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| Year | Stories |
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| 1859 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 14 |
| 1877 | 8 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 9 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1885 | 16 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 9 |
| 1889 | 11 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 16 |
| 1892 | 33 |
| 1893 | 18 |
| 1894 | 31 |
| 1895 | 31 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 9 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 15 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 10 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 4 |
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| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
4 stories matching mistak
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:mistaken, mist, unmistak, misti, mister, mis
- The Great Christmas Bread Mix-Up
When an anonymous delivery of 150 loaves of bread arrived at a charity dinner by mistake, the organizers turned a clerical error into a holiday miracle.
- Kennewick's Street Improvement Fiasco
After building roads with dirt and sand over oiled gravel, the City Council calls in an expert to fix the crumbling infrastructure.
- The Home-Front War Over Patriotism
A fiery editorial from 1917 defends a local lieutenant against armchair critics and challenges the town to support those enlisting for World War I.
- The Prosecutor Picked Prosser: Kennewick Demands His Resignation
Benton County's prosecuting attorney tells the commissioners he is 'prejudiced in favor of Prosser' in the court house bond fight — and the Kennewick editor says a public official has no right to a favorite side.