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| 1854 | 3 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 22 |
| 1877 | 21 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 56 |
| 1884 | 37 |
| 1885 | 28 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 24 |
| 1888 | 35 |
| 1889 | 59 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 44 |
| 1892 | 111 |
| 1893 | 120 |
| 1894 | 107 |
| 1895 | 133 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 20 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 58 |
| 1904 | 36 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 34 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 18 |
| 1917 | 14 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 3 |
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- Tong War Casualty in Seattle
A man involved in factional conflict takes his own life as police close in.
- The Highlands Flagpole Vandals
A small-town mystery where a stolen rope prevents the local club from honoring Lincoln and Washington.
- The 'Grafter' of Seattle
A man’s admission of his profession in court highlights the early Seattle obsession with the city’s burgeoning reputation for civic corruption.
- The Street-Sweeping Crackdown of 1889
Local merchants learn the hard way that the city is no longer tolerating trash on the sidewalk as ordinances go into effect.
- Tacoma’s Mayor Defends ‘Liberal’ Vice Policy
Mayor Wright responds to allegations that Tacoma is a hotbed of corruption, arguing that tax revenue from gambling is necessary for city operations.
- A Warning to Job-Seekers in New Tacoma
A desperate laborer cautions newcomers against the hollow promises of the growing rail boom in New Tacoma, where public work is diverted to outsiders while locals starve.
- The Tragedy on French's Slough
After enduring months of harassment and an earlier assault, a Snohomish farmer kills his neighbor in a roadside confrontation.
- Kennewick’s Saloon Keepers Pivot to Soft Drinks
As Washington State approaches prohibition in 1916, local bar owners prepare to trade spirits for sodas, card tables, and light lunches.
- A Violent Encounter at the Ferry
A routine trip to the ferry turned into a violent confrontation when a man lying in wait attacked a local resident.
- Nineteen Japanese Immigrants Arrested After Trek from Canada
Destitute group walks from Vancouver, B.C., to Whatcom in hopes of finding work in Seattle.
- The Boycott of the 'Stage Irishman': Spokane’s Hibernians Take on Theater
In November 1902, a local committee from the Ancient Order of Hibernians launched an organized campaign to banish caricatures of the Irish race from Spokane stages, threatening boycotts against any theater company that dared to perform them.
- Local Man Committed for Delusional Threats
A man suffering from paranoid delusions of being threatened by an acquaintance is ordered to the territorial asylum.
- Safety Crackdown at Wright Park
A dangerous accident sparks a push to ban explosives from Tacoma's public greenspaces.
- Street Robbery in Spokane
Two young boys ambushed a woman near a streetcar stop, snatching her purse in the dark.
- A Night of Intimidation on the Columbia
A makeshift burning cross appeared near the railroad tracks, signaling the arrival of the Ku Klux Klan in the valley.
- The Twelfth Street Improvement Battle
A local improvement club pushes to pave Twelfth Street and demands the streetcar company upgrade their tracks or move them.
- The Shingle Weavers’ Solidarity
Everett workers raise hundreds for a member with tuberculosis, highlighting the brotherly bonds of unionism in a changing industrial landscape.
- The Mysterious Vanishing of $490
A cash shipment intended for Arlington disappears from the Northern Pacific Express Company's transit pipeline, leaving staff scrambling.
- Tribal Fishing Rights Upheld in Court
Federal officials successfully defend Indian fishing rights in a legal skirmish against the state game warden.
- The Search for Coal on Mill Creek
Sheriff Thomas Honey spearheads a serious effort to tap into South Bend's bituminous coal deposits.
- New Life for the Halstead Hotel
A longtime coal miner purchases a familiar local establishment at a public auction.
- The Count's Obscene Mail Scandal
A self-styled Count faces trial in Tacoma for allegedly mailing obscene letters, despite his wife's legal campaign to free him.
- Wireless Expert Disappears Following Mysterious Note
A Marconi Company employee vanishes after writing a cryptic message to his assistant.
- Beacon Hill Residents Revolt Over Grade Taxes
Property owners on South Twelfth and Fourteenth streets refuse to pay for grading they claim was never completed.
- S.S. Astorian Sinks in Puget Sound Fog
A collision with a Union Oil barge results in the loss of a vessel carrying cargo from the San Juan Islands.