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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 8 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 10 |
| 1862 | 11 |
| 1863 | 6 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 11 |
| 1876 | 115 |
| 1877 | 89 |
| 1878 | 59 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 20 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 101 |
| 1884 | 61 |
| 1885 | 90 |
| 1886 | 36 |
| 1887 | 45 |
| 1888 | 77 |
| 1889 | 142 |
| 1890 | 26 |
| 1891 | 153 |
| 1892 | 287 |
| 1893 | 269 |
| 1894 | 376 |
| 1895 | 487 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 13 |
| 1898 | 29 |
| 1899 | 83 |
| 1900 | 13 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 116 |
| 1904 | 103 |
| 1905 | 11 |
| 1907 | 11 |
| 1908 | 93 |
| 1909 | 195 |
| 1910 | 48 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 26 |
| 1915 | 31 |
| 1916 | 43 |
| 1917 | 30 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1923 | 19 |
| 1924 | 15 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 9 |
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- Selling Stevens County to the World, One Apple at a Time
W. W. Palmer tours the Pend Oreille valley clubs to raise $5,000 for county exhibits at the National Apple Show and the Chicago Apple Show.
- A Forest Fire at Tiger Burns 700,000 Feet of Logs and Two Homes
The Panhandle Lumber Company loses a vast pile of cut logs along the track, and two families — including Mrs. Parker and her daughters — watch their homes burn.
- Northwest Fruit Growers Plan a Unified Front
Orchardists across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana seek to organize a regional union to challenge Eastern market dominance and manage local pests.
- Help Wanted: The Railroad Boom Outran the Workforce
Crews at Sullivan Creek and Box Canyon needed hundreds more men as clay, springs, and slides slowed the Inland Empire's rail-and-dam boom.
- Political Tension Turns Violent in Ellensburg
A racially charged argument over the Jack Johnson vs. James Jeffries heavyweight title fight leads to a shooting.
- The Barber Bandit of Old Town
A former Newport barber is linked to a string of violent crimes, including a suspected murder in Spokane.
- A Grassroots Rail Line Planned for Whatcom County
Granges in Ferndale and Custer initiate a cooperative traction railway project, with Lynden and neighboring towns invited to extend the line.
- Fire Consumes Ranch Home Near Lenora
A family narrowly escapes a blaze that destroyed their home and belongings, including cash found later in the ashes.
- Two Drunk Loggers Asleep on the Tracks; One Never Woke
Louis Dunn and Cephus Gott, loggers for the Rauch crew, lay down on the Great Northern rails after a night of drinking. A train found them — killing Dunn and maiming Gott. It was the second Rauch man killed by a train in six months.
- Everett Unionists Join Fight Against 'White Plague'
Labor organizations rally behind a state health board initiative to combat tuberculosis, marking 'Labor Day' at the upcoming medical exhibition.
- Newport Saloon Owners Sue the Railroad That Remade Their Street
John Koch and Max Weinkauff say the Idaho Washington Northern turned Fourth Street from a business center into a smoky, obstructed nuisance—and they want $10,000.
- Everett Trades Council Endorses Public Water System
Organized labor throws its weight behind municipal control of Everett's water supply to protect public resources.
- Chamber of Commerce Targets Striking Machinists
The Everett Chamber of Commerce declares for the 'open shop' amid a heated eight-hour workday strike.
- Sullivan Lake to be Flooded for Power
The Inland Portland Cement Company plans to raise the lake level by 40 feet, submerging government timber and a squatter's homestead.
- Organizing Women in the Industrial Workforce
Labor organizers discuss the rising number of women in the workforce and the urgent need for unionization to secure basic dignity and safety.
- Snohomish County Grange Flexes Political Muscle
The regional Grange movement establishes a rigorous questionnaire for legislative candidates, demanding positions on suffrage, direct democracy, and railroad reform.
- Everett Trades Council Takes Stand on Municipal Water
Organized labor in Everett throws its weight behind a push for city-owned water utilities and conservation efforts.
- The 'Dry' Candidate for Congress
A. E. Veatch, backed by the anti-saloon league, runs on a progressive platform in the Third Congressional District.
- Great Northern Promises Newport a $20,000 Brick Depot
The railroad superintendent says work will soon begin on a new brick station on the old depot site, part of a wider burst of passing tracks and ballast work.
- A Judge Tells Spokane's Restaurant Men Their Strike Injunction Is Worthless
Judge J. Stanley Webster refused to restrain the cooks' and waiters' union, upheld the right to strike and to publish 'union house' cards — a rare courtroom win for organized labor in 1910.
- The Grange Takes a Stand for Reform
Lynden's Pomona Grange convenes to debate cooperative rail lines, nonpartisan judiciaries, and a grand jury to audit county books.
- The Riverside Bar's Final Night
After a series of ownership changes and a police attachment, the Riverside bar is stripped of its stock and shuttered for good.
- Shingle Weavers Push for an Eight-Hour Day
At their annual convention in Marysville, Washington, labor delegates debate the future of the industry and the path to a shorter workday.
- Labor's Long Fight for the Eight-Hour Day
Chas. R. Case reviews the State Federation's struggle against corporate interests and the fight for women's labor rights in Washington.
- Newport City Council Faces Financial Crisis
With only $130 in monthly tax revenue and $3,000 in outstanding warrants, the newly seated council struggles to keep the town afloat.