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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 12 |
| 1877 | 16 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 21 |
| 1884 | 9 |
| 1885 | 31 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 14 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 45 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 33 |
| 1892 | 90 |
| 1893 | 102 |
| 1894 | 91 |
| 1895 | 81 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 26 |
| 1904 | 18 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 44 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 17 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
9 stories matching maintain
- The Battle Over Public Tidelands
A recurring civic headache resurfaces as the City Council weighs conflicting claims on the city's valuable waterfront property.
- The Business Men's Club Picks Its Candidate
A rowdy, divided convention at the Standard Theater results in John Leary’s nomination for Mayor of Seattle.
- The Fight to Break the Northern Pacific Monopoly
A fiery editorial argues that Congress must reclaim millions of acres of 'unearned' land granted to the Northern Pacific Railroad to save the future of Washington Territory.
- The Main Street Bloodshed of 1862
A deadly riot between rowdy soldiers and Seattle citizens exposes the volatility of the town's early frontier days.
- The Seattle-San Francisco Trade War
A Seattle newspaper's harsh critique of San Francisco business interests ignites a commercial feud over debt, credit, and trade influence.
- The Death of Canada Owenby
A notorious prisoner faces his end in Dayton, avoiding the gallows through a rapid decline in health.
- Protecting the Timber Frontier
Seattle business leaders lobby to maintain trade protections against foreign competition.
- The City vs. the Iron Monopoly
Seattle declares war on the Northern Pacific, calling out the company's broken promises, land grabs, and rate manipulation.
- The Town That Grew 'In Spite of Reason'
A Walla Walla editor visits Spokane Falls and tries to explain its explosive growth — new brick blocks, crowded lodging houses, idle men in the streets, and a land office so busy it needs two more clerks.