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| Year | Stories |
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| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 62 |
| 1877 | 55 |
| 1878 | 29 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 76 |
| 1884 | 24 |
| 1885 | 52 |
| 1886 | 28 |
| 1887 | 31 |
| 1888 | 23 |
| 1889 | 83 |
| 1890 | 22 |
| 1891 | 62 |
| 1892 | 188 |
| 1893 | 190 |
| 1894 | 214 |
| 1895 | 203 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1899 | 35 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 64 |
| 1904 | 63 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 37 |
| 1909 | 90 |
| 1910 | 25 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 25 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 30 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
188 stories matching cut
- The Price of a Human Life
A Seattle newspaper critiques the wildly inconsistent sentencing for murder in Washington Territory, highlighting how local bias and venue changes drastically altered justice for accused killers.
- The Seattle Flour Wars
A brutal price-cutting war between California millers reaches a tentative truce in Seattle, stabilizing the cost of a daily necessity.
- Squatter’s Rights and the Railroad Tie Cutters
A land dispute in Maple Valley leads to the arrest of six men accused of harvesting timber on claimed but contested land.
- Tragedy at Hart's Lumber Mill
A worker fell into the water while cutting logs and was trapped beneath the heavy timber; the incident was ruled an accidental death.
- The Price of a Liquor License: A Violent Feud in Tacoma
A local saloon proprietor is stabbed nine times following a heated dispute over business competition and municipal authority.
- Deputy Lincoln Dilley Survives Jail Escape Attack
Deputy-Sheriff Lincoln Dilley survived severe head cuts after two prisoners attacked him during an escape attempt at the county jail, then drew his revolver and locked them in their cell.
- The Seattle-Portland Commercial War
Merchants in Portland scramble to protect their regional market share as aggressive Seattle firms push into Eastern Washington.
- Miners Under Pressure: Wage Cuts in Roslyn
As mining conflicts boil over in the Coeur d'Alenes, workers in Roslyn face a sharp 25 percent pay cut in their upcoming contract.
- Tragedy on a Seattle Lot
A lonely stonecutter, haunted by his past and struggling with addiction, ends his life in a public spectacle that leaves a city stunned.
- The Coulee City Clean-Up
A judge orders a local man to be forcibly scrubbed after being declared a public nuisance.
- Cutting Miles Off the Commute
New county infrastructure aims to connect Mercer Slough to Lake Sammamish via ferry, slashing the travel distance to Seattle from thirty-eight miles to just ten.
- The Wood Yard That Taught the City How to Care
In the winter of 1892, a group of Seattle residents turned a South Seattle timber tract into a 'work camp' to provide dignity and bread for the unemployed.
- Tacoma Democrats Reject Seattle's Influence
A fractured Pierce County Democratic convention turns into a political brawl as younger delegates fight against established party machines and Seattle's political meddling.
- The Captain Who Sailed North to Sell Ice — and Found There Wasn't Any
A would-be ice merchant arrived in Puget Sound expecting a frozen market. The climate had other plans, so his crew started cutting piling instead — and stumbled into the region's real fortune.
- The Pilot’s Plea for Protection
A Puget Sound pilot is found cutting wood for a living because the lack of regulation has made the profession impossible to sustain.
- A Day Trip to Steptoe Butte Ends in Tragedy
A pleasure trip to the summit of Steptoe Butte turns to horror when a spooked team of horses destroys the hack, leaving passengers severely injured.
- City Council Proposals for Austerity
A budget-cutting proposal seeks to shutter streetlights and dismiss night watchmen to offset the costs of a bridge to North Aberdeen.
- The Charity Bureau’s War on ‘Strawberry Jam’ Relief
A newly formed Associated Charities bureau boasts of cutting poor relief costs by policing the 'worthiness' of recipients and weeding out fraud.
- A Man Found Bleeding in Blackchapel Alley
A man named Babcock is found gravely wounded after an encounter in the city's notorious 'Blackchapel' district.
- Apple Butter and Giant Powder: A Smokehouse Stove Explodes Near Spokane
A woman and a little girl lit a fire to make preserves — not knowing the stove was packed with sticks of blasting powder.
- Shingle Barons Threaten War on Outsiders
The regional shingle association, frustrated by competition and falling prices, moves to consolidate power through ultimatum.
- South Seattle Laborer Stabbed Over a Nickel
A brickmaker at Lohse's brick yard was attacked by a vagrant after refusing to hand over money for transit.
- The Great Sidewalk Standoff of 1892
A Seattle clothier brandished a revolver and a trowel in a public skirmish over basement access, highlighting the messy street-level power struggles of early downtown Seattle.
- Moving Mountains for the Monte Cristo Railroad
Contractors use dynamite to carve a path for the new Everett and Monte Cristo railroad, blowing away a solid granite promontory.
- Holiday Violence Flares on Jackson Street
Two separate cutting incidents in the early hours of Christmas morning left two men severely wounded, as police hunt for a missing suspect.