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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 8 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 123 |
| 1877 | 115 |
| 1878 | 53 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 21 |
| 1882 | 23 |
| 1883 | 92 |
| 1884 | 47 |
| 1885 | 89 |
| 1886 | 41 |
| 1887 | 58 |
| 1888 | 57 |
| 1889 | 144 |
| 1890 | 22 |
| 1891 | 131 |
| 1892 | 238 |
| 1893 | 224 |
| 1894 | 226 |
| 1895 | 284 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 32 |
| 1899 | 47 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1903 | 94 |
| 1904 | 79 |
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| 1907 | 5 |
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| 1912 | 8 |
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| 1916 | 47 |
| 1917 | 32 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 14 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 6 |
3 stories matching like
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:liken, likeman, likewis, likin, likeliest, likelihood
- Seattle’s Forgotten Filipino Poets—and the Prejudice They Turned into Verse
A 1928 Filipino Forum essay introduces Narciso Ines and a circle of Northwest poets writing beauty and protest from the margins of Seattle life.
- The Chinese Girl Barred From the Y.W.C.A. Pool
In a 1926 essay, a Chinese writer catalogues American prejudice—segregated Y.M.C.A.s, a church donor’s daughter turned away from a swimming pool, and lecturers who twist China to fit their biases.
- A Clubhouse Dream Dies on 12th Avenue
In 1923, Seattle’s University Filipino Club thought it had a deal for a $39,500 headquarters. Then the owner added interest charges—and neighbors made clear they did not want Filipino residents next door.