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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 12 |
| 1877 | 16 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 21 |
| 1884 | 9 |
| 1885 | 31 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 14 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 45 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 33 |
| 1892 | 90 |
| 1893 | 102 |
| 1894 | 91 |
| 1895 | 81 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 26 |
| 1904 | 18 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 44 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 17 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
21 stories matching maintain
- Padding the Patrol
A skeptical editorial questions the necessity of a bloated police force in an orderly town.
- The Discriminatory Zoning of the 1880s
A local paper decries Chinese residents purchasing property, advocating for forced segregation to maintain white property values.
- Steaming Through Deception Pass
A rare account of the steamer Washington braving the treacherous currents of Deception Pass to maintain mail service.
- The Never-Ending Repairs of Front Street
A skeptical editorial questions the city's approach to maintaining the crumbling bulkheads and sidewalks of the waterfront.
- A Diphtheria Scare at the Falls
A young woman's battle with a deadly disease prompts a public health warning for Spokane.
- The Struggle Over the Lake Washington Canal
A labor dispute stalls construction on the critical waterway between Lake Washington and Lake Union.
- Is Puget Sound an Inland Sea?
A landmark federal court ruling determines that Puget Sound is open sea, preventing shipowners from claiming 'inland' liability protections.
- The Jackson Street Railroad Takes Shape
The City Council reviews a massive ordinance granting transit rights across town, from Elliott Bay to the city limits.
- Seattle's Public Ball Grounds Ruined by Grading
Young athletes find their field, cleared and maintained at their own expense, rendered useless by city infrastructure work.
- A Gilded Vision of the Northwest Frontier
Celebrating the completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad, a booster-style manifesto maps out a future for Washington’s 'infant cities.'
- The Iron Road Closes the Gap
A comprehensive annual report details the massive effort required to link the Northern Pacific line across the rugged Rockies, signaling a new era for Pacific commerce.
- The Tragic Wreck of the Steamer Tacoma
Captain George D. Korts faces an official inquiry into the catastrophic loss of the vessel, revealing a series of navigational errors and failed rescue attempts.
- The Great Seattle Streetcar Race
Two competing groups of prominent businessmen rush to City Council, proposing a sprawling network of cable and horse-drawn streetcars to reshape the city's growth.
- The Alyssum Mystery
A young man is wrongly accused of the murder of his aunt until a patch of garden flowers reveals the truth.
- The Unsung Militia: A Push for National Readiness
A proposed Congressional bill aims to overhaul the state militia system with federal funding, training, and equipment to ensure national security without maintaining a large standing army.
- The Fight for Seattle’s Commercial Future
A local merchant defends Seattle against the Northern Pacific Railroad's efforts to favor Tacoma as the terminal city.
- The Struggle to Open Snoqualmie Pass
A pioneer successfully demonstrates the feasibility of winter transit, igniting hope for a direct route between Eastern and Western Washington.
- The Battle for Moltke Street
A legal dispute over a public right-of-way reveals early tensions between private property development and public access to Lake Union.
- The Territory Owns the University. So Why Is Seattle Paying for It?
An exasperated editorial makes the case that the Territorial University — the ancestor of today's UW — belongs to all of Washington, yet the Legislature has adjourned without voting it a dollar, leaving Seattle's private citizens to keep the doors open.
- Henry Villard’s Hotel Test: Seattle Wins the Coast’s Comfort Race
A railroad magnate’s refusal to overnight in Portland’s bad hotels becomes a Seattle booster’s proof that first-class accommodations were a competitive weapon.
- Who Really Sets the Price of Meat? A Puget Sound Monopoly Under the Knife
A Tacoma investigation finds that one middleman firm and a handful of Eastern Washington cattle kings hold the whole Sound's beef and mutton trade — and the dealers admit they are all getting rich while customers pay.