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| Year | Stories |
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| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 22 |
| 1877 | 20 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 15 |
| 1884 | 8 |
| 1885 | 19 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1887 | 8 |
| 1888 | 11 |
| 1889 | 34 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 11 |
| 1892 | 48 |
| 1893 | 44 |
| 1894 | 42 |
| 1895 | 31 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 13 |
| 1904 | 11 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1909 | 7 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 4 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 4 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 |
6 stories matching process
- The Art of Wartime Thrift: Making Soap at Home
With soap prices high, a University of Washington expert shares the process for turning waste kitchen grease into cleaning supplies.
- Voters Approve New Columbia Irrigation District
Kennewick community moves to take control of private canal systems to secure agricultural future.
- The Science of the Double Shock
Kennewick housewives master a high-stakes food preservation method to support the wartime conservation effort.
- The Draft Hits Kennewick: Benton County’s First Call
Seventy-nine local men are expected to report for duty as the Selective Service lottery begins to reshape the Tri-Cities home front.
- The Great Yakima River Fish War
Local leaders are locked in a standoff with the state government over salmon rights during food shortages.
- The First Call to the Colors
As the United States prepares its first massive mobilization for World War I, local boards receive final instructions for shipping the region's men to training camps.