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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

8,796 stories, the 400 most mentioned

People 262

Judge Hanford1891–1899162
Judge Humes1891–1895150
Mayor Ronald1892–1895128
Judge Langley1893–1895108
John H. McGraw1891–189595
James Hamilton Lewis1891–189972
Judge Osborn1892–189569
Chief Jackson1892–189369
J. T. Ronald1891–189968
Judge Glasgow1893–189565
John B. Allen1891–189561
Judge Lichtenberg1891–189561
Nelson Bennett1890–189959
Coroner Horton1891–189458
James J. Hill1891–189955
Mayor Phelps1894–189550
Chief Rogers1892–189549
Gov. McGraw1893–189545
Justice Caldwell1893–189544
Senator Squire1890–189542
John Collins1892–189940
John L. Wilson1890–189940
Thomas Burke1891–189739
Grover Cleveland1890–189539
Watson C. Squire1891–189537
Sheriff Woolery1891–189535
Prosecuting Attorney Miller1892–189535
W. H. White1891–189933
Jacob Furth1891–189933
George Turner1890–189533
Adolph Krug1892–189533
Governor Ferry1891–189332
Henry L. Yesler1891–189531
John Considine1891–189531
Chief Hunt1892–189530
Corporation Counsel Scott1894–189530
Senator Allen1891–189329
Byron Phelps1892–189529
Justice Von Tobel1891–189228
Detective Cudihee1892–189528
A. A. Denny1891–189527
John Leary1890–189527
Justice Humphrey1893–189427
Andrew Jackson1892–189926
Chief of Police Rogers1892–189526
Eugene V. Debs1894–189525
Coroner Askam189525
Miller1892–189924
Bolton Rogers1891–189924
Commissioner Emery1892–189524
E. O. Graves1891–189924
Dr. Palmer1892–189524
Watson Squire1891–189423
Judge Robinson1891–189223
Paul Schulze1890–189922
Robert Bridges1892–189522
H. J. Snively1890–189422
James Murphy1892–189522
John Wiley1891–189521
City Engineer Thomson1893–189521
Eugene Semple1892–189520
Edmond S. Meany1891–189920
Elisha P. Ferry1890–189520
Collector Saunders1893–189520
George H. Heilbron1891–189519
A. B. Hunt1892–189519
Mayor Orr1894–189519
John Arthur1891–189518
Wilson1891–189918
Leander Miller1891–189518
Allen1890–189518
C. B. Wright1892–189518
Judge Rivers1891–189218
Fred Gasch1891–189518
Thomas Henderson Boyd1891–189318
Johnson1891–189517
D. T. Denny1891–189517
Smith1891–189917
M. C. Sullivan1891–189517
Sweeney1892–189717
Detective Roberts1892–189417
Mayor Huson1892–189417
Dr. Sparling1892–189316
Ezra Meeker1891–189716
J. D. Lowman1891–189916
Harry White1891–189916
John McGraw1892–189416
Jack McDonald1892–189516
Fred E. Sander1892–189516
James Hart1891–189816
Frank C. Ross1892–189516
Alderman Jordan1893–189516
Gardner Kellogg1892–189515
J. Eugene Jordan1892–189615
Superintendent Barnard1891–189915
C. J. Smith1893–189915
Judge Moore1892–189915
D. H. Gilman1891–189515
Junius Rochester1891–189315
Hugh Wallace1891–189415
John W. Considine1892–189515
George Donworth1892–189415
Patrick Henry Winston1892–189415
Samuel Benn1891–189415
S. H. Piles1891–189514
Amos Brown1891–189914
Judge Turner1890–189514
Henry Yesler1891–189514
Rogers1892–189514
Jesse Cochran1891–189414
Henry Drum1892–189514
Attorney General Jones1891–189514
Krug1892–189514
Thomas Blanck189514
Richard Winsor1892–189913
Judge Burke1892–189513
Orange Jacobs1891–189513
Anderson1892–189813
Judge Irwin1890–189513
J. M. Colman1892–189513
Chief Kellogg1890–189213
H. W. Miller1891–189213
George W. Hall1891–189413
