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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 4 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1871 | 6 |
| 1872 | 97 |
| 1876 | 523 |
| 1877 | 367 |
| 1878 | 261 |
| 1879 | 14 |
| 1880 | 107 |
| 1882 | 76 |
| 1883 | 365 |
| 1884 | 207 |
| 1885 | 537 |
| 1886 | 266 |
| 1887 | 291 |
| 1888 | 328 |
| 1889 | 768 |
| 1890 | 28 |
| 1891 | 344 |
| 1892 | 1,084 |
| 1893 | 1,066 |
| 1894 | 939 |
| 1895 | 975 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 9 |
| 1898 | 37 |
| 1899 | 341 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 11 |
| 1903 | 196 |
| 1904 | 167 |
| 1905 | 12 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1909 | 198 |
| 1910 | 47 |
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| 1912 | 7 |
| 1914 | 16 |
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| 1916 | 67 |
| 1917 | 29 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1923 | 26 |
| 1924 | 29 |
| 1925 | 8 |
| 1928 | 10 |
| 1929 | 15 |
8 stories matching seattl
- The Cheese Factory Swindle
A Wisconsin cheesemaker looking for opportunity in White Bluffs becomes the target of a classic Seattle bunco scheme.
- The State vs. The Sanipractors
Washington officials move to revoke licenses tied to a Seattle university accused of abusing its educational charter.
- A Deadly Lift Leads to Heavy Judgment
A Seattle gardener faces financial ruin after a jury finds him liable for his friend's death following an intoxicated ride in his truck.
- The Fancy Cow at the Olympic
An Arlington-raised butterfat producer makes a grand entrance at a Seattle banquet hall to promote local milk.
- The Governor Who Didn't Know He Was in Charge
Lieutenant-Governor W. Lon Johnson spent his weekend in Seattle completely unaware that he had been Washington’s acting governor for two hours.
- A $100 Million Power City Planned at Priest Rapids
A grand, hundred-million-dollar vision for an industrial city rises on the Columbia—though for now, it exists only on paper.
- The Future of Flight in the Desert
New government plans for an air mail route between Pasco and Elko, Nevada, promise to put the region on the map for high-speed transit.
- The Desert to Bloom: Federal Engineers Back Massive Irrigation Plan
A definitive federal study deems the Columbia Basin project physically and economically sound, signaling a potential turn in the state’s agricultural future.