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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 26 |
| 1877 | 20 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 23 |
| 1884 | 14 |
| 1885 | 19 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 22 |
| 1888 | 13 |
| 1889 | 39 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 31 |
| 1892 | 96 |
| 1893 | 113 |
| 1894 | 80 |
| 1895 | 82 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 26 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1903 | 46 |
| 1904 | 43 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 50 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 1 |
14 stories matching search
- The Steamer Glide Theft
A logger loses $400 in cash while traveling to Seattle, but the legal quandaries of searching passengers on a steamer lead to an awkward stalemate.
- The Fugitive from the Territorial Pen
After two years on the run, a Lewis County killer is returned to custody.
- A Family Feud Turned Public Spectacle
A woman’s obsessive search for her daughter in Seattle leads to a public assault on her own son and a charge of insanity.
- The Mysterious Port Gamble Heist
A bold robbery at Port Gamble sparks a frantic search for suspects believed to have fled toward Seattle.
- The Mysterious Disappearance of Grace Norton
A young visitor from New York goes missing in Seattle, leaving her family in distress.
- The Phantom Murder of Snohomish
A night of terrifying screams and gunfire leads to a frantic, futile search for a body in the river.
- A Political Dispute Over Railroad Taxes
A legislative records search settles a political feud between C.H. Warner and his critics.
- A Distraught Mother’s Unfounded Claims
After previously accusing others of harboring her runaway daughters, a woman attempts to involve the Tacoma police in a new delusion.
- Theft Allegations and Anti-Asian Tropes
A railroad worker is accused of absconding with company funds in a case reflecting the xenophobic framing of the era.
- 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.
- The Bitter Winter Job Hunt
A laborer complains that the territory is a 'fraud,' sparking a debate about migration, timing, and the realities of frontier economic cycles.
- The Saloonkeeper Who Struck It Rich
Before becoming a California mining titan, John Mackay kept a humble saloon on the corner of 12th and Main in Seattle.
- Spokane Falls Fights to Stay the Gateway to the Coeur d'Alene Mines
As rival towns and papers tout their own routes to the gold fields, the Spokane Falls Review insists the Big Meadows road will make this city the permanent key to the mines.
- The Gold Rush That Wouldn't Wait for Spring
A Spokane Falls merchant is summoned back to the snowbound Coeur d'Alene mines as fortune hunters pour in a month early — and the Falls positions itself as the gateway to the new El Dorado.