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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 9 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 8 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 19 |
| 1864 | 5 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 26 |
| 1876 | 176 |
| 1877 | 104 |
| 1878 | 55 |
| 1879 | 7 |
| 1880 | 24 |
| 1882 | 25 |
| 1883 | 143 |
| 1884 | 65 |
| 1885 | 93 |
| 1886 | 70 |
| 1887 | 68 |
| 1888 | 82 |
| 1889 | 201 |
| 1890 | 42 |
| 1891 | 146 |
| 1892 | 337 |
| 1893 | 257 |
| 1894 | 293 |
| 1895 | 454 |
| 1897 | 23 |
| 1898 | 44 |
| 1899 | 94 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 12 |
| 1903 | 154 |
| 1904 | 143 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 12 |
| 1908 | 60 |
| 1909 | 194 |
| 1910 | 44 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 36 |
| 1915 | 28 |
| 1916 | 62 |
| 1917 | 50 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 15 |
| 1924 | 13 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 13 |
15 stories matching come
- Soldier Settlers Seek Strength in Numbers
Ex-service men on the state land project look to unite local farmers in a cooperative vegetable venture to combat high shipping costs.
- The Town Reacts to President Harding's Passing
White Bluffs mourns the sudden death of the President, with locals reflecting on his recent visit.
- The Price of a Live Wire
A local man faces a life-threatening complication after a horrific electrical accident.
- Spokane Veterinary Hospital Shuttered Amid Budget Cuts
A budget shortfall at the State College of Washington forces the closure of a vital training facility.
- American Legion Post Calls for Exclusion
The Dallas McGlothlen Post 124 organizes to oppose Japanese colonization in the Priest Rapids Valley.
- The Great Fruit Marketing Matchmaker
With their main exchange dissolved, White Bluffs fruit growers find themselves suddenly popular—and indecisive—as three rival marketing companies compete for their allegiance.
- The Axe Handle Verdict: A Bank Robbery Retrial
After a conviction based on disputed forensic evidence, the Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for three men accused of bombing the First Bank of White Bluffs.
- The Tax Revolt of 1923
Legislators in Olympia face a political firestorm as they struggle to cut state spending while voters demand 'hands off' the schools and roads.
- The Poultry and Pig Scam
Fly-by-night promoters are preying on Washington farmers with fraudulent 'poultry association' memberships and deceptive hog-buyback schemes.
- Community Hall Hosts Record-Breaking Dance
A valley-wide celebration draws a crowd to Hanford, raising significant funds for land development.
- After the Fruit Agents Left, White Bluffs Growers Went Back to the Soil
Two weeks of jostling among marketing agencies ended with sixteen growers pledging stock in a community warehouse—and ten signing contracts with Perham Fruit Company.
- The Paved Artery: Washington’s New Horizon
Engineers race to finish the state's first continuous paved highway, sparking dreams of interstate travel.
- Labor’s Legislative Hopes Fade as House Committee Buries Key Bills
A Seattle dispatch reports that Washington’s lumber eight-hour and prevailing-wage bills face defeat, with labor representatives shut out of the committee room.
- The Lumber Mills Can't Find Skilled Men — Because the Pay Won't Keep Them
A Grays Harbor publicity man blames 'ambition' for the shortage of skilled millworkers. A labor columnist fires back: ambition is exactly why men leave, because common labor in the mills buys only the bare necessities of life.
- A Railroad the Valley Needed—and Another Year of Waiting
Federal regulators ordered a fresh hearing on the Wenatchee Southern, infuriating Central Washington growers who said poor transport was costing them millions.