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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 11 |
| 1876 | 98 |
| 1877 | 69 |
| 1878 | 38 |
| 1879 | 7 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 88 |
| 1884 | 25 |
| 1885 | 75 |
| 1886 | 41 |
| 1887 | 63 |
| 1888 | 73 |
| 1889 | 150 |
| 1890 | 31 |
| 1891 | 114 |
| 1892 | 285 |
| 1893 | 231 |
| 1894 | 268 |
| 1895 | 290 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 16 |
| 1899 | 56 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 112 |
| 1904 | 100 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 26 |
| 1909 | 125 |
| 1910 | 31 |
| 1911 | 13 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 24 |
| 1916 | 37 |
| 1917 | 24 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 3 |
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- The Unlawful Demolition of a Family Home
A Seattle property owner sues for damages after his house was forcibly torn down and hauled away by a mining company.
- A Forged Check and a Clean Getaway
A discharged Tobin camp laborer signed his former boss’s name, cashed the check in Newport, and vanished before the bank caught on.
- Remembering Hazelwood
A promising young student passes away at 21, leaving a community to mourn a bright future cut short.
- A Frontier Town Washed Away in the Night
A catastrophic flood destroyed the business district of Conconully in Okanogan County, leaving residents destitute and the town in ruins after a suspected cloudburst.
- Who Killed Zens Mayeda? The Footprints in the Potato Patch
A Japanese man is found murdered in Seattle. A sullen suspect gives little away, and a deputy sheriff finds three sets of hurried footprints — one pair barefoot — leading away from the house.
- Springdale Burned. The Reformer Didn’t Miss an Issue.
A fire swept away Springdale’s entire business district and wiped out its newspaper office. Editor Burrows still published an account of the blaze and promised a new press.
- The First Funeral at the New Presbyterian Church
Reverend Richard J. Evans, who labored to build the new church in Olympia, passed away before he could occupy its pulpit.
- A Heartbroken Mother Denied Access
After signing away legal rights, a local woman finds herself barred from visiting her adopted child.
- The Circus Economics of Pasco and Kennewick
A town’s $100 circus tax backfires, driving away business to its neighbor across the river.
- The Health Crisis at Yakima’s Doorstep
A scathing editorial exposes the city council’s refusal to address the lack of a proper sewer system.
- A Tiger Family's Home Burns to the Ground Weeks Before Winter
Jesse Shepherd was away when fire took his house; his wife escaped with the children but not a single household good, and cold weather was already on the doorstep.
- Pioneer Merchant Don D. Wheeler Passes Away
A long-time Tacoma businessman collapses unexpectedly during a friendly visit on South M Street.
- The Commuter Who Missed His Boat
A classic Tacoma wharf blunder ends with a man watching his ride to Seattle sail away without him.
- Forest Fires Ravage the Dosewallips Valley
Families flee their homes and bury their possessions as a massive, uncontrollable blaze sweeps through the settled Hood Canal valley.
- The Estray Swindle: A Rural Confidence Game
A clever ruse targets farmers by using public notice requirements to set up a rigged animal sale.
- The Unseen Hustle of the Seattle Waterfront
While critics dismissed the city as a sleepy backwater, the secret traffic of sloops and warehouses revealed a burgeoning trade hub.
- The Deckhands' War on the Steamer Wasco
A standoff between non-union workers and labor organizers ends in a victory for the crew, marking a volatile shift in the Seattle labor market.
- The Shadow of Infantile Paralysis
As a polio outbreak grips the nation, public health officials in 1916 offer desperate, homespun advice to anxious mothers.
- A Mother’s Divorce, a Child’s Fear, and a Stepfather’s Cruelty
Maggie Entwistle asks a Seattle court to end her marriage and restore her maiden name, charging that James Entwistle threatened to abandon her unless she gave away her five-year-old daughter.
- Record Floods Wreak Havoc at Kettle Falls
Unprecedented mountain snowmelt triggers massive flooding on the Columbia, washing away bridges and isolating local settlements.
- The Widow’s Bargain
An elderly woman signs away her property in exchange for the county's promise to provide her care for the remainder of her life.
- Cracksmen Drilled the Safe and Vanished Toward the Water
Professional burglars breached Bremerton's post office near the navy yard, hauled a 125-pound strongbox over a wire screen, and likely escaped by boat.
- A Family Hunt in the Wilderness
A Missouri doctor travels to Seattle to find his missing uncle, only to uncover a trail of orphaned cousins scattered across the city.
- The Violent End of Edward Gallagher
A condemned man fought officers for three minutes on the gallows before his execution in Vancouver.
- The War on the Lincoln House
A local wagon manufacturer seeks an injunction against nearby saloons and brothels, claiming they are driving away their customers.