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| Year | Stories |
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| 1861 | 2 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 6 |
| 1877 | 9 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 6 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 15 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1889 | 8 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 7 |
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| 1904 | 2 |
| 1909 | 2 |
3 stories
- The $3 Million Renton Estate Battle
Two heirs to a shipping magnate's fortune are fighting to overturn a probate settlement, claiming they were swindled out of their inheritance.
- The Waterfront Standoff
Striking union sailors are outmaneuvered when non-union crews are covertly transported to a ship at Port Blakeley.
- A Mill Worker's Narrow Escape
A standard day at the Port Blakeley mill turned catastrophic when a falling door triggered the log carriage, pinning a worker against the machinery.