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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 59 |
| 1858 | 23 |
| 1859 | 27 |
| 1860 | 12 |
| 1861 | 86 |
| 1862 | 77 |
| 1863 | 63 |
| 1864 | 31 |
| 1865 | 10 |
| 1871 | 11 |
| 1872 | 140 |
| 1876 | 799 |
| 1877 | 667 |
| 1878 | 526 |
| 1879 | 64 |
| 1880 | 179 |
| 1882 | 130 |
| 1883 | 731 |
| 1884 | 393 |
| 1885 | 837 |
| 1886 | 483 |
| 1887 | 484 |
| 1888 | 440 |
| 1889 | 1,301 |
| 1890 | 266 |
| 1891 | 1,023 |
| 1892 | 2,551 |
| 1893 | 2,661 |
| 1894 | 1,989 |
| 1895 | 376 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 20 |
| 1898 | 76 |
| 1899 | 445 |
| 1900 | 106 |
| 1901 | 1 |
| 1902 | 34 |
| 1903 | 1,202 |
| 1904 | 993 |
| 1905 | 112 |
| 1907 | 17 |
| 1908 | 42 |
| 1909 | 939 |
| 1910 | 163 |
| 1911 | 141 |
| 1912 | 62 |
| 1914 | 239 |
| 1915 | 271 |
| 1916 | 479 |
| 1917 | 289 |
| 1918 | 39 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 14 |
| 1923 | 142 |
| 1924 | 126 |
| 1925 | 58 |
3,446 stories, in 14 newspapers
| Newspaper | Stories | Years found | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tacoma TimesTacoma · published 1903–1949 | 1,661 | 1903–1909 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla · published 1903–1910 | 1,261 | 1903–1904 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Labor JournalEverett | 130 | 1909 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Colfax GazetteColfax · published 1893–1932 | 100 | 1900 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Kennewick CourierKennewick · published 1905–1914 | 96 | 1905 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Oroville Weekly GazetteOroville | 59 | 1909 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Lynden Tribune (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-Current | 42 | 1908 | Catalog ↗ |
| The RanchSeattle · published 1902–1914 | 31 | 1902–1903 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Spokane PressSpokane · published 1902–1939 | 19 | 1902 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Wenatchee Daily WorldWenatchee · published 1905–1971 | 16 | 1905 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Leavenworth Echo (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-Current | 12 | 1904 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Colville ExaminerColville · published 1907–1948 | 11 | 1907 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Seattle RepublicanSeattle | 6 | 1900 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Everett Morning Tribune | 2 | 1901–1907 | Catalog ↗ |