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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 64 |
| 1877 | 54 |
| 1878 | 28 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 17 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 76 |
| 1884 | 47 |
| 1885 | 66 |
| 1886 | 38 |
| 1887 | 46 |
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1889 | 105 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 72 |
| 1892 | 176 |
| 1893 | 163 |
| 1894 | 173 |
| 1895 | 260 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1899 | 47 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 100 |
| 1904 | 65 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 30 |
| 1909 | 79 |
| 1910 | 25 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 15 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 30 |
| 1917 | 17 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 12 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1929 | 2 |
11 stories matching short
- Gould’s Shadow Over Seattle’s Rails
Speculation mounts as a new company launches to link Seattle to Walla Walla and Baker City, signaling a major power move by Jay Gould to claim Puget Sound as a rail terminal.
- 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 Seattle Real Estate Boom of 1882
A survey of rapid land value appreciation in early Seattle, where modest lots doubled or tripled in price in just a few weeks.
- The First Ice Factory Comes to Seattle
As Seattle prepared for a hot summer in 1882, the city broke ground on its first industrial ice plant to keep the town cool.
- The Treacherous Eddies of Anacortes
A boating trip on the Skagit river turns into a desperate struggle for survival when a squall capsizes a local family.
- The Great Divide: The Fight for a Mountain Rail Link
As the population of Western Washington booms in 1882, Seattle residents grow tired of paying for infrastructure projects while Eastern Washington neighbors demand the work for free.
- The Vagrant and the 'Iron Jewelry'
A petty theft on the Duwamish River lands a drifter in a Seattle jail, where he must trade his freedom for hard labor.
- The Iron Rail Pipe Dream of 1882
A century and a half ago, the Post-Intelligencer pressed for a direct mountain rail line between Walla Walla and Puget Sound, promising prosperity—a debate over infrastructure and regional connectivity that still defines Washington politics.
- 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 Judge Who Was Only 'Sober as a Judge'
A legendary anecdote from the Seattle police court where a witness’s inadvertent insult revealed the bench's own notorious reputation for intoxication.
- 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.