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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1876 | 8 |
| 1877 | 7 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 6 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 28 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 14 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 27 |
| 1893 | 21 |
| 1894 | 11 |
| 1895 | 25 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 8 |
| 1904 | 11 |
| 1909 | 11 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 |
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- The Search for the Perfect Stage Infant
A theatrical agent’s unusual quest to recruit two non-crying, bottle-fed babies for a Seattle stage production.
- The Tragedy at the Eureka House
A woman known as Lulu May lies in critical condition following a severe alcohol-related medical emergency.
- Pitchfork Violence in the Harvest Field
A simple argument over a whiskey bottle near Pullman escalated into a violent assault with a pitchfork and a heavy roller.
- The Bottle Band of Jackson Street
Three boys were apprehended after a long string of petty thefts, caught in the act of raiding a saloon cellar for empty glass.
- The Newspaper Imposter of Mount Vernon
A traveling con artist posed as a Post-Intelligencer agent to swindle residents in British Columbia and Skagit County.
- The Political Departure from North Yakima
Defeated political candidates poke fun at their own misfortune through a satirical account of leaving town after a failed election cycle.
- Safe-Crackers Strike Yakima Avenue
A late-night robbery ends in a shattered safe and a series of bungled arrests.
- The Bullets That Whizzed Through Commercial Street
A quiet walk near the foundry turns into a terrifying brush with death as three men open fire on passersby.
- The Barter of Spirits
A saloon owner in Whitechapel is caught paying his laborers in liquor, leading to a quick legal resolution.
- Tragedy on the Puyallup Line
A logger named T. J. Sullivan was struck and killed by a motor car while sleeping on the tracks near his camp.
- Despair and Survival in Tacoma
A woman near the Garfield House is saved after attempting to end her life with morphine following a lover's betrayal.
- Counterfeiters Caught in Gilman
A raid on a hotel room in Gilman reveals a makeshift mint producing fake gold coins.
- The Tragic End of Samuel S. Rhodes
A struggling Seattle bartender, gripped by addiction and marital strife, ends his life in a room at the Squire-Latimer building.
- The Murphy Murder Trial Heads to the Jury
A week of testimony in the Lake Washington shooting case concludes, with the jury visiting the saloon crime scene.
- The Baptism of the Desert
Thousands gather at the headgates of the Northern Pacific's new irrigation canal to celebrate the transformation of arid Yakima plains into fertile farmland.
- Seattle and Tacoma Spar Over Lake Washington Canal
Seattle and Tacoma trade accusations of jealousy and political maneuvering over the proposed Lake Washington Canal.
- A Child Hero Killed in Hunting Accident
A fourteen-year-old boy, famous for fighting off a cougar as a child, is shot after being mistaken for a deer near Shelton.
- The Mayor's Fists in Whatcom
A City Council meeting spirals into chaos as the mayor orders the violent ejection of a dissenting councilman.
- The Self-Defense Trial of James Murphy
A Seattle murder trial hinges on claims of a 'dangerous man,' witness bribery, and a life-or-death confrontation in a saloon.
- Phil Dawe's Killing at Copper Chief Goes to Trial
A witness takes the stand to describe the fatal shooting of Phil Dawe on Washington Street.
- The Railway King vs. The 'Bow in the Ram's Horn'
James J. Hill, the legendary railroad titan, packs the Seattle City Council chambers to demand a straight track through the city's waterfront, warning that 'bottlenecking' the rails would cost the city its future.
- Bears Saved from Madison Street Blaze
A photograph gallery fire triggers a frantic rescue of two captive bears at the Lake Washington terminus of the cable line.
- The Great Goose Hunt Fiasco
Four local men head into the wild to secure a feast, only to return with a story of deception and a very expensive bottle of wine.
- An Unknown Man Found Dead in South Seattle
A woman discovering a man's body in the brush near a local spring leads to an investigation that unearths a tragic, nameless end.
- The Unsafe City: A Local Builder Battles Seattle’s Negligence
After the city left a decaying, debris-filled bulkhead to collapse onto his building site, one developer takes his grievance to the public—and hits a wall of municipal bureaucracy.