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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1876 | 8 |
| 1877 | 17 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1883 | 10 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 11 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 24 |
| 1893 | 15 |
| 1894 | 16 |
| 1895 | 24 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 11 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 5 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1 |
3 stories matching stretch
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:stretcher, outstretch, homestretch, retch, strew, streetcar
- The Forgotten Dreams of Steilacoom City
In 1880, a visionary booster pitched a grand transcontinental railroad terminus that he claimed would transform a quiet Puget Sound town into the 'metropolis' of the Pacific.
- The Unlikely Tale of the 'Pull-Back' Train Stopper
A small-town mechanic's wild invention—a massive rubber cable designed to hook trains that left without their passengers—actually worked.
- 7,000 Miners Head for the Skagit, But High Water Halts the Diggings
Spring freshets wash out the wingdams on Ruby Creek while hundreds of men wait at the Portage for a trail and pack animals — and California newspapers predict a stampede of thousands.