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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 41 |
| 1877 | 43 |
| 1878 | 20 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 60 |
| 1884 | 28 |
| 1885 | 41 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 24 |
| 1888 | 33 |
| 1889 | 99 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1891 | 69 |
| 1892 | 116 |
| 1893 | 129 |
| 1894 | 114 |
| 1895 | 158 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 44 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 65 |
| 1904 | 49 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 24 |
| 1909 | 86 |
| 1910 | 25 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 22 |
| 1917 | 20 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1929 | 1 |
116 stories matching prepar
- The Doomsday Cult of South Union
While the rest of the country debated silver and trade, a group of Thurston County farmers were preparing for the final apocalypse.
- The Shadowy Harvest of a Disgraced Register
A local editor calls for the disbarment of Ira M. Krutz, a former land office official accused of 'champerty and maintenance' by leveraging insider knowledge for legal fees.
- Inside the New State Agricultural College
A look at the flourishing early days of the state school at Pullman as it prepares to serve the agricultural heart of Washington.
- The Football Fever Hits the West
As college football grows in popularity nationwide, Seattle and Tacoma prepare for a highly anticipated Thanksgiving Day rivalry match.
- Olympia's Electric Road Begins With a Land Drive
The Olympia Electric Light Power Company wants land donations for a streetcar line, while engineers prepare to grade Main Street from 26th to 29th.
- The War on the Hop Louse
Prominent farmer Ezra Meeker warns that local growers must act immediately to spray their crops or face total ruin.
- Why Yakima Pastors Need a Break
Local clergymen are burning out from the strain of modern life, and community leaders argue they deserve the same restorative summers as their parishioners.
- The Apostles of South Union
Thirty people in a rural Thurston County settlement prepare for the Rapture, waiting for the bodily ascension of the faithful.
- The Grand Reopening of the Hotel Yakima
After a high-profile purchase by a Puyallup hotelier, the city’s premiere hostelry prepares for an evening of luxury, dancing, and civic celebration.
- The Nervous Trunk: How an Inspector's Hunch Caught a Seattle Opium Smuggler
A traveler's strange devotion to his luggage tipped off a customs officer, leading to eighty tins of prepared opium and a suspect who begged to be 'let down easy.'
- Kent Voters Prepare to Decide Future of Utilities
A pivotal election looms as citizens consider bonding the city to bring water and electric services under municipal control.
- The Women’s Relief Corps and the Soldiers' Home
The Olympia chapter of the Women’s Relief Corps organizes a benefit to support the state’s veterans.
- A Mystery in the School District Archives
A search through district records reveals suspicious 'straw bonds' and contract irregularities in the building of a new school.
- Rapid Transit to Eternity: Olympia's Kerosene Trolley, Minus the Matches
George Marvin Savage's homemade coal-oil motor car is about to carry paying passengers down to the Fourth Street track — if it doesn't explode first. Riders get accident insurance, and their obituary verses have already been written.
- Tragedy in the Roslyn Coal Mines
An industrial accident claims the life of an Italian miner, leaving six children orphaned as the community prepares to distribute relief funds.
- A New Sawmill for the Tacoma Addition
A local mill is relocating to expand operations near the railroad bridge, signaling a boost in industrial employment.
- Expulsion of Two Chinese Laborers
Two Chinese men fleeing Victoria are apprehended near the Quiniault reservation and prepared for deportation.
- The Passing of South Bend’s Founder
Captain F.W. Swett, a pioneer of Pacific County and the visionary behind South Bend, dies in Portland after a struggle with heart failure.
- The Tragedy at Spanaway Lake
A man’s body, found tethered to heavy freight car brake shoes, offers a grim mystery in the woods near Tacoma.
- The Bifurcated Pioneer
A celebrated mining expert sets out into the rugged Yakima wilderness, challenging gender norms by wearing pants and preparing to brave the elements on horseback.
- Two Miles of Steel a Day: Hill's Great Northern Starts Laying Track Toward the Sound
Tracklaying on the Great Northern's main line east from Lowell began yesterday, and a steam tracklayer is expected to throw down two to three miles of rail a day on the road to Snohomish.
- Tacoma Prepares for Anti-Chinese Agitation
Hostility toward Chinese merchants and laborers persists in Tacoma as organizers call for a mass meeting at the foot of Tenth Street.
- The Quest for Water at Temperance and Mercer
Developer D. T. Denny is drilling deep into the ground of North Seattle, hoping to tap an artesian aquifer to secure water for his property.
- The Steam-Heated Ice Caves of Mount Rainier
A mountaineering party discovers the natural comfort of volcanic heat at 14,000 feet, sleeping in ice chambers kept warm by the mountain's own breath.
- The Struggle for Space at Seattle High School
As the class of 1893 graduates, the school’s principal warns that overcrowding and a lack of facilities are stalling the city’s educational ambitions.