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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 28 |
| 1877 | 34 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 10 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 25 |
| 1884 | 9 |
| 1885 | 35 |
| 1886 | 21 |
| 1887 | 27 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 55 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 35 |
| 1892 | 59 |
| 1893 | 46 |
| 1894 | 72 |
| 1895 | 89 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 17 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 25 |
| 1904 | 19 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1909 | 33 |
| 1910 | 13 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 3 |
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| 1915 | 6 |
| 1916 | 12 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1919 | 1 |
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| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 2 |
7 stories matching minded
- An Optimist's View of 1882 Seattle
A visitor from Oregon writes home with a bold prediction: in twenty years, Seattle will be the metropolis of the North.
- The Miser and the Missing Gold
A cautionary tale of a man who loved his gold more than his own peace of mind, only to find that hoarding it under a stone offered no security from the opportunistic thief.
- The Empire State of the West
An influential New York academic turns down California dreams to bet on the future of Washington Territory.
- The Law Firm That Was: Struve, Haines & Leary Dissolves After Twelve Years
A prominent Seattle legal partnership splits by mutual consent, with Mr. Leary retiring to manage his growing real estate portfolio while the remaining partners continue their lucrative practice in the Post Building.
- A Ghastly Discovery at Marshall's Wharf
A missing sailor's body is pulled from the Seattle waterfront after a mysterious disappearance.
- The Soldier Who Missed: Why Seattle Is Rooting for a Court-Martialed Hero
Sergeant Mason’s attempt to assassinate the man who killed Garfield has turned him from a mutineer into a martyr, sparking petitions and subscriptions across the Pacific Northwest.
- The Farmer’s Cabinet: Why Seattle’s Papers Are Fighting a War in Washington
An editorial in the *Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer* argues against elevating the Department of Agriculture to Cabinet status, warning that it would create bureaucratic chaos and ignore the true role of federal oversight.