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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 17 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 65 |
| 1877 | 54 |
| 1878 | 28 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 12 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 48 |
| 1884 | 23 |
| 1885 | 39 |
| 1886 | 22 |
| 1887 | 16 |
| 1888 | 21 |
| 1889 | 84 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1891 | 80 |
| 1892 | 115 |
| 1893 | 89 |
| 1894 | 130 |
| 1895 | 158 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 19 |
| 1899 | 15 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 59 |
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| 1905 | 8 |
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| 1908 | 32 |
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| 1916 | 39 |
| 1917 | 18 |
| 1918 | 5 |
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| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 1 |
5 stories matching need
- Prosser Bets $3,000 of Its Own Money to Land a State Experiment Farm
The college regents accept 80 acres from E. F. Benson and the Northern Pacific — but only if the town's businessmen can raise the cash to break ground first.
- The Stolen Baby of Tacoma
A grieving woman confesses to kidnaping an infant, claiming she needed a child to save her marriage.
- The Mountain Snow Is Already Gone: A Warning of Record Low Water
State hydraulic engineer Marvin Chase tells irrigators to clean every canal and lateral now, because this summer's ditches may run lower than any on record.
- The War Effort Shifts to the Orchard
With food scarcity looming, state extension leaders urge Washington farmers to plant wheat between their fruit trees to combat the national shortage.
- Patriotic Policing of the Home Front
A Kennewick teacher resigns under pressure after wearing a Red Cross sweater, sparking a community-wide investigation into her loyalty during the Great War.