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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 6 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 53 |
| 1877 | 33 |
| 1878 | 27 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 48 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1885 | 38 |
| 1886 | 17 |
| 1887 | 16 |
| 1888 | 22 |
| 1889 | 64 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 72 |
| 1892 | 141 |
| 1893 | 136 |
| 1894 | 137 |
| 1895 | 175 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 24 |
| 1899 | 33 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 64 |
| 1904 | 46 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 30 |
| 1909 | 65 |
| 1910 | 26 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 21 |
| 1916 | 24 |
| 1917 | 21 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
1,506 stories matching bring
- The Cross-Border Jewelry Heist
A Canadian merchant travels to Seattle to reclaim stolen goods from two men arrested in a bold jewelry store robbery.
- The Great Snohomish County Fair of 1877
A town rally for local pride and agricultural ambition, as Snohomish citizens prepare to showcase the best of the valley’s soil and handiwork.
- The Myth of the Innocent Third Party
A scathing editorial from the Labor Journal challenges the public's indifference to the suffering of steel and textile workers.
- A Deathbed Reconciliation
A tragic loss brings a long-estranged couple back together in Seattle.
- The Unlucky Hotel at Wallula
In the burgeoning town of Wallula, a grand hotel venture is failing despite immense investment, leaving a trail of broken spirits in its wake.
- A Former Seattle Policeman Fell Between the Logs — and the Tide Took Him Before Anyone Could
Edward Kane went out at nine o'clock to bring in a raft of spruce. At noon his hat and pike pole were floating on water barely four feet deep, and there was no body to be found.
- A Kingdom Waiting for Rails
In 1878, Eastern Washington farmers were literally building homes out of willow poles because the cost of shipping lumber across the Cascades was ruinous.
- The Wool Seller’s Thanksgiving: A Farmer’s Wallet Meets Reality
In a moment of pure 1876 optimism, a local farmer bursts into a Seattle restaurant celebrating his wool sale—only to realize that luxury costs more than he thought.
- The Tragic End of a Lonely Immigrant
A German immigrant, once prosperous and educated, dies by suicide in a lonely cabin on the Grant Street Bridge after years of decline and heartbreak.
- The Great Seattle Tax Fight
A landmark legal challenge forces the courts to decide if Seattle residents must pay county road levies while simultaneously funding their own city streets.
- The Professor and the Boston Butterfly
A college professor disguises himself as a farmhand to avoid social pretension, only to be caught in a high-stakes comedy of errors after a train wreck brings his secret—and his stubborn romantic interest—to a head.
- The Self-Help Gospel of the Wishkah Mill
An editorial urging local unemployed men to bypass wage labor and directly operate a shuttered sawmill to kickstart the regional economy.
- The Mayor's War on 'Vice' at the Pavilion
Mayor J. T. Ronald refuses to license liquor sales at the Laurel Shade resort, citing its proximity to a cherished family park.
- "My Office Cannot Be Used by Gamblers": Tacoma's Prosecutor Explains Why He Won't Touch the Slot Machines
County Attorney Campbell says he is ready to prosecute slot-machine men any day of the week — but not on a complaint carried in by a rival operator who wants the law enforced only against his competition.
- A Heroic Rescue in the Wilderness
After a tragic hunting accident, six homesteaders carry a wounded youth nine miles through sleet and snow to reach medical help.
- 443 Votes, Horse-Drawn Turnout, and a Suffrage Preview
Newport’s school election drew a crowd, brought women into the campaign, and ended without ill feeling—just a hint of what Washington might see once women could vote.
- The Desert Blooms: Bringing Irrigation to the Selah Valley
A ambitious engineering effort to bring water to 50,000 acres of arid volcanic ash soil promises to transform the North Yakima region into a premier agricultural hub.
- The Skagit Valley's Endless Harvest
While the rest of the country faced the winter chill of 1891, gardeners in Skagit County were picking fresh blackberries and watching peas bloom in the open air.
- The Struggle for Tacoma’s 'Salvation'
A committee of business owners meets to address the proposal of re-introducing Chinese workers to a city that prided itself on their total expulsion.
- He Tore Up the Railroad Track, Then Flagged Down the Train
In 1877, a King County farmer named John Ross ripped up Seattle Coal & Transportation Co. rails to force a right-of-way dispute into court — then warned the locomotive before it reached the break.
- The Doctor for the School Board
Dr. Sarah Kendall, a physician and product of the public schools, mounts a groundbreaking bid for the school board in 1892.
- Cusick’s New Water Works
A local entrepreneur brings modern infrastructure to a growing valley town.
- The Piano That Bound a Community Together
How the ladies of Snohomish organized to bring culture and music to their town.
- The Bondholders Take the Terminal Elevator
After years of litigation, the Seattle Terminal Railway Elevator and Warehouse properties are sold at sheriff's sale to the bondholders for $34,178.66, clearing title and opening the way for larger wheat shipments.
- Sullivan Lake's Summer Resort Dream Hinges on Roads and the Government
A new resort permit and a push to turn old trails into wagon roads promise to bring pleasure seekers to Sullivan Lake—if federal officials do their part.