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| Year | Stories |
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| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1884 | 4 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 14 |
| 1893 | 6 |
| 1894 | 4 |
| 1895 | 6 |
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| 1924 | 2 |
6 stories
- The Disappearing Mill Owner
A Lewis County lumberman vanishes after a devastating factory fire, leaving his brothers to search for him in a desperate, cross-state manhunt.
- A Circus Brawl Breaks Out in Chehalis
A local deputy sheriff attempts to arrest a carnival worker for short-changing a farmer, only to be beaten by a mob of show employees.
- The Narrow Escape of John Long
A young man is nearly killed after being dragged fifty feet by a train at the Chehalis depot.
- The Temperance Conflict: Saloons vs. Druggists
A bitter feud over illicit sales, city ordinances, and Sunday gambling in Chehalis.
- The Push for Better Roads in Lewis County
Chehalis merchants and commissioners pivot from legislative talk to tangible road improvements to save winter trade.
- Fire Claims the St. James Hotel
A late-night lamp fire traps families and destroys a prominent Chehalis building.