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| Year | Stories |
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| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 42 |
| 1877 | 37 |
| 1878 | 19 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 52 |
| 1884 | 27 |
| 1885 | 26 |
| 1886 | 21 |
| 1887 | 27 |
| 1888 | 18 |
| 1889 | 59 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 51 |
| 1892 | 136 |
| 1893 | 93 |
| 1894 | 116 |
| 1895 | 108 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 12 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 32 |
| 1904 | 36 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 29 |
| 1909 | 68 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1916 | 19 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 13 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
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- The March of the 'Industrial Army'
Impoverished marchers, known as Coxeyites, are forced to continue their trek to Spokane on foot after local resistance and railway crackdowns.
- A Switchman Crushed at the Foot of Madison Street
Fred Delano, a Lake Shore switchman, was caught between cars while coupling in Seattle's rail yards and carried home on a patrol wagon; doctors despaired of his recovery.
- The Street Corner Justice
A detective fires into the sidewalk on South Second Street, wounding a fleeing shoplifter.
- A Nun, a Frightened Team, and a Forty-Foot Plunge on Whidbey
Sister Gertrude was driving alone on church work when her buggy backed over an Admiralty Head bluff. She survived the fall—and was nursed at the lighthouse.
- A Ninety-Foot Fall Down an Icy Mountain—and He Walked Away
William Wade tumbled down a steep incline in the Cascades while hunting mountain goats, bounding off icy benches before disappearing under a snowbank. He survived with bruises and a sprained ankle.
- A Close Call for a Young Girl
A man is held for trial after attempting to assault a girl at his cabin near the foot of Pike Street.
- A Sawmill Worker’s Leg Was Cut Off. His Boss’s Quick Thinking Saved Him.
At a mill near Auburn, Edward McKeown lost a leg to a circular saw. W. M. Rodgers’s makeshift tourniquet and a hurried call for doctors kept him alive.
- The Scandal of the Ghost Sewers
A newly appointed Board of Public Works uncovers evidence of rampant incompetence and political patronage in the city's sewer construction project.
- A Cabin Sold for $10, Then a Body at the Foot of Union Street
Frank Mails was last seen leaving a Railroad Avenue saloon; the coroner ruled his death accidental, but the details of his last night left quiet questions.
- The Farmer Who Drowned a Valley
A drainage project meant to reclaim marshland turns a peaceful river into a recurring disaster zone for downstream farmers.
- Untangling the 'Ram's Horn' Rail Lines
A committee of aldermen pushes to straighten a confusing rail right-of-way that crippled Seattle's waterfront development.
- The All-Night Waterfront Watch That Recovered Forty Stolen Boom Chains
Police lay in wait at the foot of Vine Street after a boat loaded with chains appeared in North Seattle. The trail led back to a Port Townsend mill and a second-hand dealer.
- Worker Plunges into Spokane Falls
A carpenter at work on the new Post Street bridge loses his footing and is swept to his death before a crowd of witnesses.
- The Whistling Buoy at Neah Bay Sinks
A storm-battered navigation hazard slips beneath the waves as coastal mariners report heavy gale damage.
- Tragic Discovery at Wall Street Mill
The body of a local sawyer who vanished days earlier is recovered from the bay, confirming fears of an industrial accident.
- The Granite That Built a Naval Powerhouse
A Seattle contractor bypasses local stone to import Canadian granite for the massive new Port Orchard dry dock, sparks a cross-border trade friction.
- Nineteen Japanese Immigrants Arrested After Trek from Canada
Destitute group walks from Vancouver, B.C., to Whatcom in hopes of finding work in Seattle.
- The Transient Merchant Problem
A group of clothing peddlers skips town, leaving local brick-and-mortar merchants to foot the tax bill.
- A Fatal Mistake on North River
A settler dies a slow, agonizing death after a horse-riding accident miles from help.
- A Lone Rancher, a Burning Tree, and a Fatal Crush
Nathaniel S. Drake lived alone on a five-acre tract near Sunnydale, clearing land by fire. A neighbor found him crushed beneath a massive tree, his body driven into the ground.
- The Burglar Who Got Away: Old Soldier's Failed Identification Frees Suspect
Herman Wendt, 19, released after James Bowie couldn't positively identify him as the man who broke into his South Seattle home—but Wendt remains a suspect in a recent murder.
- Streetcar Injury in the Madison Valley
A four-year-old boy files a $25,000 lawsuit after being mangled by a cable car near the Madison Street powerhouse.
- The Mysterious Disappearance of a Mill Worker
A search for a Swedish sawyer leads to a grim conclusion after he vanishes from his shift in North Seattle.
- Vanished on the Sound
Two ranchers from Bainbridge Island fail to return home, sparking fears of a tragedy in the rough winter waters.
- Cape Flattery Telegraph Line Fails
The expensive underwater cable connecting the mainland to Tatoosh Island has snapped, and the government may abandon it rather than foot the repair bill.