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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 24 |
| 1877 | 15 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 51 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 12 |
| 1886 | 14 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 48 |
| 1890 | 19 |
| 1891 | 42 |
| 1892 | 89 |
| 1893 | 65 |
| 1894 | 73 |
| 1895 | 88 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 14 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 36 |
| 1904 | 35 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 10 |
| 1909 | 58 |
| 1910 | 19 |
| 1911 | 15 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 5 |
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| 1917 | 12 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 6 |
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| 1929 | 2 |
865 stories matching push
- The Disappearance at Skagit Pass
While railway surveyors pushed aggressively into the wilderness to map the Pacific Northwest, a young engineer vanished without a trace, leaving behind a cold case and a community's unease.
- The Great Sound Steamboat Race of 1892
When two passenger steamers left Everett in a desperate, high-stakes dash for the Seattle docks, the local passengers witnessed a spectacle of steam and speed.
- Newport Fights for Promised Railroad Depot
Town officials and the Commercial Club push railroad commissioners to hold Great Northern to its agreement for a new depot, while the railroad refuses extra trains for the Fourth of July.
- The Struggle for the Snoqualmie Road
Citizens push to finish a vital mountain artery before winter, citing the need for local growth and migration.
- The Fight for Tacoma’s Taps
As the city council hunts for a reliable water source, aggressive machinery lobbyists swarm City Hall, complicating the push for clean, deep-well water.
- The City Moves to Banish Explosives
Seattle officials push for a safer downtown by banning the central storage of dangerous blasting powder.
- The Secret Railway Building Under Seattle’s Streets
While the city slept, a mysterious construction crew pushed a new railway line through the downtown core, dodging private lots and baffling local observers.
- The Laundry Cashier Who Outsmarted the Bunko Gang
Laundry cashier Julia Folsom foiled four men's short-change scam, snatching back the money before they could take it.
- The Demand for Life-Saving Guard Rails
A witness to a horrific accident involving a child and a cable car calls for mandatory safety equipment on Seattle transit.
- Olympia Puts Its Bond Mess on Ice—and the Mayor Objects
A council committee recommends leaving the 1891 bond tangle to the next administration; the mayor warns the city is “in a mud hole” and wants the courts to force a decision.
- The Great Northern Is Coming as Fast as Men and Money Can Push It
A contractor's progress report puts track at the Columbia by October—if enough workers can be found.
- The Real Estate Pitch That Promised a Mediterranean Paradise in West Seattle
A 1889 promotional blurb captures the early, breathless hyperbole used to sell West Seattle as the 'Italy of the Pacific Northwest.'
- A Sick Hospital for Seamen
Senator Squire intervenes as reports surface about the wretched, dilapidated state of the Port Townsend Marine Hospital.
- The Sheriff’s Son and the Jailbreak
A quick-thinking schoolboy foils a planned escape at the Vancouver county jail.
- Kent Farmers Demand the Electric Railway Seattle Promised
A Kent Valley letter-writer says freight costs to Seattle are strangling the valley — and calls out the Rainier electric line to finally reach Renton and Kent.
- The Land Grab That Stalled at Metaline
A speculator tried to claim the Metaline townsite by scrip, but found the ground already occupied. The fight moved to the surrounding land—and residents began pushing for a government townsite instead.
- The Siege of the Waterfront Hoodlums
A wave of unprovoked violence by organized gangs of youths in Seattle reaches a breaking point when a young girl is struck by a thrown stone.
- Gravel Car Derailment Disrupts Rail Service
A runaway gravel car caused a headache for Lynden commuters when it jumped the switch at the local yards.
- The Iron Road Blasts Through the Cascades
A traveler describes the relentless, army-like advance of the Great Northern Railway as it carves a path of dynamite and steam through the rugged Skykomish River wilderness.
- Seattle Goes Door to Door to Dig Its Canal
Volunteers bank nearly $28,000 in a single day, pushing the $800,000 Lake Washington Waterway fund close to its goal — with everyone from banks to hardware clerks chipping in.
- The Great Washington Oyster Land Grab
In a defiant legislative maneuver, the state senate pushed through a bill ceding valuable tide lands, sparking accusations of corruption.
- The Fight for a Woman Deputy Labor Commissioner
A legislative push in Olympia aims to appoint a woman to inspect the conditions of female workers across the state, marking a critical step for labor protections.
- The Bond Election That Wasn't Legal
Olympia's council pushed the city into debt and ordered a vote before checking whether it had the authority to do so — then spent public money to learn it hadn't. The Tribune, having warned them, savours the mess.
- The Day the Newspaper Landed in the Bay
A minor dockside mishap leaves the Herald's front page floating in the water.
- A Sleeping Stranger on the Rails Near Mukilteo
An unidentified man lying across the track south of Mukilteo was struck and killed by a southbound freight train; the coroner headed for the scene.