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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 22 |
| 1877 | 12 |
| 1878 | 9 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 32 |
| 1884 | 19 |
| 1885 | 35 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 24 |
| 1888 | 24 |
| 1889 | 58 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 47 |
| 1892 | 93 |
| 1893 | 71 |
| 1894 | 146 |
| 1895 | 183 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 16 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 42 |
| 1904 | 24 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 35 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 23 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 2 |
5 stories matching talk
- The Tacoma Tragedy: A Father's Descent into Madness
Seattle mourns the Walters family, whose recent murder-suicide in Tacoma has shaken the community. The paper reflects on the fragility of sanity when grief and financial ruin collide.
- 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 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.
- The Real Estate Fever That Never Broke
As coal shipments swell and new wharves rise, Seattle’s property market remains feverish in May 1889—just months before the Great Fire reshaped the city.