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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 13 |
| 1876 | 95 |
| 1877 | 81 |
| 1878 | 44 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 24 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 124 |
| 1884 | 61 |
| 1885 | 93 |
| 1886 | 54 |
| 1887 | 60 |
| 1888 | 68 |
| 1889 | 173 |
| 1890 | 30 |
| 1891 | 124 |
| 1892 | 332 |
| 1893 | 265 |
| 1894 | 308 |
| 1895 | 367 |
| 1897 | 10 |
| 1898 | 23 |
| 1899 | 59 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 137 |
| 1904 | 115 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 40 |
| 1909 | 194 |
| 1910 | 39 |
| 1911 | 20 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 25 |
| 1915 | 24 |
| 1916 | 65 |
| 1917 | 31 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1919 | 2 |
| 1922 | 4 |
| 1923 | 18 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 8 |
| 1929 | 5 |
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- A Double-Header at Madison Park
Seattle's local baseball team endures a grueling day of two back-to-back games, marked by high-energy fielding and unruly fans.
- The Art of the 'Back-Seat Sermon'
A Seattle preacher shares his cunning, slightly cynical strategy to force young couples in the back pews to stop courting and actually listen to the gospel.
- The Unlikely Tale of the 'Pull-Back' Train Stopper
A small-town mechanic's wild invention—a massive rubber cable designed to hook trains that left without their passengers—actually worked.
- Startled Horse Backs Off City Wharf and Drowns
A valuable horse, spooked by the city's sudden bustle, backs off a Seattle wharf and drowns.
- City Council Targets Saloon Seclusion
Tacoma legislators pass a resolution forcing saloons to remove partitions and high-backed booths to ensure public view.
- The Case for Political Asylum
Tacoma’s newspaper calls on the federal government to stop extraditing Russian political refugees, citing the nation's own revolutionary roots.
- The Unlikely Companions of the Dairy Farm
A persistent hen and a reluctant cow form an inseparable, if highly annoying, bond in rural Washington.
- Vancouver Beavers Outplay Tacoma Tigers in Season Opener
A tough weekend at the Tacoma Athletic Grounds sees the home team fall in back-to-back losses to the Vancouver Canucks.
- Manager Seriously Injured in Fall from Power Line
Local utility manager suffers broken leg and strained back in 20-foot tumble from transmission pole.
- Four Hundred Ladies Watch the Gymnasts and Japanese Fencers
The Seattle Athletic Club closed its season with a ladies' smoker: horizontal-bar feats, four-round boxing bouts, and Japanese fencing masters from Tokyo who kept the house in a roar.
- Dairy Farm Ruined by Spectacular Night Fire
A Chehalis farmer loses his barn, home, and livestock after a blaze ignites in the hayloft, drawing hundreds of spectators to the scene.
- The Realities of Homesteading in the Washington Territory
A pragmatic farmer pushes back against the romanticization of agricultural life, detailing the hard labor required to tame the land near Seattle in 1888.
- The Tramp Who Demanded Breakfast
A gentleman in a suburban cottage tried to shoo away a prowler from his back yard, only to discover the intruder was waiting for his morning meal at the front door.
- Crew Seizes Steamer for Unpaid Wages
A steamship docked in Seattle was intercepted by federal marshals after the crew sued for back pay.
- The Fight for Rail Access
Local boosters push back against a cynical newspaper report claiming Aberdeen does not need a new railroad depot.
- The Raid on South Fifth Street
A police raid on a gambling party in Seattle’s Chinatown leads to a chaotic scene of fleeing patrons and two arrests.
- Was a Fatal Surgery Necessary?
A coroner’s inquest casts doubt on medical practices after a patient dies following an allegedly unneeded operation at Providence Hospital.
- Burglars Clean Out the Kennewick Clothing Store
Thieves forced the back door of the Kennewick Clothing store with a crowbar and made off with suits, overcoats and shoes; a patrolman may have passed the store while they were still inside.
- Tragedy at the Grand Central Hotel
A stranger is found dead in his room after a suicide note is discovered on a photograph.
- The Bosses and the Back-Numbers
At the Yakima County Republican convention, party insiders steamrolled local challengers, sparking accusations of a 'cut and dried' slate.
- An 1889 Patient Testimonial for Dr. J. Eugene Jordan
A nineteenth-century resident of the Seattle area shares a harrowing, vivid account of surviving chronic illness through a controversial 'histogenetic' medical system.
- Drugged on the Waterfront, Shipped to Australia—and Back
J. W. Ellsworth vanished from Everett last September. His family gave him up for dead. His explanation: a shanghaied voyage aboard a lumber schooner.
- The Counterfeiter of Tacoma’s Lodging Houses
A man is back in custody after passing fake gold coins on unsuspecting boarding house operators.
- A Heartbreaking Accident on the Back Porch
A three-year-old child drowns in a wash-tub while the mother is momentarily away from the kitchen.
- Fighting to Keep the Waterfront Open
Tacoma residents push back against an ordinance to vacate Sprague Street, which would block public access to the bay.