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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 18 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 39 |
| 1877 | 36 |
| 1878 | 20 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 35 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 36 |
| 1886 | 26 |
| 1887 | 24 |
| 1888 | 23 |
| 1889 | 67 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 45 |
| 1892 | 114 |
| 1893 | 122 |
| 1894 | 112 |
| 1895 | 119 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 27 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 94 |
| 1904 | 51 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 17 |
| 1909 | 71 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 9 |
| 1915 | 24 |
| 1916 | 22 |
| 1917 | 24 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 12 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1929 | 1 |
7 stories matching serv
- Labor Probe Ousts Progressive Politician from Utility Role
A Farmer-Labor legislator resigns as attorney for a transit subsidiary after an electrical union investigation reveals his ties to a corporate giant.
- After a Fire, Neighbors Replenish the Stanlake Pantry
A community rallies for a family who lost their home and their entire supply of canned goods.
- White Bluffs Opens Its First Public Library
After years of planning, the Woman's Club establishes a public space for books in a local store.
- The Ghost of a Phone Directory
A look back at White Bluffs' first phone book reveals a rapidly changing town where most original subscribers have vanished.
- The Niagara of the West
Promoters promise a massive industrial city and the world's longest dam, envisioning Priest Rapids as a global manufacturing hub.
- The Great Valley Rabbit Drive
Valley residents prepare for a mass culling of rabbits, which have devastated local melon fields and gardens.
- The Fight Over the Bone Initiative Power Bill
A political war over public ownership of power utilities reaches a fever pitch in Washington state ahead of the November 4 election.