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| Year | Stories |
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| 1876 | 4 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 4 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 8 |
| 1892 | 21 |
| 1893 | 14 |
| 1894 | 10 |
| 1895 | 13 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 1 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1923 | 1 |
5 stories matching tore
- The Lost Lover Reappears at the Quilting Bee
A decade-long disappearance ends in a fainting spell when a long-lost suitor wanders onto a back porch during a game of blindman's buff.
- A Domestic Worker's Near-Fatal Fire
While caring for a child, a domestic worker is severely burned when her clothing catches fire; a bystander saves her by rolling her in the mud of Front Street.
- The Riotous Destruction of a Home
When a house caught fire, neighbors and bystanders didn't just help extinguish the flames—they tore the home apart.
- A Loaded Rifle Turns a Spokane Hunting Trip Into a Fatal Accident
Warren Clark, a recent arrival looking to invest in the city, dies in ten minutes after his own gun fires as he climbs back into a wagon.
- The Drunken Sailor's Plunge
Two reporters witness the same chaotic scene at Yesler's Wharf.