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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 9 |
| 1858 | 10 |
| 1859 | 8 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 20 |
| 1862 | 20 |
| 1863 | 5 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 99 |
| 1877 | 80 |
| 1878 | 42 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 21 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 116 |
| 1884 | 55 |
| 1885 | 83 |
| 1886 | 57 |
| 1887 | 25 |
| 1888 | 49 |
| 1889 | 126 |
| 1890 | 19 |
| 1891 | 111 |
| 1892 | 192 |
| 1893 | 148 |
| 1894 | 181 |
| 1895 | 264 |
| 1897 | 15 |
| 1898 | 38 |
| 1899 | 40 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1902 | 9 |
| 1903 | 107 |
| 1904 | 59 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1908 | 45 |
| 1909 | 105 |
| 1910 | 44 |
| 1911 | 15 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 21 |
| 1915 | 29 |
| 1916 | 37 |
| 1917 | 32 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 13 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 7 |
| 1929 | 8 |
189 stories matching countri
- Why the Local Editor is Tired of Being an 'Easy Mark'
A frank admission from the Lynden Tribune editor on why local newspapers are finally charging politicians for their campaign announcements.
- The Last of the Range Riders
As the agricultural transformation of the Columbia Basin accelerates, a veteran cowboy prepares to trade his horse string for a motor vehicle.
- The Railroad's Traveling Salesman for the Whole Northwest
A Great Northern exhibition car of grains, grasses and fruit photographs drew hundreds in Newport — and will head east again to sell the Pend Oreille valley to the nation.
- Kennewick Mobilizes for World War I
Local women organize a Red Cross auxiliary and plan a patriotic rally to support the nation as conflict looms.
- Ione Courts the Homesteaders — and Backs Newport for the County Seat
The new town of Ione raises $500 for roads, plans a ferry to the Sullivan trail country, and joins Newport's push for a new county — with Ione as the eventual seat.
- The Government Steps in to Regulate Coal Prices
President Wilson establishes national coal pricing, with Washington state bearing the highest cost in the country.
- An Orphan's Plea from the Sagebrush
An eleven-year-old boy in a Seattle orphanage writes to the local newspaper in hopes of finding a new home in Kennewick’s sagebrush country.
- Congress Enacts the Eight-Hour Day
A national rail strike is narrowly avoided as federal law mandates an eight-hour basis for railroad workers' pay.
- The Great Jack Rabbit Roundup
Over 250 hunters converged on the Two Rivers country for a massive, organized drive against the jack rabbit population.
- A Wartime Plea for Tolerance in Kennewick
As anti-German sentiment spikes during World War I, a local resident uses a visiting lecturer’s book to argue against hate, while drawing a sharp line at those who support the Kaiser.
- Judicial Bias Against Organized Labor
The Labor Journal clashes with a federal judge over his interrogation of naturalization applicants regarding their union ties.
- The Campaign for a 'Sane Fourth' of July
A growing national movement pushes to replace dangerous fireworks with organized pageants and parades to curb Independence Day carnage.
- The School of Unionism
A young worker discovers the power of collective bargaining when he moves from a non-union shop to a city factory.
- The Patriotic Duty of the Pig
With the nation facing a severe meat shortage during the Great War, local agricultural officials pushed Benton County farmers to increase hog production, framing the effort as a vital sacrifice for soldiers.
- The Oil Fever Hits Grant County
Local boosters are placing their bets on a new drilling operation, hoping to strike it rich just outside of town.
- The Judiciary vs. The Industrial Worker
A fiery critique of judicial interference in workers' compensation laws, framing court-made obstacles as a betrayal of popular rights.
- The Patriotism of Production
A wartime editorial debates whether local farmers are failing their country by exiting the livestock business during high feed costs.
- Wilson's Eight-Hour Day Plan Draws Railroad Pushback
As a national railroad strike looms, President Wilson clashes with industrial magnates over the fundamental rights of labor versus the stability of interstate commerce.
- Labor's Fight Against the Injunction
A stirring call to action from the American Federation of Labor regarding the use of courts to suppress workers' free speech.
- The Struggle for Dignity in Old Age
An editorial reflection on the cruelty of industrial labor and the call for systemic justice for elderly workers.
- The Vital Link: Parcel Post in Rural Benton
Local resident G.H. Mottinger celebrates the expansion of money-order services to his remote post office and muses on the potential for rural education.
- The Human Cost of Industrial Progress
Former mine workers' leader John Mitchell calls for an end to the 'iniquitous' liability system that leaves injured American laborers without protection.
- Kennewick's 1916 Traffic Plan: Yield to Anyone Driving North or South
A proposed city ordinance gave north-south traffic the right of way at every intersection, prompting a local editor to wonder how anyone was supposed to know which way was north.
- The Mail-Order Menace: How Catalogs Were Killing Kennewick’s Main Street
A fiery editorial in the 1914 Courier-Reporter warns that buying from Montgomery Ward’s catalog is a betrayal of local commerce, arguing that every dollar sent to Chicago or New York directly causes the death of small-town merchants.
- Wilson Pushes Eight-Hour Day in Railroad Talks
President Wilson faces a potential national rail strike as executives and labor unions clash over the eight-hour workday and the limits of arbitration.