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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 67 |
| 1877 | 47 |
| 1878 | 29 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 13 |
| 1882 | 20 |
| 1883 | 82 |
| 1884 | 35 |
| 1885 | 56 |
| 1886 | 37 |
| 1887 | 49 |
| 1888 | 50 |
| 1889 | 130 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1891 | 79 |
| 1892 | 213 |
| 1893 | 186 |
| 1894 | 202 |
| 1895 | 241 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 20 |
| 1899 | 42 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1903 | 107 |
| 1904 | 78 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 20 |
| 1909 | 104 |
| 1910 | 44 |
| 1911 | 19 |
| 1912 | 9 |
| 1914 | 9 |
| 1915 | 25 |
| 1916 | 46 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 5 |
2,187 stories matching stand
- Fatal Quarrel in the Coal Mines of Roslyn
A long-standing dispute over a woman ends in a fatal shooting, landing a local miner in jail.
- The End of the Hop-Picking Migration
A federal decision in 1892 abruptly cuts off the long-standing seasonal labor of British Columbia indigenous harvesters in Washington.
- The Unstable Fruit Stand Proprietor
A Seattle man is arrested after threatening to murder his wife and daughter while obsessed with a news story about a local murder-suicide.
- The Deadly Dispute at the Arcade
A long-standing property feud between members of the Dashaway Association erupts into a shooting in the heart of Seattle’s business district.
- The Madison Street Park Riot
Seattle baseball fans fight, claw, and crush each other to catch a shutout victory against Tacoma.
- The Intellectual Meritocracy of the East
In an era of intense anti-Chinese sentiment in the West, a Snohomish lecturer finds a startling, counter-intuitive argument for the superiority of Chinese governance: a rigorous, education-based civil service.
- A Political Feud in the Ledger
A local political dispute exposes the shifting allegiances of a newspaper proprietor and the fierce partisan battles over the Republican ticket.
- The Commuter’s Chill: East Side Transit Grievance
McKinley Park residents protest streetcar service cuts that leave riders waiting in the night air.
- Five Million Feet of White Pine Sold Off the Kaniksu
A federal forestry agent comes to Newport to close a deal with the Fidelity Lumber Co. — 5,000,000 feet of standing timber at four dollars a thousand.
- The Bribe, the Clerk, and the Police Chief
A Tacoma councilman and city clerk faced bribery charges as the police chief refused to name the gamblers behind the Haymarket.
- The Price of Peace in the Priest Rapids Valley
An attorney advises Hanford-area farmers to drop their long-standing water right grievances to secure a future for the project.
- Supreme Court Rules Against Interurban Line in Fatal Collision
A long-standing legal battle concludes as the court upholds an $18,000 judgment for a 1906 tragedy on the interurban line.
- A Stranger Got the Band Stand Contract. A Taxpayer Wants to Know Why.
In a letter to the editor, an Olympia man asks the city council why local builders who have 'grappled for their homes and families here for years' were never even invited to bid.
- A Schism in the Spiritualist Church
The congregation of the Tacoma Spiritualist church voted to oust their long-standing leader and his daughter following a brewing internal dispute.
- Olympia’s Main Street to be Ripped Up for Electric Rails
A long-standing conflict between local transit companies is resolved, clearing the way for new track construction and pole installation.
- The Town's Stagnant Puddles
Ritzville's streets are so poorly graded that rainwater collects in unhealthy, persistent pools, raising concerns for public sanitation.
- The Deadly Feud in Palouse
A long-standing domestic conflict culminates in a fatal confrontation in the street.
- A Seattle Pastor Tells College Students the Ballot Would Bury the Saloon
Speaking at Puget Sound University, Rev. W. H. W. Rees urges students to stand for woman suffrage — predicting that once women vote, the whole liquor traffic goes into the ground.
- A Deadly Medical Dispute in Snohomish
A doctor in the Snohomish valley faces fatal violence after a long-standing property dispute with a local family spirals into a shooting.
- A Bribe Offer on the Witness Stand
A Tacoma gambling inquiry turned stranger when the police chief mentioned an attempted payoff—then declined to name names before Friday.
- A Fatal Duel Over a Heart
A husband in a nearby town loses his life in a tragic altercation sparked by his wife’s paramour.
- Midnight Intruder Strikes Children's Home
A bold burglar is interrupted by the matron of a local children's home after being found standing at the head of her bed.
- Seattle Dealers Deny the Great Yakima Potato Swindle
A Yakima farmer accused commission merchants of palming off inferior spuds as Yakima stock and skimming the profits. The city’s leading produce houses say the real culprits are fly-by-night operators.
- The Sunday Shave Showdown
A Tacoma barber is fined for keeping his shop open on Sunday, sparking a long-standing legal battle with the barbers' union.
- Liquor Dealers Form Protective Shield
A statewide association of liquor dealers pledges to provide legal counsel for members facing 'blue law' prosecutions.