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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 11 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 14 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 131 |
| 1877 | 97 |
| 1878 | 44 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 19 |
| 1882 | 19 |
| 1883 | 108 |
| 1884 | 55 |
| 1885 | 113 |
| 1886 | 42 |
| 1887 | 50 |
| 1888 | 50 |
| 1889 | 167 |
| 1890 | 19 |
| 1891 | 127 |
| 1892 | 246 |
| 1893 | 256 |
| 1894 | 252 |
| 1895 | 398 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 30 |
| 1899 | 77 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 121 |
| 1904 | 94 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 9 |
| 1908 | 56 |
| 1909 | 138 |
| 1910 | 44 |
| 1911 | 16 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 30 |
| 1915 | 30 |
| 1916 | 58 |
| 1917 | 33 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 21 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 5 |
3,081 stories matching parte
- The Spokane Racket Over Male Attire
When an amateur actress faced a local scandal for wearing pants on stage, the press stepped in to defend the choice as both traditional and modest.
- The Great Seattle Carting Crisis
When the city moved to clear the streets of horse-drawn carriages, teamsters organized, setting a precedent for Seattle’s long-standing tug-of-war over public space.
- The Struggle for Seattle's Water System
City leaders push for public control of the water works following a devastating fire and urban expansion.
- The Saloon That Wouldn't Leave
A legal war erupts over a property lease, testing whether a landlord is responsible for ousting a tenant after selling the building.
- The Shoddy Scandal: How the Tariff Made Our Clothes Garbage
Aberdeen readers are warned that under the McKinley Tariff, the American clothing industry has swapped quality wool for 'shoddy' rags, hair, and cotton.
- The Narrow Escape of Aberdeen
A pre-dawn fire in a downtown barber shop threatened to raze the young city, but a swift response from the local hose company stopped the flames before they reached the business district.
- The Whisky Trial That Ended With an Empty Chair
Charles Burns was on trial in Port Townsend for selling liquor to Indians. When the evidence tied his whisky to a Native man's suicide, Burns skipped bail and vanished.
- A Wedding Suit, Three Bullets, and a Fire on Fort Wright
A Polish cabinetmaker from Chicago is found arranged on a Spokane reservation knoll, shot in the head and partly burned—authorities believe someone tried to erase his identity.
- An Evening of Song in Tacoma
The eleventh annual concert of the Tacoma Choral Society reaches a grand climax with a performance of Barnby's 'Rebekah.'
- The Fire Chief’s Final Warning
In a 1888 city report, Seattle’s outgoing fire chief slams the 'primitive' volunteer system and warns that the city's rapid growth has left it dangerously under-protected against disaster.
- The Lowell Annexation Debate
As Everett eyes expansion, the independent spirit of the neighboring mill town of Lowell hits a roadblock.
- A Tangle Over Tacoma Land
A legal dispute emerges in the southern part of Tacoma over the alleged 'unlawful' development and obstruction of property.
- Seattle Challenges the Railroad Monopoly
A local committee led by Judge Jacobs petitions the government to stop the Northern Pacific from claiming an old coal line as a major branch.
- The Surveyor's Chain Reaches Metaline—and Its Squatters
A Portland firm wins the contract to survey the township containing Metaline, opening the west side of the river to settlement while fine timber already occupied by squatters awaits formal title.
- A Brutal Mill Accident at Port Blakely
A mill worker loses his foot to the saw, marking another dangerous day in the Puget Sound timber industry.
- Community Rallies for Injured Logger
Neighbors organize a benefit dance at Kelley's Hall to support a local man paralyzed by a workplace accident.
- The City That Forgot Its Sidewalks: Seattle’s Shameful Neglect of Cherry Street
In October 1878, the Seattle Daily Intelligencer blasted local property owners for leaving a major commercial intersection in a state of dangerous disrepair, highlighting the early struggle between private neglect and public safety.
- A Truck Tongue Knocks a Logging Contractor Into the Barge
Rufus Williams is badly injured while loading equipment for a Dalkena Lumber Co. log contract, pinned in a barge hold with part of a truck on top of him.
- Seattle Admits It Let Portland Steal Walla Walla's Trade
A visiting Sound trade man says Seattle was too busy with Alaska to notice the Inland Empire — and that Portland salesmen took the cream of it.
- Ancient Remains Unearthed Near Pullman
A gravel pit excavation on the Moscow-Pullman road has revealed the skeletal remains and tools of an Indigenous person, sparking local efforts to preserve the site's history.
- The Boston Mob That Bought Seattle
A mysterious syndicate from the East Coast has quietly acquired over $75,000 worth of land around Lake Washington and downtown, sparking rumors of a coordinated takeover by wealthy outsiders.
- The Herald Defends Its Civic Voice
The Fairhaven Herald clashes with the Sehome Gazette over critical journalism and the future of the bay region.
- The County That Forgot Its Southern Neighbors
Settlers south of the Nisqually say Lewis County has never spent a dollar on their roads or bridges, and now they want to bolt for Pierce County.
- The Millionaire in the Asylum: Thomas Keeler's Chinese Indemnity Delusion
A Seattle man convinced the government owed him $1,000,000 was committed to Steilacoom after seeking payment at banks and law offices.
- A Father's Seventeen-Year Search Ends
After a divorce and years of wandering, a father reunites with his daughter thanks to a newspaper advertisement.