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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 29 |
| 1877 | 33 |
| 1878 | 16 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 48 |
| 1884 | 14 |
| 1885 | 41 |
| 1886 | 19 |
| 1887 | 16 |
| 1888 | 12 |
| 1889 | 52 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 60 |
| 1892 | 157 |
| 1893 | 108 |
| 1894 | 127 |
| 1895 | 164 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 18 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 97 |
| 1904 | 48 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 93 |
| 1910 | 16 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 15 |
| 1915 | 30 |
| 1916 | 39 |
| 1917 | 38 |
| 1918 | 12 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 22 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 3 |
14 stories matching school
- The Ghost Hotel on the Old School Lot
A legal dispute over a prime piece of downtown real estate reveals a broken promise to build a hotel, fueling rumors of a makeshift boarding house for Chinese laborers.
- Should a Woman Lead Washington Territory?
Following the Territorial Legislature's grant of suffrage, a public meeting has petitioned the President to appoint a woman as Governor.
- The Logging Law Loophole
A court ruling renders timber-scaling laws toothless, allowing logs to be transported before taxation.
- The Territorial University’s Fragile Future
A university president argues that education is the bedrock of statehood, but notes that Washington’s investment in the school remains woefully inadequate.
- New Factory Laws Target Child Labor
Seattle mills face new regulations on the employment of children as state authorities begin oversight.
- Eight-Year-Old Frank Smith Drowns in White River
A young boy drowns while crossing the river in a skiff as his sisters watch helplessly.
- First Election in Skagit County
Voters braved the rain to select the new county’s first officials, with eighteen women casting ballots in Laconner.
- The Temperance Movement Makes Its Mark in Seattle
Western Washington women organize to battle 'worthless' sensational literature and the influence of the liquor trade.
- The Unchecked Power of the Northern Pacific
A scathing editorial decries the 'bloodless, soulless' corporation for exploiting homesteaders and evading taxes while demanding public lands.
- The Decoration of the Fallen in 1884
Thousands gathered in the university grove to honor the Civil War dead and reflect on the changing definition of loyalty in a young, healing nation.
- The Custody Battle Over Miss Lynch
A bitter divorce case that led to a shooting and an abduction now sees a young girl caught in a tug-of-war between her estranged parents.
- Walla Walla’s 1884 Sales Pitch: From a Tent Store to a ‘Metropolitan’ City
A reprinted commercial sketch boasts of wheat, railroads, gasworks and thousands of souls — and lets slip the town’s whole origin story, from a tent on Mill Creek to the great fire of 1866.
- 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.
- A Stagecoach Ride Into the Last Paradise of Bunch Grass
A correspondent survives a headfirst plunge into an icy creek to report on the new stage route, the boomtown of Okanogan, and the railroad the Big Bend is begging for.