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| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1861 | 10 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 73 |
| 1877 | 51 |
| 1878 | 51 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 77 |
| 1884 | 38 |
| 1885 | 89 |
| 1886 | 48 |
| 1887 | 53 |
| 1888 | 44 |
| 1889 | 162 |
| 1890 | 19 |
| 1891 | 92 |
| 1892 | 321 |
| 1893 | 272 |
| 1894 | 267 |
| 1895 | 301 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 54 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 74 |
| 1904 | 84 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 85 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 3 |
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| 1916 | 19 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
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| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 1 |
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- The Tragedy at the Cabin
A pioneer settler is found dead in his home after a brutal struggle, sparking a local manhunt near Colfax.
- The Tragedy at the Medicine Bottle: A Seattle Child’s Fatal Mistake
In a heartbreaking incident that has gripped the community, three-year-old Howard Pontius drank from what he thought was a treat, but was actually his mother’s morphine prescription for a cold.
- The Final Round of 'Jack' Kennedy
A rough-and-tumble gold miner turned Seattle saloonkeeper leaves behind a legacy of generosity and the city’s complex, hard-drinking history.
- A Night of Ruin: Olympia’s Business District Ravaged by Fire
A catastrophic blaze tears through a full city block in Olympia, leaving shopkeepers and residents devastated in its wake.
- A Ghastly Discovery at Marshall's Wharf
A missing sailor's body is pulled from the Seattle waterfront after a mysterious disappearance.
- The Fire That Starved a City: How a Burning Lime Ship Stalled Seattle’s Building Boom
When the steamer *Yquina* exploded in flames at Pacific Dock, it didn't just destroy $35,000 worth of cargo—it left 600 mechanics without work and halted the construction of a growing metropolis.
- Midnight Elopement: Judge Canned Saves the Day for King County Lovers
When Mary Hayes' father forbade her union with Gilbert McKinley, the couple didn't run away to Canada—they ran to Justice of the Peace Cannon at midnight. A local romance that proves love conquers all, even paternal disapproval.
- The Auction of a Widow’s Legacy: Seattle’s First Real Estate Sale
In May 1882, the Probate Court ordered the liquidation of Mary A. Smith’s estate, marking one of the earliest recorded public land auctions in Seattle’s history.
- The Great Dayton Fire: A Block of Ashes and a City’s Near Miss
On the night of April 2, 1882, flames consumed three blocks in downtown Dayton, Washington. While the town paid with its buildings, Seattle’s own fire department narrowly escaped disaster thanks to a single force pump.