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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 8 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 8 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 14 |
| 1876 | 74 |
| 1877 | 63 |
| 1878 | 35 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 10 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 45 |
| 1884 | 31 |
| 1885 | 44 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 30 |
| 1888 | 18 |
| 1889 | 74 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1891 | 70 |
| 1892 | 129 |
| 1893 | 139 |
| 1894 | 166 |
| 1895 | 202 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1899 | 22 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 51 |
| 1904 | 51 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 34 |
| 1909 | 51 |
| 1910 | 16 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 20 |
| 1917 | 15 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
45 stories matching account
- The Body Beneath the Logs at Spokane Falls
A boarder at the Northern Pacific Hotel found a decomposing stranger wedged beneath logs just below Spokane Falls—too late for the coroner to say how he died.
- The Skater Who Lost a Leg on the Sound
A steamboat mate's broken leg at Port George leads to amputation, a Seattle hospital bed, and a purse raised by his fellow boatmen.
- The Bananas Scandal
A small-town preacher faces calls for his resignation after being spotted sharing a piece of fruit on a sofa with his wife.
- Diphtheria Closes School in Walla Walla
A local report highlights economic tension and a health crisis in Walla Walla, while a child in Waitsburg narrowly avoids a poisoning tragedy.
- A New School for a Growing City
The Seattle School Board secures a central block from developer W. N. Bell for a new permanent schoolhouse.
- Steaming Through Deception Pass
A rare account of the steamer Washington braving the treacherous currents of Deception Pass to maintain mail service.
- The Struggle of the Nicholson Family
A coal miner in distress highlights the precarity of laborers facing mental health crises while attempting to relocate their families.
- Diphtheria Grips Lewis County
A tragic account of a local diphtheria outbreak that has claimed multiple children and left families in mourning.
- The Struggle Against the Telegraph Monopoly
Public frustration with the Western Union monopoly mounts as strikes cause service delays, sparking a national debate over the necessity of a government-run postal telegraph system.
- City Left in Total Darkness
A gas main failure leaves downtown Seattle residents scrambling for lamps on Thanksgiving Eve.
- Tragedy in the South Prairie Mines
A Seattle man is crushed to death while working in the coal tunnels.
- A Chaotic Collision on Front Street
A frightened team of horses triggered a multi-vehicle pileup that left a bakery delivery wagon in splinters.
- Proving the Snoqualmie Pass
After successful winter cattle drives, boosters argue that the Snoqualmie route is the best mountain pass for a future transcontinental railroad.
- Seattle's Jail Was Overcrowded and Waiting on Steel Cells from St. Louis
Sheriff Winger held eleven prisoners in the county jail, including four sailors and two Puyallup men sentenced for assault, while unfit close cells had to be used until new steel cells arrived.
- The tugboat captain who challenged a federal marshal
When the captain of the tug Tacoma ignored a U.S. marshal's order to stop a libeled ship, the law caught up with him at the McNeil Island penitentiary.
- The Hop Bonanza in the Puyallup Valley
An account of the massive agricultural boom in the Puyallup Valley, highlighting the success of local hop farmers and the looming shadow of the volcano.
- The Brutality Aboard the Challenger
A captain escapes conviction, but his mates are sentenced for systematic cruelty against seamen.
- The Editor's Pistol: A Deadly Quarrel in Walla Walla
Chas. Besserer, editor of the Walla Walla Watchman, shoots a brewer who threatened him, and is acquitted on grounds of self-defense.
- A Journey to the Timber Powerhouse of Port Blakely
An eye-witness account of the massive industrial machinery and global trade routes operating just nine miles from Seattle in 1883.
- The Path to Statehood: Washington's Bid for the Union
Senator Dolph introduces a sweeping bill to carve a new state from the Territory, setting boundaries from the Pacific to the Bitterroot Range.
- Tragedy at the Seattle Waterfront
A fiery disaster at the wharf claims a life and leaves a ship in ruins.
- The Miracle of Dido the Blind Cat
A remarkable account of a house cat who, after going blind, mastered his home environment and displayed an uncanny homing instinct.
- The Battle for the Timber Claim
A settler challenges a Portland newspaper's account of a contested land filing near Mukilteo.
- The Ghost of Olympia Found
After years of speculation, the identity of a mysterious fugitive hiding in Olympia is revealed as a disgraced Kentucky cashier.
- The Green River Coal Land Dispute
A law firm linked to the Northern Pacific Railroad is accused of using armed men to seize coal-rich land from local settlers.