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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 14 |
| 1862 | 11 |
| 1863 | 11 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 89 |
| 1877 | 63 |
| 1878 | 52 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 15 |
| 1882 | 13 |
| 1883 | 98 |
| 1884 | 40 |
| 1885 | 75 |
| 1886 | 43 |
| 1887 | 52 |
| 1888 | 37 |
| 1889 | 127 |
| 1890 | 20 |
| 1891 | 102 |
| 1892 | 258 |
| 1893 | 262 |
| 1894 | 288 |
| 1895 | 303 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 31 |
| 1899 | 40 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 128 |
| 1904 | 99 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 39 |
| 1909 | 128 |
| 1910 | 37 |
| 1911 | 16 |
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 21 |
| 1916 | 41 |
| 1917 | 30 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 11 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
2,706 stories matching caus
- The Silent Fisherman of West Point
A fisherman is discovered dead in his boat near the lighthouse after a freak accident.
- A Chemist Finds the Cause of a Mass Poisoning Near Monroe
A sample of tainted head cheese was already decomposing when it reached the table, and bacterial poisons are blamed for making a large number of people dangerously ill.
- Two Dead at Franklin: A Foreman's Heroic Death and a Verdict That Cleared the Company
A King County coroner's jury blames three miners for the gas explosion that killed Charles Anderson and foreman Park Robinson — and explicitly exonerates the owners, praising Robinson for a rescue attempt he 'could have avoided.'
- The Price of the Prize Ring
A well-known local prizefighter collapses and dies in the ring at a Seattle performance hall after a brutal exhibition match.
- House Fire at North Fife Street
A residence at 610 North Fife Street is heavily damaged by a blaze likely caused by faulty wiring while the owners were sitting in the floor below.
- The Bridge That Saved a Boarding House
A ten-minute delay caused by a passing ship allowed firefighters to extinguish a blaze in the St. Paul Tacoma Lumber Company’s housing before it could spread.
- Seattle's Mayor Overreached: Judge Langley Voids the Police Commission Firings
The mayor's summary removal of Police Commissioners Niggle and Cheasty was null and void, the court ruled, leaving Chief Rogers in charge and the city's police leadership in limbo.
- The Silent Killer in Our Homes
Dr. L. O. Howard, Chief of the U.S. Bureau of Entomology, warns Tacoma citizens that the common housefly is a deadly vector for disease.
- Richland Ferry Sinks in River Accident
The local crossing between Richland and Pasco is out of commission after an unexplained mid-week sinking.
- Tragic Logging Accident Claims Young Life
A 26-year-old worker perishes near Hill’s sawmill after a falling tree causes a fatal strike.
- The Fight for the Skagit River
A landmark federal court order mandates the removal of logging obstructions from the Skagit River to restore navigation.
- The End of the Territory's First Hotel
The historic Eight House in Steilacoom, which once hosted Grant and Sheridan, has been destroyed by fire.
- The Church's Radical Pivot on Poverty
A Tacoma newspaper editorial challenges the Home Mission Council to look past 'bad character' and confront the structural monopolies driving urban poverty.
- The Dawn of Political Equality
Washington Territory grants women the right to vote, marking a landmark triumph for human rights.
- Railroad Shifts to Oil to Prevent Wildfires
A change in engine fuel is welcomed as a major fire prevention strategy for Washington's forests.
- The Shadle Autopsy Mystery
After the death of an asylum accountant, a doctor travels from Ohio to investigate suspicious causes.
- Seattle Labor Calls the Franklin Mine Inquest a Whitewash
The Western Central Labor Union demands prosecution over the Franklin disaster, saying the men were killed through company carelessness—and votes to press for a permanent labor headquarters.
- Waterfront Mattress Factory Destroyed by Fire
A late-night blaze gutted the George S. Lenders Bedding Company plant, causing $6,000 in damages.
- The Cowardice of the SS Clallam
A passenger's desperate leap into a crowded lifeboat leads to the death of twenty women and children.
- The River Threatens White Bluffs
Ice jams in the Columbia River have pushed water levels to a dangerous point, risking the town's water supply.
- The Futility of Policing Morality
An 1877 editorial from the Puget Sound region challenges the effectiveness of prohibitionists attempting to legislate temperance via 'paper petitions.'
- Post-Fire Sanitation: The Fight for a Healthy Seattle
Following the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, local physicians and concerned citizens publicly debated the city’s primitive sewer systems, warning that decaying waste in the 'burnt district' threatened a public health crisis.
- The Election of 1885: A Glimpse into Seattle's Growing Pains
As Seattle prepared for a municipal election in the summer of 1885, city officials published formal notices for a contest to fill leadership roles, highlighting a city governed by ward-based representation during a pivotal era of expansion.
- The Black Diamond Strike: When a Single Wage Dispute Paralyzed 350 Miners
A local labor assembly ordered a halt to production at the Black Diamond coal mine after a miner was paid as a laborer despite working underground. Company agents claim ignorance of the cause, but the men stand firm.
- Local Official and Laborer Face Prison Time
A road supervisor is sentenced for betraying public trust while a man is sent to the penitentiary for grand larceny.