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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 12 |
| 1877 | 9 |
| 1878 | 6 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 7 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 25 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 13 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 14 |
| 1892 | 32 |
| 1893 | 31 |
| 1894 | 28 |
| 1895 | 45 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 20 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 8 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 2 |
| 1918 | 1 |
8 stories matching rose
- The Unsinkable Seaman
After losing his leg in a shipboard accident, an American sailor invents a wooden limb that keeps him working the high seas.
- Tacoma's Rose Carnival Floats Dazzle Thousands
A floral procession of 'fairest daughters' and decorated chariots marched through downtown Tacoma to honor the Queen of the Carnival.
- The Dredger Pacific Resurfaces
A industrial mishap in the Sound leads to a dramatic recovery of a sunken dredger.
- A Foul Nuisance in the Indian Addition
A rotting horse carcass left in the street sparks an urgent health complaint from a neighborhood near 34th and V.
- City Liability for Sidewalk Accidents
The state supreme court caps damages for a school teacher injured on an Olympia sidewalk, setting a precedent for municipal liability.
- A Father’s Hardship and the Telegram That Changed Everything
An overworked, weary business man contemplates his supposed failures until a birthday message from his daughter provides a new perspective on success.
- The Labor Leader Eyeing the Governor's Mansion
State Labor Commissioner William Blackman plans to launch his gubernatorial campaign at the state labor convention in Spokane.
- The Young Hustlers of Wenatchee
A local merchant discovers that childhood ambition in the apple capital is already starting to look a lot like big-city corruption.