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| Year | Stories |
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| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1889 | 2 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1892 | 5 |
| 1893 | 11 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 7 |
| 1903 | 3 |
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- The Pioneer Founder of Centralia
George Washington, the 86-year-old Black founder of Centralia, reflects on a half-century of city building.
- A Brave Escape on the Road to Chehalis
A young woman encounters a would-be robber on the road, outwitting him with nothing but her voice and her speed.
- County Printing Scandal Brews in Centralia
Local newspaper proprietors accuse the News-Examiner of padding invoices for county work.
- 15,000 Ties Float Toward Hoquiam as a New Railroad Takes Shape
A joint Union Pacific-Milwaukee line moved closer to reality when contractors sent a raft of fresh ties down the Skookumchuck and Chehalis rivers—and Tacoma waited for the Milwaukee's president to talk connections.