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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 20 |
| 1877 | 17 |
| 1878 | 9 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 10 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 27 |
| 1884 | 14 |
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| 1886 | 8 |
| 1887 | 12 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 18 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 32 |
| 1892 | 53 |
| 1893 | 38 |
| 1894 | 66 |
| 1895 | 80 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 15 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 13 |
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| 1905 | 2 |
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| 1909 | 36 |
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| 1925 | 1 |
3 stories matching roll
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:rollo, roller, rollin, rollick, rolling, rollway
- Fatal Train Wreck Near Cle-Elum
A sleeping brakeman’s lapse leaves a freight train to roll backwards into a collision, killing a stowaway.
- 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 City That Grew from Timber to Town in 18 Months
A promotional puff piece reveals Aberdeen’s explosive growth: population jumping from 800 to over 2,000, with a $35,000 monthly payroll and the best electric lights in Washington.