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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 4 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 13 |
| 1877 | 13 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 25 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1885 | 19 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 14 |
| 1888 | 13 |
| 1889 | 39 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 29 |
| 1892 | 130 |
| 1893 | 125 |
| 1894 | 78 |
| 1895 | 26 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 59 |
| 1904 | 41 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 37 |
| 1910 | 21 |
| 1911 | 15 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 11 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 1 |
22 stories matching despit
- The Exclusion Act in Seattle Courts
A Chinese resident is denied U.S. citizenship despite his education and church membership.
- Calls for Women's Vigilance Against Domestic Violence
A reader writes into the paper suggesting that if the courts won't protect wives from abusive husbands, women should organize their own vigilante groups.
- The Bank Exchange Saloon Robbery
Thieves executed a precise break-in at a Seattle saloon, vanishing with $400 in cash and valuables despite the saloon's central location.
- The Success of Women on Juries
Despite skeptics, female jurors in Washington Territory receive praise for their conscientious and capable service.
- The Struggle for the Mountain Pass
A plea to Congress to finish the Snoqualmie Wagon Road, a vital link intended to connect the farmers of the Cascades to the markets of Seattle.
- The Battle Over Public Tidelands
A recurring civic headache resurfaces as the City Council weighs conflicting claims on the city's valuable waterfront property.
- Law and Order Rally at Fourth and Marion
Hundreds of citizens, led by the Law and Order League, gathered in a vacant lot to demand moral reform and nominate a local ticket.
- The Battle for the Ballot
Despite false rumors meant to discourage participation, women in Seattle are registering to vote in record numbers ahead of the municipal election.
- The Iron Link Between Seattle and Tacoma
A new rail connection promises to unite Puget Sound commerce, despite local skepticism about the Northern Pacific's ultimate strategy.
- The Umatilla Disaster: A Harrowing Sea Rescue
After striking rocks off Cape Flattery in a blinding snowstorm, the crew of the steamship Umatilla survived a perilous escape, aided by local Indigenous people.
- The Strange Religious 'Shaking' Phenomenon on the Sound
A new and puzzling religious movement among Indigenous communities on the Skokomish Reservation draws warnings from the government.
- The Broken Promise of the Northern Pacific
Nineteen years after receiving millions of acres in land grants, the Northern Pacific Railroad barely reaches Seattle, sparking local outrage over broken contracts.
- The Shipwreck Scandal
A bitter public dispute erupts after shipwrecked survivors allege cruel neglect by a Seattle hotel, while locals claim the couple were rowdy drunks.
- Senator Van Wyck Challenges Northern Pacific Railroad Land Speculation
Senator Van Wyck challenges the Northern Pacific Railroad’s grip on public land, exposing a pattern of corporate greed and tax evasion that spanned the Territories.
- The First Winter at Alki Point
A vivid account of the 1851 arrival of the Denny party, their struggle for shelter, and the founding of the settlement that would become Seattle.
- Seattle Declares War on the Northern Pacific
A packed town hall votes to demand the forfeiture of unearned railroad land grants, signaling a shift from boosterism to populist revolt.
- The Battle for Burke’s Second Addition
A legal dispute over property ownership pulls in dozens of local residents and sets the city's legal community against one another.
- The Struggle for a Coal Railroad
Business is stagnant, and a local editor argues that the only path to prosperity is building a city-backed rail line to the Green River coal fields—despite opposition from the Northern Pacific.
- A Costly Court House Proposal
A local property owner attempts to pressure King County into buying his bluff-top lot for an exorbitant price, despite the site's clear logistical flaws.
- Corporate Audacity: The Northern Pacific Land Grant Controversy
A scathing report on how a railroad company attempted to keep massive public land grants despite failing to build the promised infrastructure.
- Spokane Falls Builds Through the Winter
Despite the cold, construction in Spokane Falls never stopped, and the coming spring promises a building boom that will double the city's size.
- Spokane Falls Fights to Be the Gateway to the Coeur d'Alene Mines
The town battles Portland papers and rival railroad stops over the best route to the gold fields, as a new stage road promises to cut the journey to 70 miles.