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| Year | Stories |
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| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1861 | 10 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 73 |
| 1877 | 51 |
| 1878 | 51 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 77 |
| 1884 | 38 |
| 1885 | 89 |
| 1886 | 48 |
| 1887 | 53 |
| 1888 | 44 |
| 1889 | 162 |
| 1890 | 19 |
| 1891 | 92 |
| 1892 | 321 |
| 1893 | 272 |
| 1894 | 267 |
| 1895 | 301 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 54 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 74 |
| 1904 | 84 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 85 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 16 |
| 1916 | 19 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 1 |
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- Olympia's grand new courthouse rises — without its clock
The tower climbs to 149 feet, but the commissioners have decided against the $1,000 clock, and townspeople are not pleased.
- Quarantined Residents Left Without Food in Seattle
Thirty people trapped inside the St. Denis hotel by a smallpox order face city bureaucracy and hunger.
- Two Boys, Two Open Switches, and a Train Barely Saved
Jimmy Francis and Johnnie Harrier, ages 11 and 12, were sent to reform school after opening railroad switches near Snohomish and nearly wrecking a passenger train.
- A Tragic Afternoon at Laurel Shade
A two-year-old child drowns while playing at a Lake Washington resort despite a frantic rescue attempt by his older brother.
- Gambling Debt Leads to Tragedy in Ellensburg
A young painter ends his life following financial ruin and personal turmoil.
- The Price of Clearing the Frontier
A laborer dies on a brutal journey from the woods to a Seattle hospital after a tree-felling accident at a Richmond Beach grading camp.
- Locked in the Slammer
A Seattle lawyer gets a rude awakening after being accidentally locked in the city jail while visiting his client.
- Sheriff Rescues Abducted Child in Mud Bay Custody Dispute
A father steals his child; a sheriff's late-night ride ends in recovery and a court date.
- Bold Daylight Heist at the Puget Sound & Alaska Steamship Company
A safe on the Yesler wharf is emptied of over $170 in cash during the lunch hour.
- The Tragedy on Howard Street
A household servant disappears after a toddler dies from arsenic poisoning.
- Death in the Wyoming Saloon
A logger is found dead in a basement barroom after a night of heavy drinking, raising questions about his final hours.
- A Deadly Night in Gilman
A senseless argument at a mining town boarding house turns into a homicide.
- A Foggy Night on the Sound
A collision between two steamships leads to a libel lawsuit and the suspension of a captain.
- The Gauntlet Thrown in the Land Office
A settler, claiming he was robbed of his homestead, issued a dramatic challenge to the land office register.
- The Waterfront Opium Mystery
A suspicious midnight sloop sighting and a conversation overheard on the Lake Union shoreline lead police to believe a massive shipment of contraband has been landed.
- Military Commander Dies Suddenly at Camp Murray
The sudden passing of Colonel F. E. Trotter, instructor of the Washington National Guard, leaves the militia camp in mourning and suspends all training exercises.
- An Elopement to Victoria
A high-society elopement from Seattle leads a young couple to wake a minister in the middle of the night across the border.
- The Price of a Lost Election Bet
After betting on the wrong presidential candidate, a local man spent his afternoon forced to play a hand organ for charity to settle his debt.
- Midnight Cattle Rustlers at Richmond Beach
Three valuable animals, including a prize Jersey and two Holsteins, were spirited away under the cover of darkness.
- The Midnight Extortion at the Cherry Street House
A Seattle restaurant owner claims he was held at gunpoint and forced to empty his bank account, sparking a sensational lawsuit.
- Tragedy at a Seattle Home
A fourteen-month-old infant dies after drinking from a saucer of poisoned fly paper.
- The Tragedy at the Red Front
A late-night fiddler perishes in an Everett lodging house fire that leaves downtown businesses in ruins.
- Balloted Until Dawn: How Seattle Democrats Finally Picked a County Chairman
A King County Democratic committee deadlocks past 3 a.m., reconvenes, and crowns John Collins after midnight — then the losers promise the fight is far from over.
- Smuggled Opium Seized at Yesler's Wharf
Federal officers discover twenty-two cans of contraband opium hidden inside the pilot house of the steamer Evangel.
- The Tragedy of a 'Box Rustler' at the Standard Theater
After being abandoned by her partner and facing a string of personal losses, 18-year-old Lillian Stewart took her own life in a downtown hotel.