Research the archive
Narrow 27,002 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.
Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.
Refine1 on
Show the numbers
| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 4 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1883 | 3 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 10 |
| 1893 | 11 |
| 1894 | 10 |
| 1895 | 14 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1903 | 2 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 16 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1924 | 1 |
3 stories matching shaft
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:shafto, shafer, shaffer, shad, shag, sham
- Caught in the Shaft: A Miller's Close Call at Post's Mill
George Hilbert, assistant miller at Frederick Post's flour mill, was nearly torn apart when his foot was snagged by a spinning iron shaft. Quick action by a coworker saved his life.
- The Tragic Death of John Curran
A laborer crushed in a freak accident while driving a rock-laden cart through South Seattle.
- The Rush for the Okanagan Mines
A party of Spokane residents returns from an 800-mile expedition to the newly opened mineral fields, predicting a massive influx of prospectors.