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| Year | Stories |
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| 1858 | 1 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 18 |
| 1877 | 19 |
| 1878 | 24 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 10 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 30 |
| 1884 | 14 |
| 1885 | 17 |
| 1886 | 21 |
| 1887 | 15 |
| 1888 | 11 |
| 1889 | 45 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 31 |
| 1892 | 133 |
| 1893 | 116 |
| 1894 | 96 |
| 1895 | 85 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1903 | 44 |
| 1904 | 37 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 40 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 1 |
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| 1916 | 12 |
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| 1929 | 1 |
6 stories matching recov
- Tragedy on the Skookumchuck
A wedding celebration turns fatal as a group attempts to cross a swollen river on a log near Bucoda.
- Tragedy in the Well Shaft
A well-digger and his rescuers succumb to toxic gas in an Edmonds excavation.
- 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.
- Boy Scout Rescues Drowning Child from Anacortes Waterfront
A 14-year-old uses his training to save a drowning boy from the logs at the foot of 31st Street.
- Tragedy at Long Lake
A duck hunting excursion ends in a desperate, failed struggle against freezing waters.
- The Bank Failure That Didn't Break the County
Through diligent use of bonding companies and collateral, Benton County recovered every cent lost in the 1924 Citizens State Bank collapse.