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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 8 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 10 |
| 1862 | 11 |
| 1863 | 6 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 11 |
| 1876 | 115 |
| 1877 | 89 |
| 1878 | 59 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 20 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 101 |
| 1884 | 61 |
| 1885 | 90 |
| 1886 | 36 |
| 1887 | 45 |
| 1888 | 77 |
| 1889 | 142 |
| 1890 | 26 |
| 1891 | 153 |
| 1892 | 287 |
| 1893 | 269 |
| 1894 | 376 |
| 1895 | 487 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 13 |
| 1898 | 29 |
| 1899 | 83 |
| 1900 | 13 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 116 |
| 1904 | 103 |
| 1905 | 11 |
| 1907 | 11 |
| 1908 | 93 |
| 1909 | 195 |
| 1910 | 48 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 26 |
| 1915 | 31 |
| 1916 | 43 |
| 1917 | 30 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1923 | 19 |
| 1924 | 15 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 9 |
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- The Boomtown Ledger: Seattle’s Economic Surge in 1884
A detailed survey of Seattle’s rapid 1884 expansion reveals a city bristling with new brick blocks, bustling steam mills, and a skyline reaching toward its future.
- Fatal Brawl in Port Madison
A domestic dispute involving a mill worker and a lighted lamp ends in a deadly fire.
- The 'Mrs. Maber' Scam: A Community Charity Betrayed
A woman who conned the Ladies’ Relief Society and private citizens out of rent and groceries is publicly outed by the organization after she repeatedly skipped job opportunities.
- The New Yakima Depot: Planning a City from Scratch
Northern Pacific Railroad directors map out a new town with schools, churches, and canals in Eastern Washington, signaling a transformation for the frontier.
- The Rebirth of a Seattle Sawmill
After a week of silent machinery and necessary repairs, the Seattle Lumber and Commercial Company's mill roars back to life, fueled by a surge in regional orders.
- The Railway vs. The Town: A Forcible Relocation in Yakima
When the Northern Pacific Railroad tried to bypass the original town of Yakima to force residents and businesses to relocate to a new site, the citizens formed a committee to resist—and were met with cold corporate indifference.
- The Grand Jury's List of Complaints
In 1885, Seattle’s grand jury turned its attention to everything from jail conditions to the 'inhaling or smoking' of opium, highlighting a city struggling with the growing pains of a frontier boom.
- The Hop Pickers' Labor Pipeline
Business leaders in 1885 Seattle formalize the recruitment of Chinese labor to fuel Washington's booming hop harvest.
- An Ambassador for the Northwest: Judge Lewis Returns from the East
A Seattle judge’s 1885 journey reveals a Pacific Northwest eager to prove itself to the skeptical East, complete with butter-churning Quakers and coal-scam lawsuits.
- The Drive for Anti-Chinese Ordinances in 1885 Seattle
A local petition sought to bar Chinese laborers from laundry businesses and vegetable peddling, laying the groundwork for a wave of exclusionary legislation.
- A Family Left Homeless in the Bitter Winter Chill
While the city debates local ordinances, a man in North Seattle forcibly evicted his own wife and children into the freezing cold.
- The Schoolhouse Mutiny
When an empty Seattle schoolhouse became a playground for neighborhood boys, a mild prank turned into a local spectacle of adolescent mischief.
- Fortifying the Sound
General Miles urges the federal government to prioritize defensive fortifications for Puget Sound to protect American commercial interests.
- The Grocer and the Holstein Cattle
A local grocer refutes retirement rumors while planning his move to Salmon Bay.
- A Night of Brutality on the Waterfront
A Chinese laborer is murdered by a gang on the Seattle docks, sparking a community divide over law and justice.
- The Captain's Feud on the Neah Bay Frontier
A seafarer and trade negotiator publicly spars with a rival over the treatment of Indigenous laborers and local business ethics.
- Police Urged to 'Clean Out' Seattle's Vagabonds
An editorial from the Post-Intelligencer calls for the removal of 'worthless vagabonds' from the city, warning of potential murder and riots.
- The Hidden Hazard of the Woods
A toddler suffers horrific burns after falling into a camouflaged pit of smoldering rot.
- The Great Iowa Editor Invasion
Seattle prepares for a high-profile visit from Midwestern press barons, signaling the city's growing importance as a gateway to the Pacific.
- Half-Million Dollar Blaze Destroys Cincinnati Freight Depot
Seattle fire department rushed to the corner of Sixth and Main streets to battle a fire that decimated a major grain and freight warehouse.
- The Struggle for the Seattle Mills
Striking workers at the Seattle mills face a stalemate as employers struggle to find enough non-union labor to maintain operations.
- Federal Troops Sent to Seattle to Quell Anti-Chinese Violence
President Grover Cleveland’s 1885 message to Congress highlights the deployment of federal troops to Seattle and Wyoming to protect Chinese laborers from mob violence.
- The Political Price of Honest Dealing
A local land officer loses his position for resisting the 'land-grabbing' Northern Pacific Railroad, triggering a public petition to demand his reinstatement.
- The Great Seattle Newspaper Boycott of 1885
When local liquor interests tried to silence the press for advocating Sunday sobriety, the community drew a line in the sawdust.
- The Safe-Crackers of Princeton
After a string of brazen robberies in Princeton and Coulee City, detectives use decoys to bait a trap for the thieves.