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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 26 |
| 1877 | 18 |
| 1878 | 10 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 33 |
| 1884 | 15 |
| 1885 | 35 |
| 1886 | 24 |
| 1887 | 25 |
| 1888 | 21 |
| 1889 | 55 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 41 |
| 1892 | 118 |
| 1893 | 79 |
| 1894 | 70 |
| 1895 | 66 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 15 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 18 |
| 1904 | 25 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1909 | 29 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1929 | 1 |
10 stories matching scene
- A Controversial Screening in Spokane
The film adaptation of a white supremacist narrative begins its engagement at the Auditorium Theater, marketed as a major record-breaking spectacle.
- The Richland Burglary Manhunt
A trio of burglars leads the sheriff on a high-stakes chase through the desert sand before being flushed out of the hills.
- Political Oratory on the Grange Lawn
Sixteen candidates for office take to the Finley schoolhouse lawn for a polite political debate and an ice cream social.
- Tragedy at the River Bank
A 10-year-old boy drowns while bathing near the Richland bridge despite the desperate rescue attempts of his playmates.
- A Close Call at the Teachout Residence
When smoke began to fill the bedroom walls, a quick-thinking resident saved her home from total ruin.
- The Most Expensive School Bus in Washington
A railroad foreman in School District No. 32 gets a creative, if costly, solution for his son's commute.
- A Brutal Case of Animal Cruelty
A Richland rancher faces local justice after beating his horse until exhaustion.
- A Socialite's Call to the Mexican Border
Mrs. Seth Barton French, a veteran of the European war, seeks to establish hospitals on the Mexican border amid rising tensions.
- Brazen Burglary in Richland Leaves Storekeeper Empty-Handed
Thieves looted a general store and commandeered a local horse and wagon to escape the scene.
- The $37,500 Handshake: How Benton County's Tax Crusaders Blessed a Courthouse Deal
Prosser's anti-tax league swore it would guard the public purse to the last janitor's salary. Then its own man changed his mind on Monday, and the Kennewick editor noticed where the $37,500 went.