Research the archive
Narrow 27,002 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.
Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.
Refine1 on
Show the numbers
| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1876 | 4 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 4 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 8 |
| 1892 | 21 |
| 1893 | 14 |
| 1894 | 10 |
| 1895 | 13 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 1 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1923 | 1 |
4 stories matching tore
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:tor, tori, torn, store, torah, torch
- The 'Loud' Man on Mill Street
A boisterous late-night disturbance on the Seattle waterfront ends in a quiet arrest by Sheriff McGraw.
- The Day Seaton Went Up in Smoke
A devastating fire tore through a Washington sawmill town, proving how quickly the industrial heart of the frontier could vanish.
- The Tragedy of Mine No. 4
A longtime coal miner is crushed by a sudden roof collapse in Newcastle, leaving behind a family and a history of loss.
- The High School Prophecy
At the Central School in 1885, students performed a chillingly prophetic 'witches' scene that foreshadowed their future destinies.