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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 27 |
| 1877 | 30 |
| 1878 | 19 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 25 |
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| 1886 | 13 |
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| 1889 | 41 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 30 |
| 1892 | 66 |
| 1893 | 78 |
| 1894 | 71 |
| 1895 | 103 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1899 | 20 |
| 1900 | 1 |
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| 1903 | 25 |
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835 stories matching send
- County Commissioners Fund Transatlantic Return
Local officials approve $150 to send an ailing resident back to family in Trinidad, marking a humanitarian and fiscal decision.
- The Hustle of the Territorial Frontier
A glimpse into the 19th-century mail-order economy, where ambitious merchants sought to capitalize on the labor and curiosity of working-class families across the Pacific Northwest.
- Community Rallies for Stricken Homesteader
Neighbors in Washtucna raise funds to send an afflicted young man to a Walla Walla hospital.
- A Fraudulent Promise of Work
Employment agents defend their reputation after sending laborers on a fruitless, costly trip to British Columbia.
- The Truant Officer's Fine
A father in Old Town is jailed over school attendance, highlighting the strict new enforcement of compulsory education laws.
- The Persistent Promise of Easy Money
A classic 19th-century 'work from home' pitch promises Snohomish laborers a fortune for minimal effort.
- The City Hall Standoff That Left a Man Bleeding
A laborer with a mangled foot was denied hospital care due to a convoluted bureaucratic web between the Health Officer, the police, and the Board of Public Works.
- The Mystery of the Non-Propagating Oysters
The federal government sends an expert to solve why Eastern oysters refuse to reproduce in the waters of Willapa Bay.
- 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 Scandal That Shook Seattle: The Arrest of Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee Claflin
In November 1872, two women were jailed for 'obscenity' after sending publications to a prominent broker. Their arrest sparked a frenzy in the young city, drawing crowds and highlighting the clash between radical feminism and Victorian morality.
- A Frontier Double Standard
In an 1878 column, Captain John of the Siutes calls out the brutal hypocrisy of territorial justice: while white criminals get a trial, Indigenous people get the army.
- Hanford Irrigation Defense Fund Stalled
Lawyer forced to front legal fees as landowners fail to back their own water rights challenge.
- Seattle Settlers Condemn British Rule in Ireland
A local assembly of Irish-American organizers drafts a formal protest against the British government's land policies and the forced migration of the Irish peasantry.
- Everett Labor Council Gears Up for McNamara Defense
Local unions rally to support the McNamara brothers’ legal fund while clashing with the governor over state labor appointments.
- Mukilteo Residents Petition to Remove Japanese Mill Workers
The 'All-American League' of Mukilteo launches a campaign to pressure the Crown Lumber Company to replace 175 Japanese employees with white citizens.
- The Political Deadlock in Tacoma
A fractured city council faces a week of partisan infighting as factions refuse to form a quorum, paralyzing municipal business.
- The Con Artist’s Benevolent Hustle
A smooth-talking stranger visits a Seattle tobacco shop, spins a yarn about a tragedy at sea, and leaves with more than just a sympathy donation.
- The Obsession of George Jarvis
A Seattle man is arrested for a campaign of harassment against two local dressmakers, leaving their neighbors and the city’s socialites reeling.
- The War Egg of Monroe
An ambitious local hen lays an egg that causes a stir and is interpreted as a wartime omen.
- Why Are We Importing Grapes?
An editorial critique argues that Washington's fertile soil and climate are being ignored by local farmers while markets are filled with New York imports.
- The Farmer Who Thanked the Jury for Sending Him to Prison
After shooting a man on the Spokane courthouse steps, an eccentric Whitman County farmer rejected an insanity defense and told the jury he would rather be in hell than an asylum.
- A Justice and an Attorney Brawl in Court
A fiery argument over a Snohomish property dispute almost leads to jail time after a lawyer insults a justice.
- The Secular Send-off
When a Snohomish family rejected the fire-and-brimstone dogmas of the 1880s, they hired a friend instead of a priest to speak at a funeral, sparking a radical discourse on death, reason, and kindness.
- The Cherry Diplomacy of Kennewick
Local councilman J. W. Behrman proves that a box of fresh Bing cherries is a more effective booster for the region than any promotional pamphlet.
- The Combative Pen of Charles Blackburn
A local assayer earns a reputation for sending anonymous, dynamite-fueled threats to anyone with whom he has a disagreement.