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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 14 |
| 1876 | 58 |
| 1877 | 55 |
| 1878 | 22 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 10 |
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| 1885 | 44 |
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| 1887 | 36 |
| 1888 | 32 |
| 1889 | 70 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 61 |
| 1892 | 131 |
| 1893 | 116 |
| 1894 | 139 |
| 1895 | 172 |
| 1896 | 1 |
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| 1898 | 18 |
| 1899 | 32 |
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| 1903 | 56 |
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97 stories matching care
- Solidarity in the Face of Sickness
When a local shingle weaver fell ill with tuberculosis, his union brothers stepped in to ensure his care at a state sanatorium.
- The Northwest Corn Revolution
Railroad experts prove that Washington’s climate can sustain record-breaking corn yields.
- The Political Primary of 1912
Everett voters head to the polls to narrow down candidates, with the 'wet or dry' saloon question looming over the civic contest.
- The Most Progressive Session in Years
Washington's legislature scores a victory for labor with new laws on workmen's compensation, an eight-hour day for women, and the initiative and referendum.
- The Fight for the First Workers' Compensation Law
A labor advocate makes a passionate plea in Olympia for a state-managed fund to support injured workers, framing it as the only path away from corporate exploitation and legal poverty.
- The Tragedy at the Northern Pacific Bridge
After a man is killed in a railway accident, the community is left searching for his toddler who has vanished.
- The Solidarity of the Everett Teamsters
A local union steps in to provide a dignified burial for a brother who died in poverty, proving that labor organization offers more than just strike activity.
- The False Hope of Soap Lake
A local resident returns home after a futile journey seeking a miracle cure for his ailment.
- The Pride of Meadow Brook Farm
A Kennewick breeder argues that the aesthetic and psychological value of pure-bred livestock is just as vital to farm success as the bottom line.
- Orchardists Face New Menace
A dangerous agricultural blight has hit nearly every orchard in the Highlands, prompting an urgent call for collective intervention.
- Workplace Injury in Richland
A construction supervisor faces weeks on crutches after a hoisting accident.
- Tragedy on the Night Train
A traveler is found severely injured after being thrown from a train near Roosevelt.
- A Perilous Night Walk in the Dark
A local man suffers a harrowing fall off a bluff before daybreak, sparking a trip to town for urgent medical care.
- "Will You Help to Build the Fence?"
The Washington Children's Home Society launches a billboard teaser campaign to raise a $500,000 endowment — a novelty in the Northwest — likening itself to a fence that keeps children from falling over a cliff.
- A Powder Keg Turns a Dynamite Blast Into a Burn Ward
At the Idaho & Washington Northern's Box Canyon camp, a blast ignited a keg of powder and left worker Paul Fracovich with severe burns to his face, hands and stomach.
- The Stall Birth: A Baby Born Among the Horses
In a remarkable coincidence of rural life and frontier pragmatism, a Vancouver woman delivers a healthy daughter in a horse stall at the Clarke County Fairgrounds.
- The Dust That Cost a Dollar: Kennewick’s Summer of Dry Streets
With city coffers empty and saloon licenses expired, the Commercial Club faces a parching summer. Will business owners pay for water, or let the dust settle?
- The Balky Horse Defense
A local farmer fights back after being hauled into court over the treatment of his team.
- The Risks of Expansion for the Local Marketing Union
As the Kennewick-Richland Marketing Union debates entering the tree fruit market, local leaders warn against overextending their influence.
- The War on Orchard Mildew
District Horticultural Inspector Luke Powell issues a dire warning to apple growers regarding the spread of powdery mildew.
- War Comes to American Lake
The Army selects a site near Tacoma for a massive new officers' training facility.
- The Perils of Amateur Wiring
A Coulee City man survives a terrifying fall from an electric light pole.
- The Passing of a Richland Pioneer
Mrs. Amanda McElvain, widow of the engineer who built many of the region's earliest irrigation canals, dies at home.
- County Commissioners Fund Transatlantic Return
Local officials approve $150 to send an ailing resident back to family in Trinidad, marking a humanitarian and fiscal decision.
- Pheasant Hunters Ravage Local Farms
Ranchers and farmers in the valley are threatening to close their land to public hunting after a wave of vandalism during the opening of pheasant season.