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 |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 12 |
| 1877 | 14 |
| 1878 | 9 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 14 |
| 1884 | 8 |
| 1885 | 14 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1887 | 9 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 16 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 18 |
| 1892 | 31 |
| 1893 | 30 |
| 1894 | 26 |
| 1895 | 46 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 14 |
| 1904 | 17 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 20 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 1 |
6 stories matching circul
- The Strategic Expansion of the Oregon Improvement Company
Boosterism and railroad strategy collide as company leadership plans expansion to protect their stake in the Pacific Northwest.
- The Tacoma Method: How the Anti-Chinese Movement Turned to Violence
A brutal manifesto circulates in Tacoma, signaling the escalation of the anti-Chinese exclusion campaign.
- The Great Liquor Debate of 1886
As Seattle teetered on the edge of a new era, citizens prepared for a pivotal June vote to determine the future of the local liquor trade.
- The Bitter Coal Mine Split at Newcastle
Striking miners clash over wage negotiations and internal divisions, leaving the community at a standstill.
- The Old Union Flag
A group of Seattle schoolboys preparing for a dance discovered a historic, weather-beaten Union flag—triggering a local effort to preserve the banner that once flew over the Civil War-era Union League.
- The Perilous Bathing of the Seattle Snake-House
A keeper's routine bath for his serpents turns into a life-or-death struggle when a 14-foot boa constrictor decides to coil around his leg.