head.
- The Hidden Cost of Shipping Raw Hides
Seattle is exporting its wealth in the form of raw animal skins and buying back expensive leather—an economic cycle the editor calls 'almost criminal.'
- Yesler's Big Block Forces Business Shuffle
As Henry Yesler prepares to build a new four-story brick landmark, local merchants scramble for temporary quarters.
- The Counterfeit 'Rye Straw' Cigar Scam
Tobacco merchants discover a deceptive new counterfeit cigar wrapper made of chemically treated rye straw.
- The Unintended Thief of Front Street
A disgraced attorney faces justice in Seattle for misappropriating client funds, pleading that his professional collapse was a desperate bid to survive.
- The Housing Squeeze of 1889
With not a single vacant house in town, developer W.H. Kneeland is rushing to build four new double tenements.
- The Spirit Who Socked the Detective
A seance in Seattle turns into a brawl when a detective catches a ‘spirit’ in the act of fraud.
- New Timber Giant Incorporated in Seattle
A new logging firm files articles of incorporation as the region’s timber industry continues its rapid expansion.
- The Water That Wasn't There: Seattle's First Major Infrastructure Crisis
As the city prepares for its first major expansion, the Seattle Water Company announces a total shutdown of supply to upper levels, leaving residents and businesses in the dark.