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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 62 |
| 1858 | 29 |
| 1859 | 52 |
| 1860 | 27 |
| 1861 | 101 |
| 1862 | 87 |
| 1863 | 69 |
| 1864 | 32 |
| 1865 | 11 |
| 1871 | 11 |
| 1872 | 140 |
| 1876 | 812 |
| 1877 | 678 |
| 1878 | 526 |
| 1879 | 64 |
| 1880 | 180 |
| 1882 | 130 |
| 1883 | 911 |
| 1884 | 499 |
| 1885 | 838 |
| 1886 | 492 |
| 1887 | 484 |
| 1888 | 440 |
| 1889 | 1,324 |
| 1890 | 287 |
| 1891 | 1,115 |
| 1892 | 2,855 |
| 1893 | 2,829 |
| 1894 | 2,116 |
| 1895 | 1,830 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 62 |
| 1898 | 196 |
| 1899 | 446 |
| 1900 | 114 |
| 1902 | 34 |
| 1903 | 1,332 |
| 1904 | 1,126 |
| 1905 | 124 |
| 1907 | 53 |
| 1908 | 351 |
| 1909 | 1,545 |
| 1910 | 413 |
| 1911 | 160 |
| 1912 | 73 |
| 1914 | 261 |
| 1915 | 300 |
| 1916 | 545 |
| 1917 | 332 |
| 1918 | 45 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 18 |
| 1923 | 185 |
| 1924 | 151 |
| 1925 | 64 |
| 1928 | 14 |
| 1929 | 19 |
396 stories, the 128 most mentioned
People 75
- Samuel Gompers19105
- E. P. Marsh19105
- William Gohl19105
- Edith Pepoon19105
- George L. Pepoon19105
- Miles Poindexter19104
- Mayor Fox19104
- Ray Wilcox19104
- Charles Hadberg19104
- J. W. Cusick19103
- John Hoffman19103
- Joseph Bonner19103
- Charles R. Case19103
- S. J. Appleman19103
- Thomas Burke19102
- Judge Burke19102
- W. C. Smith19102
- Judge Black19102
- John Mitchell19102
- Judge Carey19102
- Charles Perry Taylor19102
- William Howard Taft19102
- S. S. Beggs19102
- Philips19102
- Dan Cloud19102
- Stambaugh19102
- Robert H. Lindsay19102
- Arthur C. Ash19102
- James Boone19102
- Frank Newton19102
- Fred Roland19102
- H. J. Welty19102
- Prosecuting Attorney Livesley19102
- A. T. Hoover19102
- Martin Hubbard19102
- A. W. Frater19102
- Ernest P. Marsh19102
- Mrs. W. M. Thornton19102
- Mrs. S. E. Wetstein19102
- Mrs. Wetstein19102
- F. G. Pollard19102
- C.O. Young19102
- William E. Humphrey19102
- Judge W. W. Black19102
- Daniel Keefe19102
- Sheriff Morris19102
- Richard A. Ballinger19102
- George Pepoon19102
- Dr. Phillips19102
- Marshal Jenne19102
- R. S. Anderson19102
- A. S. Sherlock19102
- G. W. Sutherland19102
- William Vane19102
- W. W. Bryant19102
- H. W. Sparks19102
- A. E. Veatch19102
- Police Judge McDonald19102
- Councilman Lutz19102
- James F. Logan19102
- Agnes J. Janson19102
- Richard Ballinger19102
- Fred N. Davis19102
- Gladys Bien19102
- Harry Wiley19102
- Governor M. E. Hay19102
- Charles J. Wezler19102
- Secretary Ballinger19102
- Supt. DeCamp19102
- W. G. Chaney19102
- K. McKenzie19102
- Wallace A. Bussell19102
- C. B. Bussell19102
- Mrs. Henry Vossberg19102
- Deputy Fire Warden Sova19102
Organizations 53
- Everett Trades Council191047
- Great Northern Railway191014
- Sumner Iron Works191012
- American Federation of Labor19109
- The Labor Journal19109
- Panhandle Lumber Co.19107
- Great Northern Railroad19106
- Idaho Washington Northern Railroad19106
- Washington State Federation of Labor19105
- All-American League19104
- Fidelity Lumber Co.19104
- Newport Commercial Club19104
- Northern Idaho Montana Power Co.19104
- Anti-Saloon League19103
- Labor Journal19103
- State Federation of Labor19103
- Snohomish County Grange19103
- Industrial Workers of the World19103
- Metal Trades Association19103
- I. W. N.19103
- Northern Pacific Railroad19102
- Chamber of Commerce19102
- Northern Pacific19102
- Western Federation of Miners19102
- Great Northern19102
- King County Medical Society19102
- Clerks' Union19102
- Spokane City Council19102
- Sailors' Union19102
- I. W. N. Railroad19102
- U.S. Forest Service19102
- International Association of Machinists19102
- Washington Water Power Co.19102
- The Grange19102
- Lynden Grange19102
- Home Securities Bank19102
- Crown Lumber Company19102
- Crown Lumber Co.19102
- United Mine Workers19102
- Great Northern Railroad Company19102
- Farmers' Grange19102
- Metal Trades' Association19102
- Washington State Railroad Commission19102
- Dalkena Lumber Co.19102
- National Forest Service19102
- H. M. Byllesby Co.19102
- Forest Service19102
- Ione Record19102
- Vane Hospital19102
- Anti-Saloon League of Washington19102
- Jones & Onesrud19102
- Newport Fire Department19102
- Ione Commercial Club19102