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| Year | Stories |
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| 1876 | 7 |
| 1877 | 6 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 4 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 19 |
| 1893 | 13 |
| 1894 | 3 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1903 | 1 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1909 | 5 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 2 |
5 stories matching bystand
- The Brutality of the Waterfront
A public confrontation on a Seattle wharf exposes the casual cruelty toward working animals in the booming lumber city.
- A Desperate Act at the Wharf
A man in deep distress throws himself beneath a moving train in Seattle, sparking a harrowing public rescue.
- The Lawyer Who Beat Up the Editor
A violent brawl erupts in downtown Tacoma between a prominent attorney and a newspaper publisher, leaving both men bloodied and the city’s press freedom in question.
- The Political Brawl on Fourth Street
A simmering feud within the County Colored Republican Club ends in a shooting that leaves a man critically wounded and a community divided.
- The Battle for the Tide-Flats
A group of enterprising squatters use the cover of darkness to plant cabins on disputed Seattle waterfront land, challenging a prominent businessman's claim.