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| 1854 | 2 |
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| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 27 |
| 1877 | 23 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 1 |
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| 1882 | 3 |
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| 1884 | 34 |
| 1885 | 51 |
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| 1887 | 27 |
| 1888 | 35 |
| 1889 | 88 |
| 1890 | 14 |
| 1891 | 81 |
| 1892 | 170 |
| 1893 | 165 |
| 1894 | 195 |
| 1895 | 222 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 11 |
| 1899 | 43 |
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| 1929 | 2 |
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- The Day the University of Washington Decided It Needed a Law School
Regents endorsed a law department, began the search for a dean, and ordered gymnasium plans capped at $15,000—all in one afternoon.
- The Threat of Slave Labor in Washington
A local writer warns laborers that the introduction of enslaved people into the territory could crash wages and destroy the dignity of free labor.
- A.A. Denny Challenges Ambiguous Indigenous Voting Law
A territorial legislator objected to unclear rules for Indigenous enfranchisement, warning that local election judges would decide voter eligibility inconsistently.
- The City Hall Bond Brawl
Aberdeen city officials trade barbs over reckless boom spending and the city’s mounting debt crisis.
- Everett Voters to Decide on Single Tax Plan
The City Council has moved to place a controversial proposal before the electorate that would eliminate property taxes over four years.
- The White River Ditch Stalls
A landmark court decision strikes down the drainage assessment law, leaving farmers and property owners in limbo.
- The Pharmacist’s Whisky Loophole
A Walla Walla judge rules that a former saloon keeper turned pharmacist can reclaim seized liquor, testing Washington's early liquor restrictions.
- Growers Hold Tense Meeting Over Fruit Sales
After disputes over audit transparency, White Bluffs fruit growers gathered at the schoolhouse to debate the future of their cooperative marketing agreement.
- Hanford Farmers Fight for Water Rights
A local committee is preparing for a high-stakes legal showdown in San Francisco over agricultural irrigation rights.
- The 12-Ton Visitor
A Tacoma timber cruiser wins the right to claim a massive meteorite found in the Washington national forest after the government bows out.
- Corporate Settlements After the Roslyn Mine Explosion
Following a court ruling against miners, the Northern Pacific Coal Company pivots to voluntary settlements with the families of those lost in a mining disaster.
- The Crackdown on 'Fast Riding' in Old Seattle
When rowdy horsemen turned Front Street into a racetrack, the city police decided the era of reckless riding in the city center had to end.
- A High-Stakes Land Battle in Seattle
Secretary Noble intervenes in a hundred-thousand-dollar timber land dispute involving Michigan General R.A. Alger.
- The Vashon Island Deer Hunting Loophole
A local justice dismisses a case against hunters because the state legislature accidentally excluded deer from the law prohibiting the use of hunting dogs.
- A Sudden Investment in the City's Heart
A New York traveler arrives in North Yakima and, impressed by the town's potential, immediately sinks $8,800 into prime real estate.
- The Opera House Dairy Maids
A locally produced theatrical performance in North Yakima proves to be a financial and artistic triumph, showcasing the drill-master skills of Miss Hattie Bawyer.
- The $3,000 Health Office That Vanished
A lawsuit between rival health officers ends with a lucrative post abolished and steamship companies refusing to pay for certificates they never legally owed.
- The Land Office Rules for Lowe
A landmark land dispute, long considered impossible to resolve, has finally been decided by the federal government.
- Seattle’s Legal Housekeeping: The City Council Decides to Clean Up Its Own Act
In 1899, Seattle’s leaders admitted their laws were a mess and hired two experts to fix it—proving that bureaucratic confusion is an old problem.
- Walla Walla's Baseball Dream Folds
After failing to secure enough games, the local team disbands, sending its players to other towns across the Northwest.
- Labor Day at Madison Park—and a Boycott Aimed at Minneapolis
Seattle union delegates planned a citywide Labor Day celebration and answered a flour-mill wage cut in Minneapolis with a boycott.
- The Town That Relocated for the Rails
After three years of bitter infighting, the White Bluffs Post Office finally shifts to the railroad depot, signaling the death of the old townsite.
- The Seattle-Tacoma Cockfighting Syndicate
A high-stakes cocking main in North Yakima ends in a victory for a combine of birds from Seattle and Tacoma.
- The Ghost Funeral of Old Tacoma
When the municipal board of the newly consolidated Tacoma decided to spend their final surplus on a booze cruise to Seattle, the 'Queen City' prepared a mock-funeral reception that never materialized.
- The Neighborhood Fight for X Street
Ninety property owners push back against a city council street-paving plan, winning a temporary victory against the municipal machine.