Collector Wasson1892–189513
Andrew F. Burleigh1892–189513
William A. Wilcox1893–189513
John H. Bryant1893–189513
Hill1892–189912
Dexter Horton1891–189912
McDonald1892–189912
Bailey Gatzert1891–189312
Judge Parker1892–189512
William Cochrane1893–189512
I. A. Nadeau1892–189512
Wallace Nutting1892–189412
Dr. Sweeney1892–189512
Thomas W. Symons1891–189512
Rev. D. C. Garrett1892–189512
J. W. Van Brocklin1892–189512
John B. Denny1892–189512
A. F. Burleigh1892–189512
Detective Philbrick1893–189512
Judge Pritchard1893–189512
Charlotte Fetting1893–189512
Jim Hill1891–189911
Mayor Humes189911
Guy C. Phinney1891–189311
Roger S. Greene1891–189511
Thomas W. Prosch1891–189911
W. D. Wood1892–189911
Everett Smith1891–189911
Turner1891–189511
Rev. Clark Davis1891–189511
John F. Gowey1891–189311
Sarah B. Yesler1892–189511
Griffith Davies1893–189511
McBride1892–189811
Alderman Sweeney1892–189511
Donworth1892–189411
James Stewart1891–189411
Peter Stanup1891–189311
John Miller Murphy1891–189211
Henry J. Snively189211
J. M. Wolfe1892–189511
Hoke Smith1893–189511
James King1893–189511
Health Officer Palmer1893–189511
Mayor Horr1891–189211
Sheriff Van de Vanter189511
White1891–189910
Wickersham1893–189510
Rev. John F. Damon1893–189510
Allen Weir1891–189410
Henry Villard1891–189510
Chief Seattle1892–189510
C. H. Hanford1891–189810
J. C. Haines1891–189210
Robert Moran1891–189910
Herman Chapin1892–189910
Jones1891–189510
Murphy1890–189510
Arthur A. Denny1891–189510
A. H. Chambers1891–189210
John L. Sullivan189210
T. B. Corey1891–189510
L. C. Gilman1891–189510
Senator Claypool1891–189310
Angus Mackintosh1891–189510
Ah How1892–189410
D. C. Garrett1892–189510
W. G. Armstrong1892–189510
Alexander Parker1892–189510
Detective Cave1892–189310
Ankeny189510
W. B. Mack1891–189410
Henry Fuhrman1892–189510
Van Brocklin1892–189410
Melvin G. Winstock1892–189510
Nellie Holgate189310
Wolfe1893–189410
Jordan1894–189510
City Attorney Wickersham1894–189510
Charles F. Gloystein189410
Clise1894–189510
Prosecuting Attorney Hastie189510
Squire1890–18959
James1895–18999
Thomson1892–18999
Eben Smith1891–18959
Sullivan1892–18959
W. H. Fife1892–18959
Daniel Bagley1892–18959
Judge Jacobs1891–18999
John Lamb1892–18999
Levi Ankeny1893–18999
McGraw1891–18939
Governor McGraw1893–18999
Miles C. Moore1891–18959
D. A. McKenzie1892–18959
Fred H. Peterson1893–18959
P. C. Sullivan1891–18959
Justice Neagle1891–18939
Judge Calkins18919
Philip Dawe1892–18959
W. V. Rinehart1892–18959
George Hazzard1892–18949
J. P. Sweeney1892–18949
John F. Miller1892–18959
Dr. Holmes1892–18959
J.T. Ronald1892–18949
Snively1892–18959
D. A. Spencer1891–18949
Jailer Monroe1892–18959
J. W. Clise1894–18959
Thomas Winsor1892–18959
Capt. Hogle1892–18959
John Fairfield1892–18959
Chief Willard18949
Voigt18959
Lovejoy1894–18959
Detective Hart18959
Col. Hart18959
Weatherwax1890–18948
Brown1890–18958
Crichton1892–18998
Williams1892–18998
Henry Hewitt, Jr.1892–18998
Baker1892–18978
J. J. McGilvra1891–18988
W. E. Wilson1892–18958
Thornton1892–18958
Chapman18958
E. S. Ingraham1892–18958
Mr. Ronald1892–18958
Dr. Jordan1892–18958
J. B. MacDougall1891–18958
Thomas R. Brown1891–18958
Sheriff Pugh1891–18948
Benezette Williams1891–18958
H. C. Henry1892–18998
Edmund Peters1892–18958
Officer Powers1892–18958

