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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 8 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 11 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 98 |
| 1877 | 51 |
| 1878 | 32 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 21 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 88 |
| 1884 | 48 |
| 1885 | 112 |
| 1886 | 63 |
| 1887 | 68 |
| 1888 | 60 |
| 1889 | 147 |
| 1890 | 29 |
| 1891 | 111 |
| 1892 | 293 |
| 1893 | 283 |
| 1894 | 309 |
| 1895 | 370 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 11 |
| 1899 | 61 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1902 | 9 |
| 1903 | 94 |
| 1904 | 96 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 43 |
| 1909 | 90 |
| 1910 | 29 |
| 1911 | 9 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 15 |
| 1915 | 23 |
| 1916 | 37 |
| 1917 | 21 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1929 | 3 |
2,845 stories matching took
- Street Work Stalls as Tacoma Runs Out of Horses
While city contractors scramble for sewer work, a curious equine shortage has brought local street grading to a complete standstill.
- A $40 ‘Loan’ to a Judge Landed a Tacoma Editor in Jail
The Tacoma Evening Call’s W. A. Berry was arrested for criminal libel after allegedly saying Judge Fremont Campbell took $40 while Berry’s case was pending.
- An unfortunate encounter with a detective
A citizen is fined for confronting an undercover officer after a heated exchange near the circus grounds.
- The Man Who Wanted Only the Rich to Vote
At the University of Washington’s first commencement, a visiting judge delivered a fiery address arguing that municipal government is like a railroad company: those without property should have no say in its management.
- The Price of a Beer on Pacific Avenue
A visiting fisherman from Olympia reports being jumped and robbed by a gang in a downtown Tacoma saloon.
- Violent Saloon Brawl on Jackson Street
A physical altercation in a Rainier saloon leaves one man dangerously wounded after being struck with a heavy poker.
- The Yank Brothers' Violent Arrest
A courtroom drama unfolds in Thomas as brothers are fined for a brutal arrest of a man.
- Makah Sealers Face Forfeiture
Federal authorities move to seize two schooners owned by Makah sealers for violating international sealing regulations off Cape Flattery.
- Mourned as Dead, He Came Home From Australia
C. W. Ellsworth vanished from Everett last September. His wife and little daughter on a ranch near Machias had given him up for dead — until he walked back in, with a story about a waterfront saloon, a drugged drink and a schooner bound for the Antipodes.
- The Struggle of the Nicholson Family
A coal miner in distress highlights the precarity of laborers facing mental health crises while attempting to relocate their families.
- The Supper That Nearly Killed J. R. Schnebley
A Garfield County farmer came close to dying before he took the hint. Now his wife and a neighbor are in the Pomeroy jail, charged with feeding him strychnine.
- Tacoma Takes the Reins of Interurban Rail
Consolidation moves the entire Interurban Electric system operations and repair shops from Kent to Tacoma.
- The Hunt for a Stolen Child
A desperate father traces his young daughter from Portland to a mysterious house in Snohomish City, sparking a quiet, tense search through the frontier settlement.
- A Marshal's Fruitless Hops-Field Chase
A warrant execution goes wrong when a marshal spends half a mile chasing the wrong man through the hops vines.
- The City Hall Landlord Problem
When Tacoma condemned land for a street project, it ended up in the house-moving business.
- A Prison Wedding for a Wayward Couple
A young runaway and her lover are arrested in a room together; their path to freedom is a marriage ceremony performed behind bars.
- The Political Satire of Sage Leevs
A vernacular-heavy, satirical column skewers the Spokane Republican convention and explains why local Populists are feeling optimistic.
- Runaway Truck Terrifies Downtown Seattle
A team of horses pulling a heavy truck bolted onto the sidewalk, narrowly missing a mother and her child in a crowded downtown street.
- The Unlucky Lothario of Walla Walla
A serial deserter and bigamist finds his romantic escapades lead him from the barracks to the Seattle police station.
- A False Hotel Job and a 15-Year-Old's Narrow Escape
Ida Embertson came from Snohomish expecting work at the Northern Hotel. Police said U. Morton met her and took her to a lodging in a low district; both were arrested.
- The Lonely Plight of Neil McEachron
A constable brought 73-year-old Neil McEachron from Buckley for an insanity hearing after he bought 28 loaves of bread.
- Moonshine Violence at Vernita
A ranch manager, reportedly intoxicated on moonshine, threatened his wife and cook with a meat cleaver, sparking a local incident.
- The Salmon Strike Ends
After a hard-fought season, Seattle union fishermen concede to cannery pricing as the catch hits record levels.
- The Pulpit vs. The Lottery: Seattle's 1892 War on Gambling
When the Louisiana Lottery sought to expand its influence across the nation, a fiery Seattle minister took to the pulpit to denounce the 'giant evil' of state-sponsored gambling and its corrupting hold on American politics.
- The Renegade's Return: A Confederate Exile's Seattle Confession
Decades after the Civil War, an expatriate recounts his painful realization of displacement while watching the American flag from across a border.