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When they were publishedBusiest year 1892, 2,855 stories (all years shown for comparison). Pick a year or a decade to narrow to it.

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Year	Stories
1854	62
1858	29
1859	52
1860	27
1861	101
1862	87
1863	69
1864	32
1865	11
1871	11
1872	140
1876	812
1877	678
1878	526
1879	64
1880	180
1882	130
1883	911
1884	499
1885	838
1886	492
1887	484
1888	440
1889	1,324
1890	287
1891	1,115
1892	2,855
1893	2,829
1894	2,116
1895	1,830
1896	2
1897	62
1898	196
1899	446
1900	114
1902	34
1903	1,332
1904	1,126
1905	124
1907	53
1908	351
1909	1,545
1910	413
1911	160
1912	73
1914	261
1915	300
1916	545
1917	332
1918	45
1919	5
1920	1
1922	18
1923	185
1924	151
1925	64
1928	14
1929	19

2,504 stories, the 400 most mentioned

People 274

Judge Hanford189472
Judge Humes189449
Judge Langley189446
Judge Glasgow189433
Mayor Phelps189427
Mayor Ronald189426
Coroner Horton189424
Chief Rogers189423
Gov. McGraw189422
John Collins189419
Judge Osborn189419
James Hamilton Lewis189418
Prosecuting Attorney Miller189417
Eugene V. Debs189417
Byron Phelps189417
Justice Caldwell189417
John Considine189416
Senator Squire189415
Sheriff Woolery189415
Chief of Police Rogers189415
Justice Humphrey189415
Corporation Counsel Scott189412
James J. Hill189411
John H. McGraw189411
Collector Saunders189411
City Engineer Thomson189410
Charles F. Gloystein189410
John Arthur18949
Grover Cleveland18949
Bolton Rogers18949
Chief Willard18949
Mayor Orr18949
Andrew Jackson18948
W. H. White18948
Commissioner Emery18948
Nelson Bennett18948
Judge Moore18948
Hugh Wallace18948
Adolph Krug18948
Detective Cudihee18948
Krug18948
Chief Hunt18948
Wolfe18948
Charles H. Lugrin18948
Thomas Burke18947
Jack McDonald18947
Detective Roberts18947
Mayor Huson18947
J. M. Wolfe18947
Miller18946
Thomson18946
Everett Smith18946
John L. Wilson18946
William Cochrane18946
Henry Drum18946
Attorney General Jones18946
Superintendent Kline18946
John H. Bryant18946
William Holmes18946
Commissioner Cheasty18946
Amos Brown18945
Judge Burke18945
A. A. Denny18945
Rev. John F. Damon18945
Joe18945
C. J. Smith18945
John Lamb18945
Watson C. Squire18945
John McGraw18945
J. M. Colman18945
Rogers18945
John Wiley18945
Jesse Cochran18945
John Keane18945
McBride18945
Dr. Sweeney18945
Representative Wilson18945
J. H. McGraw18945
Henry Fuhrman18945
J. W. Clise18945
Thomas Winsor18945
Judge Ballinger18945
John Murphy18945
Jumbo Cantwell18945
Judge Pritchard18945
Boggs18945
J. K. Edmiston18945
Jacob Coxey18945
Simon Rumpf18945
Joseph Mayer18945
Wesley Wilson18945
Mr. Steel18945
Mrs. Steel18945
President Demorest18945
Deputy Sheriff Jack McDonald18945
William Harris18945
Henry Craemer18945
S. H. Piles18944
Judge Gilbert18944
Johnson18944
Leander Miller18944
John Smith18944
Superintendent Barnard18944
Jacob Furth18944
Herman Chapin18944
E. O. Graves18944
Sheriff Matthews18944
Cochran18944
Watson Squire18944
Sheriff Pugh18944
T. B. Corey18944
Fred Gasch18944
W. H. Harris18944
Edmund Peters18944
George Donworth18944
D. A. Spencer18944
Jailer Monroe18944
Judge Denny18944
Matt Brannagan18944
Will H. Thompson18944
Justice Arnold18944
Melvin G. Winstock18944
John Erickson18944
John Fairfield18944
Edwin Hall Warner18944
Hoke Smith18944
Alderman Jordan18944
Marshal Drake18944
Judge Bellinger18944
Mrs. Hammond18944
Judge Winn18944
H. F. Alciatore18944
Walter J. Thompson18944
Tommy Anderson18944
John McCain18944
Charles T. Wooding18944
Henry Shepard18944
Gen. Shepard18944
Edward A. Minsch18944
Detective Wells18944
C. G. Austin18944
Brig. Gen. Curry18944
George H. Hollidge18944
Councilman Watson18944
Charles Gloystein18944
Frank Twichell18944
Delegate Voigt18944
E. C. Cheasty18944
John B. Allen18943
Eben Smith18943
Wilson18943
Allen Weir18943
D. T. Denny18943
George Kinnear18943
Daniel Bagley18943
Ah Och18943
J. T. Ronald18943
A. P. Burwell18943
Harry White18943
Campbell18943
Judge Irwin18943
W. C. Squire18943
Thornton18943
Mrs. Miller18943
Superintendent Jackson18943
Judge Thomas Burke18943
E. F. Blaine18943
Fred H. Peterson18943
Sylvester Pennoyer18943
Officer Philbrick18943
George Sheehan18943
W. A. Snyder18943
George M. Armour18943
Lou Graham18943
Ira Bronson18943
J. H. Woolery18943
Robert Wingate18943
Ah How18943
Mr. Lewis18943
Charles W. Nordstrom18943
William Mason18943
T. C. Collins18943
John W. Considine18943
David E. Durie18943
Dr. Palmer18943
Charley18943
E. C. Hughes18943
Samuel Benn18943
J. W. Van Brocklin18943
R. H. Thomson18943
James Murphy18943
Mr. Cross18943
James F. McElroy18943
Carson18943
W. J. Bryant18943
E. P. Dole18943
R.H. Thomson18943
Capt. Hogle18943
George R. Carter18943
Superintendent Copeland18943
John Wooding18943
W. L. Ames18943
A. P. Mitten18943
Cowboy Terry18943
Coroner Hoska18943
Judge McBride18943
John Morgan18943
James Dugan18943
James C. Saunders18943
Lee Fook Bow18943
Compton18943
Officer Pierce18943
Health Officer Palmer18943
Jordan18943
Matron Taylor18943
Dr. Horton18943
James Hogan18943
J. K. Basye18943
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney McBride18943
Daulton18943
P. B. Egbert18943
Newell S. Barr18943
William B. Russell18943
F. F. Ames18943
Superintendent Dickinson18943
John Maloney18943
Boyd J. Tallman18943
Leo Daft18943
Rev. H. T. Shepard18943
Martin Murphy18943
William Russell18943
Ned Waterman18943
Nadir18943
W. J. Grambs18943
Commander Shepard18943
Secretary Herbert18943
Mrs. Potter18943
Gen. Jeffries18943
Representative Doolittle18943
General Manager Kangley18943
Maj. E. S. Ingraham18943
William McIntyre18943
William Carnes18943
Frank Minsch18943
Chin Chew18943
Lieut. Col. McCarthy18943
General Manager Kendrick18943
E. W. Bates18943
City Attorney Wickersham18943
Charles A. Barnes18943
McCain18943
S. G. Parker18943
Sergt. Willard18943
Eugene Kelly18943
George F. Gund18943
Andy18943
Nakamura18943
Aoki18943
R. N. Johnson18943
Mrs. Craemer18943
Lovejoy18943
John E. John18943
Joe Dawson18943
J. E. Hawkins18943
Inspector Loftus18943
Commissioner Niggle18943
Helen Grier18943
Levi F. Compton18943
Keane18943
Alderman Clise18943
Henry L. Yesler18942
Brown18942
Mr. Bennett18942
John Nelson18942

