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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 10 |
| 1876 | 75 |
| 1877 | 57 |
| 1878 | 17 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 16 |
| 1883 | 59 |
| 1884 | 32 |
| 1885 | 55 |
| 1886 | 34 |
| 1887 | 26 |
| 1888 | 26 |
| 1889 | 94 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 64 |
| 1892 | 105 |
| 1893 | 90 |
| 1894 | 117 |
| 1895 | 166 |
| 1897 | 10 |
| 1898 | 32 |
| 1899 | 27 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 74 |
| 1904 | 50 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 34 |
| 1909 | 70 |
| 1910 | 20 |
| 1911 | 13 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 19 |
| 1916 | 39 |
| 1917 | 14 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 5 |
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- The Black Diamond Eisteddfod
Welsh mining communities bring a tradition of choral excellence and literary competition to the Washington coal fields.
- The Push for Better Roads in Lewis County
Chehalis merchants and commissioners pivot from legislative talk to tangible road improvements to save winter trade.
- St. Louis Dry Goods Tycoon Eyes Seattle Expansion
A representative from a massive Missouri firm scouts the city for a new wholesale branch.
- The Farmers' Alliance Grain Gamble
Facing falling prices, Washington wheat farmers looked to circumvent middlemen by storing their own grain at the Seattle docks to hold out for better market rates.
- The Brutal Doctrine of 'Root Hog or Die'
A Seattle newspaper editorial argues for the forced assimilation and dispossession of Indigenous people, mirroring the era's harshest colonial policies.
- Shingle Weavers Choose Shutdown Over Pay Cuts
Workers in Tacoma and the Puget Sound area reject a proposed 25 percent wage reduction, preferring to see mills close entirely.
- A Night of Terror in the Timber
A prospector narrowly escapes a grizzly bear attack near his camp.
- Plasterers Form New Union to Protect Wages
Local contractors meet at the Smith Block to fight against the practice of 'cutting prices and working for nothing.'
- The Northern Pacific Bows to Regulation
After fighting state intervention, the Northern Pacific Railroad decides to comply with the Anderson Rate Bill to appease local farmers.
- Aberdeen Labor Organizers Take a Stand
Assembly No. 10192 of the Knights of Labor passes a resolution pledging support for the Sailors' Union in their struggle for living wages.
- The Hill That Fire Engines Couldn't Climb
Queen Anne residents were left defenseless when firefighters struggled to navigate the neighborhood’s steep, unpaved streets during a house fire.
- The Makah Nation’s Fleet Challenges the Seal Hunters
With firearms banned, the Makah sealers of Neah Bay turn to traditional hunting methods, outmaneuvering white commercial competitors.
- The Hustle Returns: Seattle’s Economic Pulse Picks Up
After weeks of talking 'hard times,' local merchants report a sudden shift toward optimism and consumer spending.
- The Struggle for Access on the Wishkah
As Aberdeen grows, city leadership faces the hard reality that farms cannot thrive without roads, turning the focus from waterways to infrastructure.
- Seattle's Three Breweries Merge Into a Trust
Local brewers consolidate to cut costs and end competition, sparking fears of monopoly power.
- A Tragic End for Alice Belden
A young Seattle woman dies after eight weeks of agony following a kerosene lamp accident in her home.
- The 'Kid' Committee's Disreputable Grip on Seattle Politics
A local German-language paper accuses a shady political faction of attempting to manipulate patronage appointments, noting that their influence is waning in Washington D.C.
- The Bee-Keeper's Underground Cellar
A local apiarist shares his experimental method for keeping bees alive through the cold Washington winters using subterranean chambers.
- A Shootout on the Border
A prospector and a frontier rival face off in an armed dispute at the mouth of the Pend Oreille River, only to be stopped by a local storekeeper.
- The Absurdist Board of Trade of Puyallup
A satirical account of a local civic meeting where the town's ambitions far outpaced its resources.
- The Clearing of 'Whitescapel'
Prominent citizens argue that a new Great Northern depot will sanitize a notorious South Seattle slum.
- Puget Sound’s Expanding Trade Route to the Orient
New steamship lines between Puget Sound and Asia are creating a boom in transcontinental transit trade.
- Chief Jackson’s Quest for a Better Police Dispatch
Seattle’s Chief of Police returns from a fact-finding mission to Portland and San Francisco, hoping to import a superior telephone patrol system to curb the static and confusion of the local line.
- The State’s Missing Death Records
A scathing report reveals that county officials across Washington are failing to report thousands of deaths, leaving the state’s vital records in a state of 'gross negligence.'
- Preserving the Bounty of Puget Sound
How local naturalists prepared a comprehensive collection of Washington's fish for the 1893 World's Fair.