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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1876 | 8 |
| 1877 | 3 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1889 | 14 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 6 |
| 1893 | 11 |
| 1894 | 6 |
| 1895 | 10 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1903 | 4 |
| 1904 | 4 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 4 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1917 | 2 |
6 stories matching swing
- The Ahtanum Creek Prize Fight
A covert Sunday morning bout between a local black man and a white opponent draws a crowd of Yakima's 'sportively inclined' citizens.
- The Last Swing at Madison Street Park
A hard-fought benefit game for the local professional baseball team draws a crowd to say goodbye to the season.
- Bicycle Feats and Gymnastics at the Armory
Champion W. S. Maltby dazzles Seattle crowds with daring cycle stunts and comedy routines.
- Farmer Chases Engineers Away with Barbed Wire
A landowner in the lower Yakima Valley defended his property rights in spectacular fashion, chasing an engineering crew off his land with a lasso of barbed wire.
- Firefighter Injured in High-Angle Practice Drill
A dangerous training exercise on Sixth Street leaves a fireman with severe hand injuries after equipment fails.
- The Democratic Party's Rowdy King County Convention
A tumultuous, day-long convention in Seattle reveals a fractured party struggling for control over the gubernatorial nomination of James Hamilton Lewis.