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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 7 |
| 1877 | 11 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1883 | 17 |
| 1884 | 8 |
| 1885 | 20 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 11 |
| 1888 | 12 |
| 1889 | 26 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 20 |
| 1892 | 50 |
| 1893 | 31 |
| 1894 | 30 |
| 1895 | 30 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 35 |
| 1904 | 18 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 38 |
| 1910 | 9 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 4 |
17 stories matching shift
- Blood on the Docks
A dockworker defending his ship from a drunken interloper sparks a brutal, unresolved question about city services.
- A Saloon Shootout Averted
A Montana man faces justice after drawing a pistol in a Mill Street saloon over a gambling dispute.
- Tragedy at Sea
A squall off Cape Flattery claims the life of a captain's wife and child.
- Tales from the Steamship Mexico
A reporter recounts a voyage from Seattle to San Francisco, praising the ship's discipline and the shift toward courteous service at sea.
- Life and Labor at the Newcastle Coal Mines
With over 250 men working around the clock, the Newcastle mining camp is booming, but workers are facing a severe housing shortage.
- The Northern Pacific Railroad's Sudden Respect for Seattle
For years the railroad ignored Seattle, but a shift in power has forced a grudging acknowledgment of the city's potential to rival San Francisco.
- The Iron Road Reaches West
Surveyors are racing to connect the Snake River to Puget Sound, signaling a massive shift for Seattle’s future.
- The Northern Pacific Railroad Completes Its Transcontinental Link
As the final spike is driven, the editor weighs the economic shift between the Pacific Northwest and the established power of California.
- Seattle's New Railroad Depot to Anchor Future Prosperity
City leaders anticipate that the construction of a grand new depot at the foot of Second Street will permanently shift the city's wholesale trade district.
- The Fading Glory of Portland
Railroad expansion threatens to shift the center of Pacific Northwest shipping from the Columbia River to the Puget Sound.
- The Northern Pacific Bets Everything on the North
A high-level interview reveals the railroad's expansion into British Columbia and their vision of making Portland the gateway to the Pacific.
- The Bold Plan to Create an Island City
Prominent citizens incorporate the Washington Improvement Company to carve a canal linking Lake Washington to Lake Union, promising to reclaim marshland and shift the city's geography.
- Bellingham Bay's New Steamship Era
The arrival of the steamship Wilmington signals a shift from the gold-rush volatility of 1858 to a permanent, resource-driven prosperity for the region.
- Steam Comes to the Skagit Timber: Contractors Sign On to Build a Logging Railroad
Nettleton and T. F. Smart took a contract from the Stakely Mill Co. to build and equip a substantial iron or steel logging railroad on the Skagit, part of a shift from ox teams to locomotives.
- The Silent Arrival of a Manufacturing Giant
Byron Jackson establishes a massive agricultural implement factory in Walla Walla without fanfare, signaling a shift in the region's 'old fogy' business culture.
- The Northern Pacific's Grand Shake-up
A major administrative shift sees high-level rail managers moving to St. Paul as the transcontinental route nears completion.
- A Broken-Down Mailboat Left Clallam County Cut Off
For months, the steamer on the Neah Bay route ran late, broke down, and at least once used a craft known to be unsafe. The Post-Intelligencer wanted the contract revoked.