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| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 23 |
| 1877 | 33 |
| 1878 | 15 |
| 1880 | 15 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 34 |
| 1884 | 83 |
| 1885 | 64 |
| 1886 | 36 |
| 1887 | 19 |
| 1888 | 22 |
| 1889 | 70 |
| 1890 | 17 |
| 1891 | 60 |
| 1892 | 131 |
| 1893 | 126 |
| 1894 | 136 |
| 1895 | 159 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 34 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1903 | 60 |
| 1904 | 40 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 27 |
| 1909 | 76 |
| 1910 | 19 |
| 1911 | 6 |
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| 1916 | 21 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1929 | 3 |
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- The Three-Way Split: How Bitter Feuds Carved Eastern Washington
In January 1891, the state legislature dissolved Lincoln County into three new entities—Grant, Big Bend, and remaining Lincoln—to settle a decades-long battle over county seats that once involved armed men holding courthouse keys.
- Divorced Women Expose Husbands' Cruelty and Gambling
A Seattle judge grants three separations after testimonies of physical abuse, betrayal, and abandonment.
- The Shoe-Stealing Vagabond of Grant Street
A suspicious man found peddling a suitcase full of brand-new footwear on a Seattle bridge lands in jail.
- Railroad Giant Eyes Tribal Land
A local capitalist claims the Northern Pacific railroad holds legal rights to odd-numbered land sections within the Puyallup Indian Reservation.
- The Seattle Lawyer Who Argued Both Sides of the Tide-Land Question
Colonel J. C. Haines told one court that Washington could grant title to the Dr. Maynard tract and another that the United States cannot grant title to tide lands — leaving 360 acres of Seattle's waterfront frozen until the supreme court settles it.
- Who Owns the Reservation Land?
An elder of the Puyallup tribe speaks on the controversy regarding non-tribal descendants claiming reservation land allotments.
- The City Charter Crisis
Mayor R.K. Nichols warns that the city's legal authority has been gutted by the new state constitution.
- Vigilante Mob Executes Prisoners in Oysterville Jail
After the supreme court granted a new trial to two men accused of murder, a Pacific County mob took matters into their own hands, storming the jail and killing the suspects.
- Olympia's Streetcar Franchise Shell Game
A franchise extension granted on a promise of negotiations turns out to be empty—and the editor wants electric cars for the capital.
- Federal Land Claims Struck Down in Seattle
Secretary Noble rejects a group of homestead applications in the Seattle district, potentially halting a syndicate's attempt to hoard thousands of acres.
- The Westside Railway Deal and the Councilman Who Didn't Read It
Olympia's council weighed a cheaper route through C. M. Moore's block to reach the Westside Railway—until one committeeman admitted he had signed the report blind.
- The Great Tide Land Grab
A legal battle over the ownership of Seattle's waterfront reaches a fever pitch as investors stake claims on mud-flats using federal 'Valentine scrip.'
- The Governor's White Elephant and a Newspaper Deal
A proposed $2,500 purchase of the Daily Olympian sets off talk of a King County power play, a governor's relief, and a political machine in the making.
- The Court That Took Away Washington Women's Vote
Holding up Wyoming's eighteen years of women's suffrage as proof of its benefits, the Tribune condemns the territorial supreme court for reversing Washington women's right to vote.
- New Washington State Law Grants Farmworkers Liens on Crops
Legislature passes protective measure ensuring laborers and landlords can secure payment against seasonal harvests.
- The Salmon Bay Land Dispute
A court ruling strips a soldier's homestead claim, favoring university land selection.
- The Attorney General and the Taxpayer
The state supreme court rules that citizens cannot challenge state spending, handing a victory to the Attorney General.
- Yakima Fights Back Against the 'Pullman Deal'
A legal battle erupts as Yakima citizens challenge the state government's decision to locate the new agricultural college in Pullman.
- Bridging the Wishkah: Aberdeen’s New Gateway
A municipal franchise authorizes a new iron-and-wood swing bridge to connect Second Street to the north side of the river.
- The Relocation of the University of Washington
City Hall votes to deed away the original downtown campus to the state, paving the way for the University to move to its modern home.
- The Ghost of the Kneeland Hotel Fire
After three years in jail, a petition for clemency for Angus McClain sparks local debate over reformation, justice, and the costs of a retrial.
- The Trolley That Had to Buy a Gulch
A streetcar line blocked by a ravine gets its way to Harrison Avenue — for the price of a $1,630 strip of C. M. Moore's block 48.
- The Price of Progress: Aberdeen’s Fight for the Rails
City boosters push for a free right-of-way for the Northern Pacific, demanding local property owners contribute their fair share.
- The Struggle for Suburban Stability in 1891 Seattle
Advertisements for installment-plan housing plots reflect the anxiety of a growing city where 'hard times' pressured residents to settle in rapidly developing suburbs like Medina.
- The Tunnel Under Seventh Street: Two Property Owners Take On the Railroad
Captain Hatch seeks $10,000 and J. A. Silsby $5,000, blaming the Northern Pacific's new tunnel for damage to their buildings — while the railroad insists the city, not the company, should pay.