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| Year | Stories |
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| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 16 |
| 1877 | 7 |
| 1878 | 9 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 15 |
| 1884 | 8 |
| 1885 | 12 |
| 1886 | 7 |
| 1887 | 12 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 25 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 24 |
| 1892 | 42 |
| 1893 | 44 |
| 1894 | 53 |
| 1895 | 70 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 22 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 29 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 7 |
| 1917 | 4 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 2 |
248 stories matching drawn
- The Coal Scramble
Anticipating a price hike, long lines of horse-drawn teams clogged the streets near the bunkers in a rush to secure cheaper fuel.
- The End of the Horse-Drawn Era?
As inventors race to perfect the motor carriage, the city of the future promises cleaner streets and the eventual extinction of the horse as a daily utility.
- The Fight to Clean Up the Shadow of the Church
A municipal court judge rules against a family accused of running a vice operation near the Plymouth Congregational Church.
- The Baker Who Ran for Mayor
Seattle's Populist Party convention devolves into 12 hours of bickering before selecting a German baker to lead their ticket.
- The Neighborhood Kids’ Backyard Circus
A group of North Yakima children stage a backyard circus complete with a dog-drawn chariot, an educated rooster, and an ill-fated mule.
- The Carriage Rebellion of Seattle’s Debutantes
Tired of the crushing social pressure and financial strain of modern courtship, the young ladies of Seattle’s elite have organized a strike against the expensive tradition of the horse-drawn carriage.
- The Firefighters' Heavyweight Victory
A grueling contest of strength between Yakima’s firemen and a team of local citizens ends in a surprise win for the city's defenders.
- The Porcupine Rush: How an Indian Map Led Seattle Men to Gold
A group of home seekers departed Seattle for the Yukon, armed with a hand-drawn map provided by an Indigenous guide who claimed the region was rich in gold.
- The Mysterious Case of 'John Doe' at the Polls
A crackdown on anonymous, blank warrants used to harass voters during Seattle’s city elections.
- The Waterfront Collapse
McNaught's wharf at the foot of Virginia Street crumbles into the bay, destroying a warehouse and a local fish packer's livelihood.
- A New Chief for the Seattle Fire Department
Captain W. H. Clark steps in as acting chief amidst political maneuvering and department instability.
- Blood Shed Over a Mining Claim
A dispute over a placer mining claim in the Chewelah district turned violent, leaving three men fatally shot.
- The Price of Questionable Governance
A critical report on Chehalis County finances highlights high costs and questionable payments to negotiators, fueling political shifts ahead of the November election.
- The Struggle to Build the Wishkah River Road
Local residents rally to fund a critical infrastructure link, exposing a backlog of unspent government appropriations.
- The Breathing Well of Yakima
An artesian well on the P. R. Wood property displays strange, inexplicable atmospheric fluctuations.
- The Opium Ring and the Floating Body: A Seattle Murder Mystery
When Abner Abbott’s body was found in the tide flats, suspicion fell on a smuggling ring. Was he silenced for knowing too much about a $400 check from China?
- Political Infighting Hits Fairhaven City Council
A new council begins its term divided between business factions and personality clashes, with the Mayor already drawing fire for 'dictatorial' behavior.
- Ballard Mill Worker Maimed in Belt Accident
A sawmill worker is in the hospital with a crushed arm after a plank snagged on machinery.
- The Eight-Day Juror Walkout
After eight days on a murder trial, a group of Tacoma jurors refused their meager $1-a-day pay, protesting the economic injustice of the state's compensation laws.
- The Preacher Who Shot His Client: A Land Grab Gone Deadly
In a bizarre twist of frontier justice, Reverend G. W. Walker allegedly shot settler Herbert Wilson in the breast after a dispute over land titles, revealing a pattern of fraud that had already drawn legal complaints.
- A Schoolhouse Fight Over Who Builds Olympia
Local architects and mechanics cry foul after the school board quietly accepts a Tacoma-drawn plan for the new high school.
- The Curse of Engine 671
Northern Pacific railroad workers avoid a locomotive they believe is possessed by evil spirits.
- Armed Robbery in the City Center
A clerk was confronted by two armed men near the intersection of Fourth and Marion, losing his watch and money in a brazen evening hold-up.
- The Battle Over Local Option Prohibition
As the Washington State Senate debates a new 'local option' liquor bill, a fierce lobby of brewery interests and prohibitionists descends upon Olympia.
- Who Gets the Salmon? A Fish-Trap Bill Stirs a Fight Over Foreign Canners
A Blaine sawyer told Olympia that the Biggs fish bill would hand the Fraser River fishery to a few wealthy trap owners—and to British Columbia canners.