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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 4 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 26 |
| 1877 | 27 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 22 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1885 | 19 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 12 |
| 1888 | 13 |
| 1889 | 27 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 43 |
| 1892 | 86 |
| 1893 | 59 |
| 1894 | 66 |
| 1895 | 89 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 12 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 24 |
| 1904 | 31 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 42 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 5 |
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| 1916 | 17 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 2 |
6 stories matching opposit
- Midnight Hijack on the Coal Wharf
A steamship steward is drugged and robbed in the dark, highlighting the dangers lurking on the Seattle waterfront.
- The Unseen War for the Puget Sound Pantry
An 1882 look at how San Francisco's economic grip and 'unfriendly agencies' were stifling the potential of Washington Territory's fishing industry.
- The Panic-Proof Man
A boisterous braggart in a Grand River grocery store claims he can stop any theater panic with a single revolver—until a fake fire prank proves his cowardice.
- 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 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.
- 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.