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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 27 |
| 1862 | 18 |
| 1863 | 13 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 10 |
| 1876 | 38 |
| 1877 | 27 |
| 1878 | 17 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 42 |
| 1884 | 19 |
| 1885 | 32 |
| 1886 | 37 |
| 1887 | 15 |
| 1888 | 30 |
| 1889 | 64 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 61 |
| 1892 | 153 |
| 1893 | 119 |
| 1894 | 89 |
| 1895 | 115 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1899 | 49 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 75 |
| 1904 | 60 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 42 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 22 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 26 |
| 1917 | 72 |
| 1918 | 18 |
| 1923 | 22 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1929 | 2 |
42 stories matching war
- A Warship’s Cannonball Uncovered on Spring Street
Street graders digging in the heart of Seattle unearthed a 35-pound reminder of the 1856 Indian War.
- The Unlikely Rise of Henry Villard
A scrappy war correspondent who bet on the railroads to transform from a penniless immigrant into a Northern Pacific powerhouse.
- The Fiery End of the War Hawk
A visiting ship caught fire at Port Discovery, forcing the crew to scuttle the vessel to save her.
- Railroad War in the Cascades
A power struggle between a superintendent and his replacement at the Northern Pacific construction front leads to threats, unpaid fares, and shotgun standoffs.
- A Memory of the Battle of Seattle
An early settler and former U.S. Marshal reflects on the 'battle-scarred' house he occupied during the 1856 Indian attack on Seattle.
- From Wilderness to Metropolis in Thirty Years
A look back at the founding of Seattle, the Indian War of 1856, and the industrial boom that turned a 'pigmy sawmill' into a burgeoning city.
- The Great Terminal Tug-of-War
Henry Villard's railway strategy promises to connect Seattle to the Pacific, but local pride turns the terminal question into a bitter race between rival cities.
- The Unprotected Sound
An editorial on the vulnerability of Puget Sound's defenses against foreign intervention.
- The Cheney War Scare
A false alarm regarding an Indigenous uprising sends the town of Cheney into a panicked frenzy.
- Chief Moses and the Stolen Reservation
A Spokane Indian leader bypasses federal agents to protest a land grab in Washington Territory.
- Seattle Welcomes the Iron Road
The completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad sparks a massive civic celebration, promising to end Seattle’s era of isolation.
- The Cross-Cascades Trade War
Seattle and Portland merchants battle for control over inland freight routes to the Yakima Valley.
- The Iron Road Reaches the Pacific
Seattle prepares to welcome Henry Villard, the man behind the Northern Pacific Railroad's completion.
- The Railroad Land War
A farmer on the Chehalis River accuses local officials and railroad contractors of corruption and 'bulldozing' tactics regarding land appraisals and property rights.
- War on the Teredo Worm
New experimental methods are required to protect wharf pilings from Puget Sound's destructive wood-boring pests.
- The Seattle Meeting of the Irish Martyrs
Pro-nationalist activists gathered at Turner Hall to honor Irish martyrs and condemn British rule.
- The Coal Wars: Seattle vs. Tacoma
A spirited defense of Seattle's industrial dominance against Tacoma's regional claims.
- The Battle for the St. James Mission Land
Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln denies a church petition for land, sparking a debate over the government's military reservation boundaries in Vancouver.
- Chief Moses Demands His Land—and a Hearing
A Columbia chief says the government cannot take back a reservation just because his people refused to move onto it; the cabinet agrees he has grounds.
- The Fiery End of the Steamship Mississippi
A historic blockade runner turned coal vessel is lost to a massive wharf fire in Seattle.
- The Great Terminus War
A fiery editorial argues that despite corporate favoritism for Tacoma, geography and logic destined Seattle to be the true terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
- The Passing of a Frontier Doctor
Dr. John A. Martin, a former Texas Ranger turned physician, dies at Port Gamble, leaving behind a legacy of service to the suffering.
- The Daisy of a Railroad
A skeptical journalist tours the Olympia & Tenino Railroad and finds a 'toy' line run by a one-man crew.
- The Press War Over Official Corruption
A biting editorial battle between the Post-Intelligencer and the Seattle Chronicle over allegations of graft and the conduct of local officials.
- A Petty Feud of Doctors Paralyzes Seattle
A minor medical dispute over a broken rib spirals into a week-long war of words in the local press, much to the exhaustion of the city.