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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 14 |
| 1877 | 15 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 45 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 21 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1887 | 17 |
| 1888 | 45 |
| 1889 | 62 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 31 |
| 1892 | 139 |
| 1893 | 114 |
| 1894 | 133 |
| 1895 | 122 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 16 |
| 1899 | 33 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 37 |
| 1904 | 74 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 23 |
| 1909 | 79 |
| 1910 | 19 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 30 |
| 1917 | 19 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 13 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 3 |
11 stories matching car
- The Case of the Altered Ford
A stolen car abandoned near the ferry crossing reveals a trail of tampered serial numbers and missing license plates.
- Vultures at the Washout
When an unlucky driver wrecked his car in a washout, thieves swooped in to strip the vehicle clean before help could arrive.
- A Literal Sagebrush Collision
A local man's unadvertised diving exhibition ends in a heap of sagebrush.
- Miraculous Escape on the Hanford Road
Two cars collided head-on near Grant's Corner, leaving a Ford wrecked but its four passengers remarkably unharmed.
- The Mail Stage Goes Up in Smoke
A local mail carrier avoids disaster by saving the packages from his burning Reo sedan.
- Tragic Highway Fatality Near Logging Camp
A six-year-old girl is dead after being struck by an automobile on the National Park Highway, leaving the driver in a state of collapse.
- A Costly Cooking Accident
A small fire hazard in the woodbox proves disastrous for a Wenatchee rancher.
- The Fight for a Columbia River Highway
Local delegations from White Bluffs and Hanford lobby for a state highway to secure the future of the river route.
- The Station Master’s Garden Oasis
A bachelor station agent in Elk, Washington, earns national acclaim for transforming a railway depot into a picturesque landscape masterpiece.
- The Deadly Secret of the Well House
A man posing as a federal agent is found dead in a hidden moonshine still, leaving behind a curious trail of mystery.
- The Great Valley Rabbit Drive
Valley residents prepare for a mass culling of rabbits, which have devastated local melon fields and gardens.