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| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 13 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 9 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 28 |
| 1877 | 19 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 12 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 44 |
| 1884 | 26 |
| 1885 | 34 |
| 1886 | 26 |
| 1887 | 30 |
| 1888 | 22 |
| 1889 | 45 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 62 |
| 1892 | 119 |
| 1893 | 124 |
| 1894 | 118 |
| 1895 | 118 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 28 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 49 |
| 1904 | 43 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 22 |
| 1909 | 55 |
| 1910 | 9 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 11 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 22 |
| 1917 | 8 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 3 |
1,229 stories matching express
- The Woman Who Stopped the Express
A quick-thinking resident of Ballard prevented a catastrophic train wreck by spotting danger from her bedroom window.
- Railroad Rates Forced Down
Tacoma citizens win a victory against high railroad excursion rates ahead of the Fourth of July celebration.
- Newport Gets a Direct Express Line — and Three Trains a Day to Spokane
The Idaho Washington Northern opened express offices, accepted two 119-ton freight engines, and promised three through trains a day to Spokane.
- The Price of a Leg: How Snohomish Neighbors Funded a Stranger’s Recovery
In the spring of 1877, when a man named Samuel Smallman lost his limb, the community didn't just offer sympathy—they pooled their cash to buy him a state-of-the-art prosthetic from Philadelphia.
- The Underground Opium Pipeline
A bold smuggling operation involving pack animals and stages ends in a Spokane arrest.
- The Commissioner's Conflict
Commissioner Williams denies avoiding Banker Atkins's case, calling the 100-mile warrant assignment unnecessary.
- Commerce Street Express Robbery
A local expressman is left destitute after a thief steals his horse and wagon in broad daylight on Commerce Street.
- The Price of Hospitality
Walla Walla's city council debates how much it should pay to entertain railroad tycoon Henry Villard.
- The 'Vanity Fair' Lottery Scandal
When a Seattle game of chance faced accusations of fraud, the proprietor was forced to defend his honor in the pages of the local press.
- A Neighborhood Indignant After Express Driver Maims Child
A three-year-old girl is severely injured after an express team driver allegedly ignored a mother’s desperate cries and fled the scene in Seattle's Broadway district.
- Team of Horses Nearly Plunge Into The Bay
A local expressman is injured after his runaway team bolts through railroad yards and narrowly misses a deadly drop from a coal bunker.
- The Express Messenger Who Borrowed the Company’s Cash
A Wells Fargo messenger in Tacoma finds himself in a pickle after a 'borrowed' funds scandal lands him in hot water with his superintendent.
- The Day Seattle’s Women Lost the Vote
When the Territorial Supreme Court struck down women’s suffrage in 1887, the city’s lawyers, politicians, and citizens scrambled to interpret the fallout of a ruling that suddenly stripped thousands of their hard-won rights.
- The $18,784 Express Package That Vanished—and the Sheriff Arrested for It
A grand jury charged a Northern Pacific agent, a Franklin County sheriff and another man in a January 1894 express theft. The sheriff’s Ainsworth neighbors posted his bond—and doubted the charge.
- The Battle for the Ballot in Lynden
Citizens gathered at the town hall to organize the 'Majority Rule' ticket, pledging to let the public decide the future of the local saloon trade.
- The Iron Tyrant’s Threat
A railroad official threatens to punish Seattle merchants for supporting the forfeiture of company land grants.
- Railroad Operator Arrested for Money Order Forgery
After stealing blank money orders from the Western Express Co. in Usk, a railroad operator was apprehended in a Newport saloon.
- The Hero of the Jersey Express
A young railroad engineer risks his life to save a passenger train, sparking a community celebration in Spokane.
- Roslyn Coal Miners Vow to Fight a 20 Percent Wage Cut
A mass meeting near Roslyn finds miners from Wilkeson, Franklin, and the Eureka and Navy camps ready to organize under the United Mine Workers — and unwilling to swallow a pay cut without a fight.
- The Hunt for the Copley Train Robbers
Detective agencies converge on Seattle in search of three men accused of a brutal train heist and murder in California.
- Seattle’s Irish Community Rallies Against Landlordism
A historic convention of the Irish National Land League in Seattle condemns the 'piratical' land system of Ireland and vows financial and moral support to struggling tenant farmers facing eviction.
- A Miner's Jealous Rage: Esau Baltimore Weeps Over the Roslyn Murder
Esau Baltimore waives examination for the shooting death of Mrs. Lillie Turner and is bound over to superior court, while friends of the victim debate taking justice into their own hands.
- The Ballard Y.M.C.A. Rebels Against Seattle
After the city association attempted to dissolve the Ballard branch, residents rallied to save the reading rooms from the saloons.
- Before Pike Place: Seattle's Push for a Public City Market
An 1904 farm-paper editorial argued that Seattle lagged behind smaller eastern cities by lacking a daily public market where rural producers could sell directly to consumers — a proposal that anticipated Pike Place Market by three years.
- A Runaway Team Smashes into Downtown Tacoma
A delivery driver narrowly cheats death after his team bolts down Ninth Street, leaving a trail of destruction at the Tacoma Bazaar.