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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 62 |
| 1877 | 28 |
| 1878 | 19 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 52 |
| 1884 | 26 |
| 1885 | 32 |
| 1886 | 19 |
| 1887 | 20 |
| 1888 | 24 |
| 1889 | 60 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 51 |
| 1892 | 141 |
| 1893 | 91 |
| 1894 | 92 |
| 1895 | 178 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1899 | 18 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 28 |
| 1904 | 24 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 27 |
| 1909 | 48 |
| 1910 | 19 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 6 |
| 1916 | 19 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 2 |
141 stories matching fill
- The Great Beacon Hill Slide of 1892
Engineers and laborers scramble to contain a massive earth collapse threatening South Fourteenth Street.
- Engineering Tacoma's Waterfront
Tacoma will build a $20,000 bridge to its new filled waterfront, where teredo worms eat untreated pilings.
- A School Board’s Paper Trail of Negligence
Aberdeen’s School District No. 5 accepts a contractor's bond that admits to being filled out by 'inexperienced persons' with no legal sureties.
- Students Endangered at Pike Street School
A concerned parent calls for the relocation of a primary school housed in a building where children must play on a busy, car-filled street.
- Seattle Claims Victory in the Gridiron Mud
A rainy, sludge-filled football clash at Madison Park sees Seattle avenge its previous defeat against Tacoma.
- Why Are We Importing Grapes?
An editorial critique argues that Washington's fertile soil and climate are being ignored by local farmers while markets are filled with New York imports.
- A Boy’s Life Changed by Giant Powder
A teenage boy suffers a life-altering injury after a fishing accident with explosives in Lake Washington.
- 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.
- Safe-Crackers Strike Yakima Avenue
A late-night robbery ends in a shattered safe and a series of bungled arrests.
- Narrow Escape at Black River
Workers narrowly avoid disaster after a gravel bank collapses on the east side of Lake Washington.
- Tragedy on the Mudflats
A search continues for five people lost from a yacht after a violent storm near Everett.
- A Vote of No Confidence in Willapa Valley
Frustrated taxpayers in Pacific County take a stand against their own local government, demanding the resignation of the county commissioners.
- The Hero of the Harbor
A young man who gave his life to rescue a child from Seattle's harbor is laid to rest by a grieving community.
- A Faculty Feud Shakes Olympia Collegiate Institute
Students and faculty were assembled to hear Rev. Dr. Ford explain a dispute between two instructors; Professor Jones resigned and two students were dismissed for “unbecoming conduct.”
- The Dice Game Heist
Two con-men swindle a logger out of his savings using a loaded dice game in a downtown Seattle saloon.
- Vanished on the Snohomish
A yacht found drifting near the mouth of the Snohomish River sparks fears of a drowning tragedy involving a party of five.
- Thanksgiving at the Asylum
Patients at the Fort Steilacoom hospital celebrate the holiday with a turkey dinner and a theatrical performance.
- The Federal Push for Puget Sound Navigation
Engineers lobby for federal funds to clear the Nooksack River and build lighthouses across the Washington coast.
- The Seidlitz-Powder Scheme to Raise a Sunken Ship
Confident investors bought a wreck off Grays Harbor and promised to lift it with secret chemicals, carbonic gas, and a patent they had not quite finished.
- A Candidate's Reckoning at the Armory
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Henry J. Snively attempts to clear his name before 1,500 people, explaining away his business failures and allegations of financial misconduct.
- Labor Leader Absconds with Relief Funds
The president of the Western Central Labor Union has vanished, leaving local workers to grapple with the betrayal of their relief and holiday coffers.
- Washington State’s Hidden Fire Opals
Gem expert George Frederick Kunz reveals that a jeweler's chance find in a well-digging site near the Idaho border uncovered a treasure trove of opals.
- The City Bids Farewell to Its Founding Father
Thousands of mourners, from pioneers to laborers, gathered at the Yesler mansion to honor the man who built Seattle’s first mill and served as its patron.
- The Uncertain Future of the Yakima Irrigation Ditch
Local contractors head to Tacoma seeking answers as construction stalls and equipment is shipped elsewhere.
- The Library Overwhelmed
Seattle's public library is struggling to keep pace with an insatiable public, as staff and patrons debate the merits of a complex new cataloging system.