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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 65 |
| 1877 | 62 |
| 1878 | 52 |
| 1879 | 13 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 64 |
| 1884 | 38 |
| 1885 | 49 |
| 1886 | 24 |
| 1887 | 26 |
| 1888 | 48 |
| 1889 | 90 |
| 1890 | 18 |
| 1891 | 80 |
| 1892 | 128 |
| 1893 | 127 |
| 1894 | 137 |
| 1895 | 184 |
| 1897 | 15 |
| 1898 | 33 |
| 1899 | 40 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 9 |
| 1903 | 81 |
| 1904 | 44 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1908 | 27 |
| 1909 | 84 |
| 1910 | 31 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 19 |
| 1915 | 18 |
| 1916 | 55 |
| 1917 | 25 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1929 | 1 |
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- Northern Pacific Workers Face Widespread Wage Cuts
Facing revenue declines, the Northern Pacific Railroad imposes sweeping pay reductions on its staff, sparking potential strike actions across the system.
- Fifty Years of Streetcar Profits, and the City's Slice
John B. Denny did the arithmetic on the street railways' fifty-year franchise request: tens of millions of fares a year, and a rising cut for Seattle's treasury.
- The Struggle Over City Debt
Business interests push for city bonds to replace high-interest warrants, while political factions threaten to obstruct.
- The Shingle Trust Flexes Its Muscles in Tacoma
Ninety percent of the Pacific Northwest shingle industry convenes to fix prices and freeze out jobbers, signaling a new era of regional corporate dominance.
- Seattle's Plan to Slash School Interest Rates
Local school officials draft legislation to move from high-interest debt toward a more stable, bond-funded model.
- The Railroad Freight Fight That Nearly Forced a Special Session
Farmers and reformers pushed the Anderson railroad bill to a Senate showdown, while Gov. McGraw threatened to keep lawmakers in Olympia until freight rates came down.
- The Wharfside Standoff
A group of longshoremen confront laborers attempting to work for lower wages at the Spring Street wharf.
- The Senatorial Tug-of-War Over Freight Rates
Legislators grapple with railroad lobbying as the public pushes for rate reductions on critical state transport.
- The Flour Price Plunge
Washington millers slash prices as the local wheat market faces blockade-related distribution issues.
- 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.
- Seeking Redress for the Snake River Conflict
A Hillhurst man prepares a government claim for losses sustained during the Indian wars of 1851.
- Tacoma Council Fights 'Boodle' Printing Costs
Council members allege a monopoly of local newspapers is price-gouging taxpayers for municipal notices.
- The Railway Freight War in the Palouse
Farmers in Eastern Washington celebrate the enforcement of the Anderson Act, which drastically reduces freight costs and promises to revitalize wheat production.
- The Great Flour Paradox
While Seattle’s flour prices hit an all-time low, the price of wheat begins a strange climb upward.
- The Great Beef Price Drop of 1893
Wholesale cuts fall to record lows, making meat affordable for the city's working poor during the lean winter.
- Bringing Water to the Okanogan
A new twenty-mile irrigation ditch promises to transform arid lands into fertile ground for hops and fruit.
- Exploiting Labor at Grays Harbor
A scathing report reveals how labor contractors are cheating workers with predatory 'discounts,' abysmal living conditions, and wage theft on harbor improvement projects.
- Aberdeen Establishes Its First Board of Health
A newly passed city ordinance formalizes local medical oversight and mandates reporting of contagious diseases to combat epidemics.
- The Hidden Wealth of Kittitas
A researcher discovers remarkably rich aluminum clay near Ellensburg, potentially transforming the region's industrial future.
- The Fight Over School Funding
A Seattle legislator warns that a proposed state school levy would strip over $150,000 from the coffers of Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane.
- The High Cost of a Depressed Lumber Market
A Seattle lumberman's failed venture in San Francisco illustrates the brutal reach of the 1893 economic panic across the Pacific Coast.
- The City Hall Bond Crisis of 1893
Facing a financial panic, Seattle's mayor proposes an experimental fix to keep public works moving and labor employed.
- Seattle Moves to Create a Municipal Employment Office
City council members propose a public bureau to connect laborers with jobs, citing a desire to improve employment conditions.
- Labor Takes a Scalpel to Tacoma's Budget — and Calls Out the Boodlers
As Tacoma's finance committee hunts for cuts, the Trades Council arrives with its own salary schedule, demands depositories for the city's money, and accuses the Chamber of Commerce of encouraging 'unlawful appropriation.'
- Walla Walla Farmers Take on the Railroads
Local farmers organize to challenge the Northern Pacific and Hunt system over unfair freight rates.