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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 6 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 16 |
| 1876 | 74 |
| 1877 | 59 |
| 1878 | 54 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 17 |
| 1882 | 14 |
| 1883 | 86 |
| 1884 | 19 |
| 1885 | 42 |
| 1886 | 18 |
| 1887 | 33 |
| 1888 | 37 |
| 1889 | 86 |
| 1890 | 25 |
| 1891 | 84 |
| 1892 | 167 |
| 1893 | 158 |
| 1894 | 147 |
| 1895 | 252 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 21 |
| 1899 | 31 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 73 |
| 1904 | 59 |
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| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 3 |
891 stories matching six
- Seattle's Chinese Community Resists Mandatory Registration
Local merchant groups and the Chinese Six Companies instruct laborers to defy the Geary Act until the Supreme Court rules on its constitutionality.
- The Six-Month Rule: A Marriage Undone
A Seattle man files suit to annul his marriage, claiming his bride was still legally bound to her ex-husband under Washington’s strict divorce laws.
- Six Years Away Was Enough to Cost a Man His Claim to America
A Seattle Chinese merchant's brother is ordered deported after a commissioner rules that a long absence in China is proof he never really lived here.
- Federal Judge Hanford Sentences Coxeyite Protesters
Twenty-six members of the Coxeyite industrial army face jail time after seizing a Northern Pacific train in defiance of federal court orders.
- The People's Railroad
Citizens of Aberdeen pledge labor to build a rail line, betting their own time against town lots to secure Northern Pacific's investment.
- A $75,000 Vision for Yesler Avenue
A Chicago capitalist bets on Seattle's future with plans for a modern six-story hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
- Tragedy in the Roslyn Coal Mines
An industrial accident claims the life of an Italian miner, leaving six children orphaned as the community prepares to distribute relief funds.
- The Lonely Life of a Government Wireman
Operating the seventy-six-mile telegraph line to the tip of the Olympic Peninsula was a grueling, low-paying job that pitted the weather bureau against the raw Washington wilderness.
- The Neglected Youth of Seattle
Rev. Thomas Baldwin speaks to sixty-six local newsboys, challenging the congregation to integrate young people into civic and religious life.
- The Six-Month Trap: A Seattle Divorce Scandal
A husband abandons his second wife after a bigamous marriage, forcing a judge to rule on the legality of vows broken before the ink was dry on a divorce decree.
- Trapped by Seventy-One Inches of Snow
Extreme winter weather isolates Aberdeen and Ocosta, shutting down transportation routes.
- Turned Back for Being Penniless: The $50 Wall at Seattle's Dock
Fifty-six Japanese men and women arrive aboard the steamer Thistle — all admitted but two, who are deported to Victoria for lacking the cash the immigration law demands.
- Seattle's Elite Organize to Curb Political Patronage
A group of forty-six prominent citizens forms a Municipal League with the aim of stripping party politics from city administration and centralizing executive power.
- Railroad Receiver Implements Austerity Measures
Faced with financial strain, the Lake Shore road's receiver fires thirty-six men and halts essential maintenance work.
- Six Hours Stranded in Gate City: When the Railroad Made Portland Closer Than Tacoma
A new Northern Pacific timetable leaves Grays Harbor travelers — and Olympians — fuming, forcing a six-hour wait at Gate City and making far-off Portland a faster trip than nearby Tacoma.
- The Groom’s Armed Ultimatum
A wedding ceremony in Olympia was interrupted when the groom drew a six-shooter to prevent the minister from claiming the traditional first kiss.
- Tacoma Votes to Expand City Infrastructure
Citizens approve a massive bond issue to fund a new City Hall and retire outstanding warrants.
- The Yacht That Stirred Up International Trouble
A Seattle yacht owner returns home to rumors of arrest after a six-week hunting trip to Vancouver Island.
- The Ghost Island of Arcadia
A squatter fights for the right to claim a six-acre island that the federal government officially claims doesn't exist.
- A Cabinet Pick Sparks a Land War in Whitman County
Fifty-six farmers south of Colfax protested Hoke Smith’s appointment as interior secretary, saying the Northern Pacific was taking title to land they had settled and cultivated.
- The Six-Hour Coup
A corrupt acting mayor attempts to replace the police chief to open the city to gamblers, only to be overruled upon the mayor’s return.
- The Unsanctioned Heavyweight Brawl in Everett
A six-round bout between two Seattle men leaves the local marshal scrambling to explain why the law failed to stop the illegal fighting.
- The High Cost of the Great Seattle Rebuild
A six-week-old restaurant is auctioned off for parts, revealing the volatility of life in post-fire Seattle.
- A Bumper Crop at the Skagit County Fair
From 35-pound mangelwurzels to six-foot-tall oats, Skagit County farmers showcased the agricultural bounty of the region in 1898.
- The Phantom Section Hands of the Northern Pacific
A roadmaster at Cle Elum is arrested for padding six railroad crews with fictitious workers—until a foreman’s conscience, and the auditors, caught up with him.