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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 16 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 14 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 10 |
| 1862 | 16 |
| 1863 | 11 |
| 1864 | 7 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 30 |
| 1876 | 184 |
| 1877 | 169 |
| 1878 | 133 |
| 1879 | 11 |
| 1880 | 29 |
| 1882 | 30 |
| 1883 | 173 |
| 1884 | 84 |
| 1885 | 175 |
| 1886 | 92 |
| 1887 | 84 |
| 1888 | 115 |
| 1889 | 268 |
| 1890 | 57 |
| 1891 | 224 |
| 1892 | 540 |
| 1893 | 480 |
| 1894 | 357 |
| 1895 | 422 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 16 |
| 1899 | 74 |
| 1900 | 15 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 147 |
| 1904 | 119 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 53 |
| 1909 | 194 |
| 1910 | 40 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 24 |
| 1915 | 23 |
| 1916 | 60 |
| 1917 | 42 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 20 |
| 1924 | 14 |
| 1925 | 8 |
| 1928 | 4 |
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- New Lodging House Opens to Meet Housing Demand
As Newport grows, a new lodging house named after the town's namesake opens to accommodate the influx of workers.
- The Labor War Over a Restaurant Window Card
A local cafe finds itself at odds with the Cooks and Waiters' Union in a dispute over unionization and laundry services.
- Judge Hanford's Concrete Landmark Lost to Fire
A vacant ranch house near the town of Hanford, built of concrete and valued at $5,000, is reduced to ruins by a suspected electrical fire.
- A Bucket Brigade Saves the Barn, but the Gleichman Ranch House Is Gone
An early-evening blaze of unknown origin destroyed one of the finest houses on the Highlands Fruit Company ranch — a $4,000 loss that neighbors could only stand and watch.
- The Kitchen Apron Rebellion
A satirical, gender-bending protest against the arrival of women's suffrage and the political rise of Jeannette Rankin.
- The Inspector Checks the Sheets and the Fire Escapes
A new state lodging-house law brought an inspector to Newport, where rope escapes and alarm gongs were ordered—and innkeepers grumbled about fees and red tape.
- The Rapid Rise of the Kennewick Valley Club
Valley farmers organize, design, and break ground on a new clubhouse in less than two weeks, planning to complete the project with donated labor.
- Sunday School Collection Stolen
While the Jacot family was at church, intruders broke into their home and made off with junior league funds and children's savings.
- The Drunken Gunman of Cottman Rooming House
A visiting fruit packer fires four shots through a wall for 'the fun of it,' leaving town before police can reach the scene.
- Exploding Oil Stove Levels Family Home at Hover
A visiting family loses their entire library and most of their possessions in a fast-moving house fire.
- A Sunday Train Ride Saved the Family, but Not Their House
The Sammons home in north Newport burned to the ground while the family was already aboard a train for a day trip; insurance covered barely half the loss.
- The 'Better Baby' Campaign Hits Washington
Public health advocates bypass large gatherings to promote child welfare through a state-wide registration test.
- The Theater War on Hewitt Avenue
The local Trades Council rallies behind stage hands, accusing the Everett Theatre manager of using a contract dispute to mask business failures.
- Consolidating City Hall
Kennewick officials eye the Eakin building to house the city clerk, police, and fire station under one roof.
- The Section House Shootout
Fed up with a string of thefts, a railway foreman takes the law into his own hands and shoots a intruder on the tracks.
- The Night Guard Who Got Arrested for Guarding the Courthouse
Mike Driscoll was hired to watch the Benton County courthouse after a suspiciously overheated stove. Prosser’s night policeman took his gun, and the prosecuting attorney had him fined for carrying a concealed weapon.
- The Deadly Avalanche at Cascade Tunnel
A massive snowslide buries a Great Northern cook house, claiming the life of a camp cook.
- The Great White Bluffs Penny Famine
Local businesses are so short on small change that the bank is offering a premium to bring pennies out of hiding.
- Wealthy Miner Found Stupor-Struck in Seattle Lodging
After arriving from the North with $10,000, a miner is found penniless and in a stupor; his hosts are arrested for robbery.
- A Frontier Home Consumed in Minutes
A fierce blaze leaves a Hanford ranching family with little more than their jewelry and a piano.
- The Never-Ending Court House Legal War
A legal stalemate in Benton County leaves lawyers, litigants, and commissioners in a dizzying spiral of injunctions and contempt charges.
- Defective Flue Claims New Fruitvale Home
A newly constructed farmhouse is reduced to ashes in a district with no fire protection.
- The Apple Market Revolution
A local lecturer urges Kennewick fruit growers to bypass traditional middlemen and adopt large-scale auction houses to fix stagnant apple prices.
- Court House Construction Dispute Nears Legal Limbo
A procedural error by the bench keeps former county commissioners out of jail while the county's infrastructure project remains deadlocked.
- Moving Day for an Entire Town
As residents of White Bluffs relocate to a new townsite, historical buildings are being literally pulled across the landscape to find new footing.