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| Year | Stories |
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| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 34 |
| 1877 | 36 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 23 |
| 1884 | 11 |
| 1885 | 24 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1887 | 7 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 45 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 30 |
| 1892 | 42 |
| 1893 | 41 |
| 1894 | 47 |
| 1895 | 59 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 22 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 25 |
| 1904 | 26 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 20 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 3 |
41 stories matching daili
- The Strange Death of a Fugitive
A foreman, desperate after a violent assault, ended his own life in the most unusual of ways while under police guard on a train near Snohomish.
- Spokane Newspaper Monopoly Consolidates
A brutal newspaper war ends as the Morning Spokesman is absorbed by the Morning Review, leaving 50 people out of work.
- Tacoma’s Plan to Deter 'Tramps' with Forced Hygiene
Facing a seasonal rise in homelessness, Tacoma city officials considered a mandatory daily shower ordinance for jail inmates to keep the city unappealing to vagrants.
- The Great Tacoma Water Heist
City leaders uncover a massive discrepancy in the city's newly purchased water plant after boosters inflated the daily flow of local springs.
- The Tacoma Ledger Lockout
After importing non-union machine typesetters, the Ledger faces a strike and a new rival daily paper born from the printer's union.
- The Tacoma Ledger Labor Dispute
A scathing report on how the Ledger imported scab labor from California after union printers resisted wage cuts and automation.
- Hidden Artesian Spring Found Under Seattle Building
Workers drilling in the basement of the Sullivan building strike a fresh water supply that flows at a consistent daily rate.
- Breaking the Shingle-Packing Ceiling
In an era where shingle packing is strictly men's work, a young woman in Gate City proves she can do the job just as well.
- Ballard Poised to Become the 'Shingle Capital of the World'
With the construction of a new, high-capacity mill, Ballard solidifies its reputation as the epicenter of Puget Sound's timber industry.
- The 'Rat' Ledger and the Union Strike
After the Tacoma Ledger arbitrarily cut printers' wages by 30 percent, the labor union responded by boycotting the paper and launching a rival daily.
- The Strike of the Tacoma Printers
A morning paper imports out-of-state non-union labor to break a local typesetters' walkout.
- Baseball at Pastime Park
Everett and Snohomish join forces to form a new league team with a permanent home.
- The Tacoma Waterworks Scandal
Citizens and the City Council expose a massive financial swindle involving a failing water plant purchase.
- The Pacific Mill Roars Back to Life
A dormant shingle mill is set to restart operations this spring under new ownership and with expanded capacity.
- Tacoma Council Fights 'Boodle' Printing Costs
Council members allege a monopoly of local newspapers is price-gouging taxpayers for municipal notices.
- Hard Times in the North Dakota Trade
A collection of desperate and defiant letters from business owners across the country captures the economic misery of 1893.
- The Battle for Tacoma's Water
A complex struggle unfolds as private interests and the city council clash over a million-dollar water contract.
- Industrial Accident at the Everett Waterfront
A deck hand is critically injured after a barrel of acid falls, highlighting the daily dangers faced by laborers on the docks.
- The Rowdy Frontier in Icicle
A correspondent reports on the daily chaos and 'gun plays' defining the rough-and-tumble life in the settlement near Wenatchee.
- Tacoma Printers' War Against the Ledger
A standoff in Tacoma pits union printers against a newspaper management that replaced them with imported 'rat' labor.
- Tacoma’s Costly Water Scandal
City officials discover that the expensive gravity-fed water system sold to the public is a fiction, sparking a search for accountability.
- The Patent Medicine Suicide Hoax
A supposed farewell note found on Yesler Wharf turns out to be a clever, cynical advertisement for a health elixir.
- The Ferry Monopoly Squeezing Kitsap County
Fruit growers in Olalla organized to fight a steamboat syndicate charging double for their passage.
- The Politics of the Schoolyard Flag
A Civil War veteran argues against a proposed mandate for daily school flag-raising, citing concerns over patriotism and public display.
- Seattle's Crime Surge and the Police Problem
City Hall faces criticism for its ineffective police department as crime rates climb.