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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 41 |
| 1877 | 45 |
| 1878 | 24 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 44 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1885 | 50 |
| 1886 | 34 |
| 1887 | 38 |
| 1888 | 27 |
| 1889 | 76 |
| 1890 | 12 |
| 1891 | 50 |
| 1892 | 155 |
| 1893 | 154 |
| 1894 | 145 |
| 1895 | 186 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 42 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 64 |
| 1904 | 53 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 23 |
| 1909 | 69 |
| 1910 | 14 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 11 |
| 1916 | 20 |
| 1917 | 21 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1929 | 2 |
6 stories matching enter
- The Tragedy of the Wood Shed
A miner's attempt to hunt a weasel in Northport leads to a catastrophic explosion that leveled his cabin.
- Midnight Intruder Terrorizes Wilcox Farmhouse
A woman fights off a home invader who broke into her bedroom in the dead of night, narrowly escaping a violent assault.
- The Collapse of a Grain Empire
After a massive embezzlement scheme depleted thousands of bushels, a local warehouse company is forced into liquidation.
- The Struggle for Household Help at the Turn of the Century
A Seattle employer recounts the candid, often frustrating process of interviewing domestic workers in 1900.
- The Tragic End of Arthur Hislop
A Tekoa man, plagued by chronic pain from an old railroad injury, takes his own life in a quiet, devastating final act.
- Tragedy at Falling Springs
A domestic terror incident near Pomeroy ends in the perpetrator's suicide.