Organizations 138

Northern Pacific Railroad1890–1899305
Seattle City Council1891–1899171
Northern Pacific1890–1899140
Oregon Improvement Company1891–1895120
Post-Intelligencer1890–1899117
Great Northern Railroad1891–1898108
Great Northern Railway1890–189998
Chamber of Commerce1890–189980
Republican Party1890–189875
Seattle Post-Intelligencer1890–189573
Board of Public Works1891–189964
American Railway Union1893–189563
Great Northern1891–189959
Washington State Legislature1890–189858
Tacoma Ledger1891–189855
Seattle Chamber of Commerce1891–189953
City of Seattle1891–189950
Seattle Athletic Club1892–189549
Northern Pacific Railway1890–189946
Western Central Labor Union1891–189946
Democratic Party1891–189542
Tacoma City Council1892–189540
People's Party1892–189839
Salvation Army1892–189938
Providence Hospital1892–189936
Bureau of Associated Charities1892–189536
Olympia City Council1891–189535
Union Pacific1890–189934
University of Washington1891–189934
King County Commissioners1892–189532
Tacoma Light and Water Company1891–189532
Northern Pacific Railroad Company1891–189829
City Council1890–189928
Populist Party1893–189828
Seattle Fire Department1892–189927
Aberdeen Herald1891–189427
The Seattle Star189926
Knights of Labor1891–189426
Board of Aldermen1891–189525
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad1891–189524
Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad1892–189524
Seattle School Board1891–189524
Ballard City Council1891–189524
Knights of Pythias1890–189523
Tacoma Land Company1891–189823
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1890–189922
Seattle Telegraph1891–189422
Bonney & Stewart1891–189921
General Land Office1890–189520
Pacific Coast Steamship Company1891–189920
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway1891–189520
Stimson Mill Company1892–189520
Aberdeen City Council1891–189420
Washington Supreme Court1891–189520
Puyallup Tribe1891–189419
Seattle Coal and Iron Company1892–189518
Northern Pacific Coal Company1891–189418
Seattle Board of Health1892–189518
The Tribune1891–189517
Everett Land Company1892–189917
Grand Army of the Republic1891–189517
Washington State Senate1893–189517
Seattle Police Department1891–189916
Coast Seamen's Union1891–189516
First National Bank1890–189516
House of the Good Shepherd1892–189416
Sailors' Union1892–189516
Odd Fellows1891–189915
Board of Health1892–189915
Farmers' Alliance1890–189415
Seattle Board of Education1892–189515
Board of Regents1891–189914
Board of County Commissioners1892–189514
Longshoremen's Union1891–189414
National Guard of Washington1891–189814
City of Tacoma1894–189514
Union Trunk Line1892–189514
Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway Company1894–189514
Seattle & Lake Washington Waterway Company189514
Union Pacific Railroad1891–189513
Seattle National Bank1891–189913
Seattle Cedar Lumber Company1893–189513
West Coast Improvement Company1893–189512
The Herald1890–189212
Tacoma News1892–189912
Plymouth Congregational Church1892–189912
Commercial Club1892–189912
Dominican Sisters1891–189212
Denny Clay Company1893–189512
Seattle Board of Aldermen1892–189512
State Land Commission1892–189512
Populists1894–189512
Hudson Bay Company1891–189511
War Department1892–189911
Canadian Pacific Railway1891–189911
King County1891–189511
National Bank of Commerce1890–189911
Merchants' National Bank1892–189511
House of Delegates1891–189511
First Presbyterian Church1892–189511
Seattle Consolidated Street Railway Company1892–189511
Fairhaven Land Company1890–189411
Spokane Review1890–189411
Northern Pacific Railway Company1891–189811
Southern Pacific Railroad1892–189510
Dexter Horton & Co.1891–189510
Canadian Pacific1893–189510
Rainier Club1891–189510
Pacific Northwest League1891–189510
The Telegraph1892–189410
People's Theater1891–189510
Board of Education1893–189510
National Guard1891–189510
American Protective Association1894–189510
Municipal League1894–189510
Olympic Athletic Club1894–189510
Northwestern Industrial Army189410
Treasury Department1892–18999
Seattle Board of Public Works1892–18999
Schwabacher Bros. & Co.1891–18999
Congress1892–18999
King County Board of Commissioners1892–18959
Fairhaven Herald1890–18929
Chehalis County Commissioners1891–18939
Great Northern Railway Company1892–18959
Sunset Telephone Company1892–18998
Y.M.C.A.1892–18998
Union Electric Company1892–18998
Western Mill Company1891–18998
Washington Iron Works1891–18998
Tacoma Athletic Club1892–18958
Seattle City Railway Company1894–18958
Rainier Avenue Electric Line1891–18948
Methodist Episcopal Church1892–18958
Lake Union Water Company18928
The Ledger1892–18958
Northern Hotel1892–18958
City of Ballard1892–18958