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 |
|---|---|
| 1877 | 3 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 3 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 4 |
| 1892 | 8 |
| 1893 | 9 |
| 1895 | 6 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1903 | 1 |
| 1904 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 1 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 1 |
4 stories matching steward
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:stewart, stewardess, stewardship, seward, stew, sward
- The Night They Walked to an Indian Village: A Shipwreck Survivor’s Tale
After the steamer *Port Gordon* smashed against rocks near Destruction Island, four men survived a nightmare of broken lines and drowning comrades by building a raft from hatches—and then walking ten miles through the brush.
- The Steamboat Strike That Tied Up the Sound
Officers of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company refuse to accept wage cuts, halting ferry service between Seattle and Tacoma in a rare display of maritime labor solidarity.
- The Captain Who Caught a Monster: Seattle’s Own Sea Serpent Hoax
Captain Pat J. Boyton of Seattle claims to have captured a 63-foot sea serpent in the Pacific, sending a letter from his ship that has locals buzzing with wonder and skepticism.
- The Sound Goes Silent: Steamboat Crews Strike Over Wage Cuts
A coordinated walkout by skilled engineers and captains across Puget Sound brings mail service to a halt as operators face the reality of losing their irreplaceable workforce.