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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 6 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 6 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 17 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 101 |
| 1877 | 75 |
| 1878 | 58 |
| 1879 | 11 |
| 1880 | 19 |
| 1882 | 13 |
| 1883 | 92 |
| 1884 | 33 |
| 1885 | 83 |
| 1886 | 38 |
| 1887 | 47 |
| 1888 | 45 |
| 1889 | 143 |
| 1890 | 25 |
| 1891 | 119 |
| 1892 | 262 |
| 1893 | 230 |
| 1894 | 168 |
| 1895 | 200 |
| 1897 | 11 |
| 1898 | 33 |
| 1899 | 42 |
| 1900 | 15 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 121 |
| 1904 | 84 |
| 1905 | 18 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 40 |
| 1909 | 142 |
| 1910 | 40 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 26 |
| 1915 | 34 |
| 1916 | 69 |
| 1917 | 50 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 34 |
| 1924 | 14 |
| 1925 | 9 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 5 |
2,649 stories matching high
- The Penitentiary Upgrades Its Arsenal
Fearing prison riots, the Washington state penitentiary outfits guards with high-velocity Winchester rifles.
- High School Stars Take the Stage
Seattle High School students dazzle with a massive production of 'The Mikado,' featuring elaborate hoop and fan drills.
- The Salmon Elevator: How Science Aims to Tame the Columbia
A new basket-based mechanical lift promises to move migrating salmon over high dams, challenging the limitations of traditional fish ladders.
- The Battle Over Tacoma's High School Site
A local critic argues against repurposing the controversial 'Tourist Hotel' property for a new city high school.
- The Bank and the High School Tax Feud
A local bank refuses to pay school taxes, sparking a fierce debate over civic duty and the funding of Walla Walla’s newest school.
- The Sudden End of a High-Profile Defender
John F. Dore, one of Seattle's most prominent criminal defense attorneys, died unexpectedly at his home, leaving behind a legacy of high-stakes court battles.
- Tacoma’s Classroom Crisis
Record enrollment leaves the city's school system scrambling for space, with some students relegated to converted woodsheds.
- The High School Baseball Slugfest
While the Tigers dominated the scorecard, a young pitcher from Puyallup signaled the rise of a new local talent.
- Industrial Tragedy Claims Everett Lineman
W. S. Hardy, a well-known local electrician, died following a fatal workplace accident while stringing high-tension wires in Spokane.
- Seattle High School Students Petition for Their Right to Learn
After the school board abolished the city's high school, students and volunteer teachers showed up to class anyway, refusing to let their education end.
- A Tacoma School Inquiry Ends in a Hallway Brawl
A closed-door investigation at Tacoma High School spills into a physical confrontation between a professor and a Chamber of Commerce committeeman.
- The Professor’s High-Rolling Farewell
A lodge trustee embezzles thousands and leaves the local treasury empty for a life of excess on Washington Street.
- A Gridiron Standoff in White Bluffs
High school rivals battle to a scoreless draw on the home turf.
- Seattle Gripped by Winter Storm
High winds and freezing temperatures disrupt transit and harbor life across the Puget Sound.
- Tacoma’s New Business Plan: Import High-Grade Opium for the Whole North
With the tariff cut, Tacoma entrepreneurs predicted they could supply wealthy opium users from Oregon to the Atlantic—and collect thousands in customs duties.
- Tacoma’s Highest Tide Covers the Railroad Tracks
The Northern Pacific main line reopened, but branches to South Bend and Ocosta were underwater and Tacoma saw a tide higher than any on record.
- The Power Monopoly's Shadow Over Tacoma
A Seattle rate war reveals the aggressive expansion of the Stone & Webster combine, threatening to bring high-handed utility practices to Tacoma.
- The Water Monopoly Standing Between Yakima and Its Best Orchards
A fruit grower warns that the Washington Irrigation Company’s control of reservoir sites could block the high-line ditch needed to open Yakima County’s frost-safe uplands to orchards.
- The Price Tag for Tacoma's Future Classrooms
Tacoma’s school board moves to put a massive quarter-million-dollar bond measure before voters to modernize schools and build a new high school.
- Theater Brawl Ends in Knife Attack
A rivalry between two performers at the Standard Theater erupts into violence over a stolen box seat.
- The Tide Line War: Who Owns the Water?
A judge in Tacoma settles a bitter dispute over waterfront property, ruling that private owners can only claim land up to the high-tide mark—leaving the rest for the state and public use.
- A Frontier Prospector Finds Her Own Vein
Mrs. W. Miller returns to Seattle from the mines of Okanogan County, credited by her husband for discovering a high-quality ore vein during their summer development work.
- The Dam that Changed Chelan
A century before global tourism and high-end resorts, the citizens of Chelan banded together to dam the river for basic infrastructure.
- Fatal Surge on Pacific Avenue
High-voltage electricity crosses wires at a construction site, claiming the lives of two local workers and endangering several others.
- Fatal Currents: City Under Fire for Electrocution
Electricians question the city's management after two men died from a high-tension wire grounding failure.