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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 20 |
| 1877 | 19 |
| 1878 | 9 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 14 |
| 1884 | 8 |
| 1885 | 17 |
| 1886 | 7 |
| 1887 | 16 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 15 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 16 |
| 1892 | 36 |
| 1893 | 32 |
| 1894 | 43 |
| 1895 | 53 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 27 |
| 1904 | 31 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1909 | 29 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 16 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 2 |
8 stories matching repair
- The Sad Fate of the Umatilla
A survey of the shipwrecked vessel confirms the total loss, with underwriters bracing for the salvage auction.
- The University’s Growing Pains
Facing a surge in enrollment, the University of Washington Territory expands its boarding facilities to accommodate a new generation of students.
- The Sad End of the Bark Maria
A historic, weather-beaten vessel from Ecuador meets its final demise on the Seattle waterfront after a lifetime at sea.
- University Social Honors Professor Lee and Retiring Professor Bradley
A celebratory gathering at the university president's home marks the return of a faculty member and the departure of another to his farm.
- The Final Tribute to Chief Seattle
A rare eyewitness account of the funeral proceedings for the Duwamish leader and the respect paid by local pioneers to his grave.
- A Locked Door, a Dead Wife, and Three Doctors' Verdict
Spokane's rumor mill churns after a restaurateur finds his young wife dead on the floor of their locked room—until a physician's panel rules out foul play.
- The First Pack Train Leaves Spokane for the Mines
Mr. Garrison, a veteran of mineral-district pack trains, launches a weekly saddle and freight service from the Sprague House straight into the Coeur d'Alene country — and the paper urges every prospector to outfit here.
- The Boomer Who Lied About the Gold Fields
Spokane Falls' paper takes a Minnesota editor to task for a wildly inaccurate account of the Coeur d'Alene mines — and in doing so lays bare the whole machinery of Western town-site hype.