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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 62 |
| 1858 | 29 |
| 1859 | 52 |
| 1860 | 27 |
| 1861 | 101 |
| 1862 | 87 |
| 1863 | 69 |
| 1864 | 32 |
| 1865 | 11 |
| 1871 | 11 |
| 1872 | 140 |
| 1876 | 812 |
| 1877 | 678 |
| 1878 | 526 |
| 1879 | 64 |
| 1880 | 180 |
| 1882 | 130 |
| 1883 | 911 |
| 1884 | 499 |
| 1885 | 838 |
| 1886 | 492 |
| 1887 | 484 |
| 1888 | 440 |
| 1889 | 1,324 |
| 1890 | 287 |
| 1891 | 1,115 |
| 1892 | 2,855 |
| 1893 | 2,829 |
| 1894 | 2,116 |
| 1895 | 1,830 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 62 |
| 1898 | 196 |
| 1899 | 446 |
| 1900 | 114 |
| 1902 | 34 |
| 1903 | 1,332 |
| 1904 | 1,126 |
| 1905 | 124 |
| 1907 | 53 |
| 1908 | 351 |
| 1909 | 1,545 |
| 1910 | 413 |
| 1911 | 160 |
| 1912 | 73 |
| 1914 | 261 |
| 1915 | 300 |
| 1916 | 545 |
| 1917 | 332 |
| 1918 | 45 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 18 |
| 1923 | 185 |
| 1924 | 151 |
| 1925 | 64 |
| 1928 | 14 |
| 1929 | 19 |
1,174 stories, the 326 most mentioned
People 215
- Judge Hanford188916
- Mayor Moran188914
- A. A. Denny188911
- Robert Moran188911
- John P. Hoyt188910
- Justice Miller18899
- Thomas Burke18898
- Sheriff Cochrane18898
- Sheriff McGraw18897
- Chief Butterfield18897
- Benjamin Harrison18896
- H. L. Yesler18896
- C. H. Hanford18896
- J. C. Haines18896
- James Wickersham18896
- Sadie Brantner18896
- Judge Osborn18896
- Coroner Smart18896
- John B. Allen18895
- Judge Burke18895
- J.H. McGraw18895
- Moore18895
- Watson C. Squire18895
- Turner18895
- Chief Mitchell18895
- Davis18895
- George Washington18894
- Justice Soderberg18894
- J. Furth18894
- Henry Villard18894
- Dr. J. Eugene Jordan18894
- Maurice McMicken18894
- James Hamilton Lewis18894
- Griffith18894
- Clark18894
- Judge Wickersham18894
- J. C. Mitchell18894
- Chief of Police Mitchell18894
- J. R. McDonald18894
- District Attorney Ronald18894
- Justice Rivers18894
- W. E. Bailey18894
- L. C. Frey18894
- Miller18893
- White18893
- Justice Lawrence18893
- Josiah Collins Jr.18893
- Henry Yesler18893
- Lewis18893
- John Leary18893
- Martin18893
- John Smith18893
- Grover Cleveland18893
- Colonel Haines18893
- Jacob Furth18893
- Marshal Hamilton18893
- Mr. Johnson18893
- Elisha P. Ferry18893
- Nelson Bennett18893
- H. G. Struve18893
- Sheriff Cochran18893
- Murphy18893
- President Harrison18893
- Leigh S. J. Hunt18893
- Elijah Smith18893
- Buchanan18893
- William Renton18893
- Samuel L. Crawford18893
- Charles T. Conover18893
- Harry Morgan18893
- C. H. Kittinger18893
- E. Blewett18893
- Col. J. C. Haines18893
- Sheriff Packwood18893
- Miles C. Moore18893
- Secretary of the Navy18893
- John P. Judson18893
- Dr. Brown18893
- Mrs. Handsaker18893
- Judge J. P. Hoyt18893
- John P. Hott18893
- J. M. Thompson18893
- Secretary Windom18893
- Secretary Tracy18893
- K. G. Faegre18893
- Captain Kinley18893
- W. C. Hill18893
- John R. Kinnear18893
- E. M. Reed18893
- Thomas Jefferson18892
- Thomas18892
- Senator Stewart18892
- E. W. Way18892
- Williams18892
- E. P. Ferry18892
- Judge Allyn18892
- John Arthur18892
- Wilson18892
- James G. Blaine18892
- Burke18892
- D. T. Denny18892
- Eugene Semple18892
- Dr. Minor18892
- J. H. Hall18892
- Maynard18892
- J. Eugene Jordan18892
- Dr. Miller18892
- J. D. McIntyre18892
- John Anderson18892
- Smith18892
- Hall18892
- Mr. Denny18892
- Baker18892
- George Turner18892
- J.R. Kinnear18892
- Woodruff18892
- Elisha Ferry18892
- Hamilton18892
- Walter N. Granger18892
- John L. Wilson18892
- Yesler18892
- D. H. Gilman18892
- Arthur A. Denny18892
- Ingraham18892
- Mrs. Jones18892
- Manning18892
- Vancouver18892
- L. Wilbur18892
- Watson Squire18892
- A. B. Stewart18892
- Fred J. Grant18892
- George M. Van Doren18892
- Albert Schaeffer18892
- Thomas Johnson18892
- James E. Griffin18892
- Prince Bismarck18892
- President Adair18892
- Kittinger18892
- Springer18892
- George B. Adair18892
- C. Herren18892
- H. W. McNeill18892
- Michael Doyle18892
- John Quincy Adams18892
- Ben Lundy18892
- Dick Rogers18892
- Eshelman18892
- Mr. Ronald18892
- Officer Terry18892
- E. Meeker18892
- John Moore18892
- Prof. Vaughn18892
- Attorney General Metcalfe18892
- Mrs. M. E. Handsaker18892
- Miss Brantner18892
- H. Hanford18892
- Chief Justice Burke18892
- J. M. Wallace18892
- Sadie Smith18892
- Dr. McCoy18892
- Alex McGuire18892
- United States Attorney White18892
- M. Ballard18892
- Bill Cochrane18892
- Mr. Blaine18892
- Captain Clancy18892
- C. B. Reynolds18892
- W. H. Holcomb18892
