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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 38 |
| 1877 | 39 |
| 1878 | 29 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 39 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 33 |
| 1886 | 10 |
| 1887 | 14 |
| 1888 | 25 |
| 1889 | 49 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 36 |
| 1892 | 77 |
| 1893 | 56 |
| 1894 | 76 |
| 1895 | 126 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 20 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 35 |
| 1904 | 27 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 23 |
| 1909 | 60 |
| 1910 | 18 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 6 |
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| 1917 | 15 |
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| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 4 |
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- The Unlucky Stable in the Middle of the Street
A railroad land agent inadvertently builds a brand-new, modern stable smack in the middle of a planned Tacoma thoroughfare.
- The Midnight Disappearance of 'Madame' R
After pleading guilty to operating a house of ill-fame, a notorious Seattle figure known as 'Madame' R vanished from the city, leaving behind only the wrinkled traces of her former life.
- The Lumber Boom of 1887
Seattle's bustling mills are running night and day to keep up with the frantic demand for timber, driving labor wages and export prices to new heights.
- The Dark Secrets of the 'Bird Family' Murder Mystery
A courtroom in Seattle turns into a theater of intrigue as a defendant’s confession unspools a web of coerced insurance policies, secret letters, and cold-blooded greed.
- The Auditor's Ledger Scandal
After an investigation into King County's books, the county auditor is indicted for forgery following a chaotic attempt to clear the ledger before his term expired.
- The Struggle for the Promised Land of Washington Territory
While Washington pioneers clamored for the development of government-held land to build a state, political gamesmanship in Washington, D.C. left the local economy in limbo.
- The Newspaper Monopoly Holding Seattle Hostage
In 1887, the Post-Intelligencer exposed a 'printing ring' between rival newspapers that artificially inflated the cost of public contracts.
- The Annual Migration to the Seattle Waterfront
As the hop-picking season nears, hundreds of Indigenous families from as far north as Sitka gather on the tide flats below the mills, turning the city's shore into a bustling hub of commerce and seasonal labor.
- The Juror Who Held Out for a Payday
A Seattle jury stalled a verdict for hours, leading to the dramatic arrest of a man accused of dragging out deliberations just to secure extra witness fees.
- The Hermit of Salmon Bay
After thirty years living in a cave and eating skunk cabbage, an elderly recluse is finally convinced to leave his Pacific Northwest woods for a quieter life in Kentucky.
- The Forgotten Spokane Tribal Council of 1887
A federal commission's frustrated attempt to settle tribal land disputes in Spokane Falls leads to a reluctant agreement brokered by a Catholic missionary.
- A Democratic Patronage Fight in King County
A letter signed 'Alki Montgomery' protests a court clerkship appointment, accusing party leaders of rewarding latecomers and ignoring loyal King County Democrats.
- The Fortress at Walla Walla
After two years of labor, the Territory's new penitentiary stands finished—a 15-foot high stone-and-cement stockade built to hold the region’s criminals.
- The Struggle for a Seattle Shipyard
As railroad expansion swallows the waterfront, local mariners argue the city's future depends on building a floating dry dock to survive.