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| Year | Stories |
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| 1876 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 7 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1894 | 4 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
29 stories
- 120 Chinese Cannery Workers Headed North, Papers in Hand
A Portland crowd of 120 Chinese laborers left for Blaine, Washington, to cut salmon under contract—each carrying the residence certificate that might keep him out of trouble.
- The Great Blaine Trousers Heist
A group of burglars target a local drug store owner’s home with a very specific, bumbling objective: stealing the guests' pants.
- The Neighbors Who Saved the Harvest
When an ill farmer and his preacher could not tend their fields, the community of Semiahmoo mobilized as one to save their livelihood.
- The Year the Potatoes Took Over
Gardeners in Whatcom County find themselves waging a green war against 'volunteer' potato plants that have turned lawns and flowerbeds into unplanned farms.
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