- Gabriel Hansen18892
- Chairman Durie18892
- John H. Allen18892
- P. McNatt18892
- Officer Phillips18892
- Thomas Hopkins18892
- Captain William Renton18892
- E. F. Blaine18892
- Nat Turner18892
- Colonel Waring18892
- Celia Childs18892
- J. J. Hunt18892
- William White18892
- William Emerson18892
- Mayor Robert Moran18892
- Captain Jones18892
- Robert Bridges18892
- F. A. Hill18892
- I. A. Nadeau18892
- Justice Patrick18892
- Howard McMillan18892
- General Anderson18892
- Major Rogers18892
- Judge Miller18892
- Fred E. Sander18892
- Junius Rochester18892
- George Browne18892
- Lyman Elmore18892
- Kinnear18892
- B. L. Sharpstein18892
- Governor Squire18892
- Abbott18892
- Chas. T. Conover18892
- Frank Burns Jr.18892
- W. H. Thompson18892
- Lou Graham18892
- Dr. Armstrong18892
- R. D. Johnson18892
- H. J. Snively18892
- J. B. Reavis18892
- Dr. Heg18892
- J. O. Kenyon18892
- James McGough18892
- Captain Priestley18892
- Charles Davis18892
- Thomas Priestley18892
- Ed Emerson18892
Organizations 111
- Northern Pacific Railroad188943
- Seattle City Council188941
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer188925
- Oregon Improvement Company188923
- Post-Intelligencer188919
- Northern Pacific188918
- Republican Party188913
- Democratic Party188910
- Seattle18899
- Seattle Fire Department18899
- Eshelman, Llewellyn & Co.18898
- King County Commissioners18898
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad18898
- Knights of Labor18898
- Constitutional Convention18898
- Puget Sound Shore Railroad18897
- Stern, Miller & Co.18897
- Board of Trade18896
- Washington Constitutional Convention18896
- Chamber of Commerce18895
- Union Pacific18895
- City of Seattle18895
- Congress18895
- Dexter Horton & Co.18895
- Common Council18895
- Crawford & Conover18895
- Yakima Herald18895
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company18895
- Northern Pacific Railway18894
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway18894
- Miners' Union18894
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad18894
- Canadian Pacific18894
- Llewellyn, Dodge Co.18894
- West Seattle Land and Improvement Co.18894
- General Relief Committee18894
- The Pasco Land Company18894
- Toklas & Singerman18894
- Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway18893
- Oregon Railway & Navigation Company18893
- United States Congress18893
- Seattle City Government18893
- City Council18893
- Oregon Railway and Navigation Company18893
- Southern Pacific18893
- Yakama Nation18893
- Olympia18893
- Seattle Common Council18893
- United States Navy18893
- Cross & Co.18893
- First National Bank18893
- Front Street Cable Company18893
- O.R. & N. Co.18893
- West Seattle Land & Improvement Co.18893
- State of Washington18893
- L. H. Griffith Co.18893
- Seattle Clearing-House18893
- Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company18893
- General Land Office18892
- Puget Sound National Bank18892
- Seattle Police Department18892
- W.C.T.U.18892
- Arlington Hotel18892
- Stetson & Post Mill Company18892
- Blackman Brothers18892
- University of Washington18892
- Standard Oil Company18892
- Seattle Coal and Iron Company18892
- United States Government18892
- Grand Army of the Republic18892
- Washington Territory18892
- Stetson & Post18892
- Union Pacific Railroad18892
- Denny Hotel Company18892
- United States Land Office18892
- Republican Territorial Central Committee18892
- Young Men's Christian Association18892
- San Francisco Journal of Commerce18892
- Seattle & Southern Railway Company18892
- West Seattle Improvement Company18892
- White & Co.18892
- Sanders' Addition18892
- H. H. Dearborn & Co.18892
- Denny Iron Mine18892
- Seattle & Southern Railroad Company18892
- Puget Sound Railroad Company18892
- Puget Sound Land Bureau18892
- Fire and Water Committee18892
- Vaughn's Orchestra18892
- Hall & Gilmore18892
- Farmers' Insurance Company18892
- Puget Sound Shore Company18892
- P. F. Collier18892
- Moore Land Company18892
- Senatorial Committee18892
- American Trust Company18892
- Common Council of the City of Seattle18892
- Relief Committee18892
- Merchants' National Bank18892
- Seattle Delegation18892
- Spring Hill Water Company18892
- Washington State Constitutional Convention18892
- Spokane Relief Committee18892
- M. M. Carraher & Co.18892
- Pasco Land Company18892
- Baker, Bacon & Co.18892
- National Guard of Washington18892
- Yakima Republic18892
- Moxee Company18892
- The Yakima Herald18892
- City of Ellensburg18892