Organizations 126

Northern Pacific Railroad189469
American Railway Union189453
Northern Pacific189432
Oregon Improvement Company189431
Post-Intelligencer189425
Republican Party189421
Board of Public Works189420
Seattle City Council189420
Great Northern Railroad189420
Populist Party189417
Chamber of Commerce189416
Great Northern Railway189415
Democratic Party189412
Western Central Labor Union189412
Great Northern189412
Northern Pacific Coal Company189412
Seattle Athletic Club189412
Union Pacific189410
Seattle Fire Department189410
Seattle Chamber of Commerce189410
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad189410
Northwestern Industrial Army189410
Tacoma City Council18949
City of Seattle18949
Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad18949
Seattle Telegraph18949
Northern Pacific Railway18948
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce18948
Pacific Coast Steamship Company18948
Knights of Pythias18948
Seattle Coal and Iron Company18948
Bonney & Stewart18948
Tacoma Land Company18948
Seattle School Board18948
Denny Clay Company18948
Olympic Athletic Club18948
Seattle Post-Intelligencer18947
King County Commissioners18947
Salvation Army18947
People's Party18947
Tacoma Ledger18947
Ballard City Council18947
Stimson Mill Company18947
Northern Pacific Railroad Company18947
Coxeyites18947
Canadian Pacific18946
American Protective Association18946
Municipal League18946
Industrial Army18946
Seattle Police Commission18946
Knights of Labor18945
Grand Army of the Republic18945
Merchants' National Bank18945
Tacoma Fire Department18945
Bureau of Associated Charities18945
Seattle Cedar Lumber Company18945
Aberdeen Herald18945
Populists18945
Seattle Police Department18944
Providence Hospital18944
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway18944
University of Washington18944
City Council18944
Everett Land Company18944
Union Pacific Railroad18944
City of Tacoma18944
Tacoma Light and Water Company18944
Trades Council18944
National Guard18944
State Land Commission18944
Tacoma Board of Public Works18944
Walla Walla Savings Bank18944
A.P.A.18944
Southern Pacific Railroad18943
Canadian Pacific Railway18943
Seattle Board of Public Works18943
Odd Fellows18943
A. P. A.18943
Coast Seamen's Union18943
U.S. Navy18943
Seattle National Bank18943
King County Board of Commissioners18943
First National Bank18943
Rainier Club18943
Farmers' Alliance18943
Seattle Water Department18943
Board of Aldermen18943
King County Superior Court18943
Washington Improvement Company18943
Longshoremen's Union18943
Seattle Board of Education18943
The Ledger18943
First Methodist Episcopal Church18943
Associated Charities18943
The Telegraph18943
Seattle Theater18943
State Bar Association18943
United Mine Workers of America18943
Great Northern Railway Company18943
Aberdeen School Board18943
Ledger18943
Board of Education18943
Puyallup Hop Company18943
Interstate Fair18943
Democratic State Committee18943
U.S. Coast Survey18943
King County Republican Central Committee18943
Lake Shore road18943
Citizens' Municipal League18943
First Ward Republican Club18943
Young Women's Christian Association18943
Silver Federation18943
Coxey's Army18943
Company G, Second Regiment18943
Northern Pacific Coal Mines18943
United States Court18943
Portland Rowing Club18943
Burrard Inlet Rowing Club18943
Roslyn miners18943
Franklin Relief Committee18943
J. K. Basye & Co.18943
United States Army18942
General Land Office18942
Hudson Bay Company18942
Tacoma News18942
Sunset Telephone Company18942