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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 8 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 71 |
| 1877 | 45 |
| 1878 | 43 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 18 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 62 |
| 1884 | 27 |
| 1885 | 56 |
| 1886 | 30 |
| 1887 | 33 |
| 1888 | 45 |
| 1889 | 77 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 91 |
| 1892 | 146 |
| 1893 | 126 |
| 1894 | 151 |
| 1895 | 194 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 16 |
| 1899 | 36 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 70 |
| 1904 | 53 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1908 | 24 |
| 1909 | 75 |
| 1910 | 24 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 15 |
| 1915 | 14 |
| 1916 | 28 |
| 1917 | 22 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
5 stories matching ten
- The Struggle for North Yakima’s Beet Sugar Fields
Federal authorities authorize the leasing of Yakama Reservation land to a sugar beet corporation, setting strict conditions for tribal employment and long-term land improvements.
- The Struggle for the Snake River
The Open River Association works to break a railroad-backed monopoly on river traffic.
- Love Behind Bars: A Secret Wedding in the Seattle Jail
While awaiting transfer to the penitentiary for criminal assault, Jack Chesterfield and his devoted partner Luella Fliser exchanged vows through the bars of a solitary confinement cell.
- The Steamer Gerome Opens a New Era for River Trade
A historic steamboat navigates the treacherous rapids of the Columbia River, bringing a new lifeline of commerce to Kennewick.
- The Cherry Boom: How a Local Cannery Turned Wenatchee’s Orchardists into Millionaires
In July 1905, the Wenatchee Canning Company reported an unexpected surplus of cherries, revealing that local growers were netting $6 per tree—profits impossible to achieve by shipping to Seattle.