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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 8 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 26 |
| 1876 | 132 |
| 1877 | 101 |
| 1878 | 69 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 33 |
| 1882 | 21 |
| 1883 | 127 |
| 1884 | 55 |
| 1885 | 106 |
| 1886 | 63 |
| 1887 | 74 |
| 1888 | 60 |
| 1889 | 172 |
| 1890 | 40 |
| 1891 | 167 |
| 1892 | 407 |
| 1893 | 314 |
| 1894 | 328 |
| 1895 | 383 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 12 |
| 1898 | 27 |
| 1899 | 69 |
| 1900 | 24 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 154 |
| 1904 | 134 |
| 1905 | 13 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 71 |
| 1909 | 226 |
| 1910 | 50 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 20 |
| 1915 | 31 |
| 1916 | 64 |
| 1917 | 46 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1922 | 6 |
| 1923 | 17 |
| 1924 | 21 |
| 1925 | 10 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 3 |
3,753 stories matching old
- Tragedy on the Slough
A sixteen-month-old child loses her life in a tragic drowning accident near the family home.
- Logger Arrested in Tacoma for Assault on Minor
A logger from Mineral, Washington, was transported to the Tacoma jail to face charges involving a 15-year-old girl.
- A Splinter, a Week of Pain, and a Fatal Case of Lockjaw
Five-year-old Willie Williamson died at a Commercial Street lodging house after a tiny wound in his foot turned to tetanus.
- Search Underway for Missing Fern Hill Lad
Police are scouring the city for fifteen-year-old Harry Seaman, who vanished from his home last night.
- Two Children Die After Eating Poisonous Wild Parsnips
A tragic afternoon playing by a creek near Riverside leads to the fatal consumption of wild vegetation.
- Nine-Year-Old Boy Sent to Industrial Home
A child is removed from his foster home after the county attorney labels his lack of supervision as 'criminal tendencies.'
- A Six-Year-Old's Night in Jail: The Abandoned Boy of Railroad Avenue
Eddie Jackans, found half-starved and sleeping in a wagon, was taken to police headquarters—and his parents wished to be rid of him.
- A Teenager’s Seattle Escape
A fourteen-year-old girl is at the center of a criminal hearing after being found in a cheap lodging house.
- A Desperate Search for a Missing Seattle Boy
A seven-year-old child vanishes from his home on Second Avenue, sparking a plea for information.
- Tragedy in the Mount St. Helens Backcountry
A toddler is maimed after an accident with a hatchet in a remote squatter camp.
- A Tragedy at the Duwamish River
A four-year-old child loses his life in a tragic accident along the banks of the Duwamish River.
- The Old Settlers' Legislative Fantasy
In an 1871 satirical 'Act,' a Seattle newspaper mocked the arrival of ambitious newcomers by proposing that long-time residents receive supreme, legally mandated authority.
- The Unwelcome Guest of Old Town
A Norwegian immigrant facing vagrancy charges finds himself sentenced to the street-sweeping squad.
- The Truant Officer's Fine
A father in Old Town is jailed over school attendance, highlighting the strict new enforcement of compulsory education laws.
- The Great Cat Heist: How 'Old Tom' Became Seattle's Most Wanted Feline
A market cat’s affection for stolen kittens turns a quiet afternoon into a scandal of the highest order.
- The Short-Lived Elopement of a Seattle Waiter
A 14-year-old girl and a theater employee wed in a rush, only to be torn apart by an incensed mother within the hour.
- The Stranger in His Own Hometown
After four decades away, Walla Walla's city sexton finds that returning home is a bittersweet encounter with lost time.
- Tragic Drownings in the Humptulips and South Aberdeen
Two lives, including a young man and a six-year-old child, were claimed by the local waterways in separate accidents.
- The Pioneer Grumble: A Call to Organize
A longtime resident complains that 'tenderfeet' arriving on luxury trains have no idea what it actually cost to build the state.
- The Tragic Confinement of Madia Joy
A ten-year-old girl is committed to an insane asylum after suffering from a paranoid delusion that her own family was trying to kill her.
- The Passing of a Pioneer Cobbler
Rev. Alexander LeClaire, a 96-year-old shoemaker and Civil War-era convert to Protestantism, passes away in Lynden.
- Tragic Accident in Seattle's Southern Brickyards
An eight-year-old boy, the son of a prominent contractor, is severely injured after being struck by a wagon.
- A Fremont Girl, a Seduction Charge, and a Marriage Offered as a Way Out
A 22-year-old insurance agent was arrested after a carpenter swore out a complaint over his 17-year-old daughter. He offered marriage; she reportedly refused.
- A Month-Old Bullet Claims a Life
After surviving for weeks following a shooting in Sultan City, 32-year-old George H. Britton dies at Providence Hospital.
- The 'Water Nymph' of the Northwest
At only 19 years old, Marie Arant, daughter of a Seattle lumber king, has rescued five drowning victims from the region's most dangerous waters.