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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 47 |
| 1877 | 32 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 39 |
| 1884 | 15 |
| 1885 | 33 |
| 1886 | 22 |
| 1887 | 30 |
| 1888 | 24 |
| 1889 | 59 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 55 |
| 1892 | 171 |
| 1893 | 160 |
| 1894 | 173 |
| 1895 | 201 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 11 |
| 1899 | 28 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 69 |
| 1904 | 40 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 29 |
| 1909 | 73 |
| 1910 | 29 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 12 |
| 1916 | 29 |
| 1917 | 20 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1929 | 2 |
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- A Ten-Thousand Dollar Critique
A former school board member sues the Aberdeen Herald for libel following pointed coverage of the board's actions.
- The Seattle Courtroom Brawl
Two prominent attorneys, including a former judge and an ex-mayor, exchanged blows in a courthouse hallway after a heated legal dispute.
- A Bloody Dispute Over Unpaid Wages
A Seattle saloon keeper is accused of pistol-whipping his former bartender after a heated argument over unpaid back wages.
- The Postmaster's Shortage
A former Marysville postmaster is given two weeks to reconcile embezzled funds or face a lengthy prison sentence.
- The Unintended Eulogy of Harvey Lawson
A former Kennewick man pops up in Seattle to debunk rumors of his death, adding a mysterious twist about private detective work.
- The Fireman Who Accused His Commissioner—Then Sued the City
Oswald R. Vitzthum says Seattle owes him years of pay and that he was never legally discharged after accusing a former fire commissioner of taking money for jobs.
- The Fugitive Barman of Newport
After dodging a Sunday liquor charge by fleeing the state, a former saloon owner is apprehended upon his return to Newport.
- A Former Lakebed Becomes an $8,000 Farm
Fred Kent sold 160 acres of reclaimed peat bog in Deer Valley to a Colfax buyer, who plans to drain the rest and turn it into productive meadow.
- A $5,000 Gift for the Eighteenth Engineers
A Seattle businessman reunites with old railroad friends at American Lake and donates $5,000 to the regiment bound for France.
- The Disappearance of Hillman F. Jones
A former Justice of the Peace vanishes from Kitsap County following accusations of financial impropriety.
- The Great Price War of 1878
A Seattle mercantile firm attempts to win over Snohomish customers by slashing prices in the face of local competition.
- New Owner, New Wires: Newport Telephone Service Gets an Upgrade
After selling the local telephone line to Mr. Anderson, Newport sees longer hours and a new central office planned for the Antler Hotel's former sample room.
- A Jockey's Tragic End
A former horse trainer and jockey, weakened by illness, dies by suicide in a Yakima stable.
- A Ladies’ Aid Society Paid to Bring Him Back
When a former Aberdeen resident fled to Wisconsin accused of seducing a young woman under promise of marriage, local women raised the money to extradite him.
- To Pay for the Ditches, the Yakamas Were Asked to Sell Their Land
A former lease clerk canvasses the reservation, urging allotment holders to part with acreage so the government will finish the Wapato irrigation works.
- The Water Works Scandal
Ex-superintendent W. E. Wilson fights back against corruption allegations and his former board.
- The Razor’s Edge: A Wenatchee Family Erased in One Night
On July 13, 1905, Charles H. Davis, a former bartender, killed his wife and infant son before taking his own life at their Boone Avenue home.
- The Horseshoe Law Upheld in Court
A legal challenge brought by a former Walla Walla blacksmith against a Washington state horseshoeing certification law has failed.
- Quarantine at the Hospital
A hack driver suffering from smallpox is discovered at Providence Hospital, triggering immediate isolation measures.
- A Saloon Fight, a Fine, and a Wage Suit in Old Town
A former musical director at Conquest Saloon sues Jack Furness for back pay, but Furness says he deducted the amount of a fine he paid after the musician's altercation with a customer.
- A Violent Pursuit of a Divorced Wife
An ex-convict recently released from the Walla Walla penitentiary tracks his former wife to Seattle and shoots her five times.
- The Cook's Revenge: A Hotel Burglary in Newport
Left unpaid when the diner's lessee skipped town, a former Newport Hotel cook allegedly stole the hotel's dishes and utensils—until a watchful neighbor tipped off the constable.
- The Hometown Defense of John H. McGraw
Facing a smear campaign from political rivals in Tacoma, the future Washington governor calls on his former neighbors in Danforth, Maine, to vouch for his character.
- Former Official Accused of Child Abuse
A criminal complaint against former Secretary of State Allen Weir sparks local debate over the bounds of corporal punishment.
- Grand Jury Digs Into the Restricted District
A secret investigation into local vice and government corruption begins, with former inhabitants of Tacoma's restricted district called to testify.