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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 50 |
| 1877 | 60 |
| 1878 | 36 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 18 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 70 |
| 1884 | 29 |
| 1885 | 49 |
| 1886 | 34 |
| 1887 | 45 |
| 1888 | 36 |
| 1889 | 102 |
| 1890 | 17 |
| 1891 | 77 |
| 1892 | 130 |
| 1893 | 124 |
| 1894 | 179 |
| 1895 | 238 |
| 1897 | 11 |
| 1898 | 17 |
| 1899 | 43 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1903 | 70 |
| 1904 | 52 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 80 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 9 |
| 1915 | 12 |
| 1916 | 21 |
| 1917 | 16 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 4 |
| 1929 | 2 |
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- The Bicycle Craze Is Killing the Horse Trade
A traveling horseshoe salesman reports that the wheel has gutted demand for horses, harnesses and carriages — and that Western horses are now worth 'less than nothing.'
- Life in the Yakima Prospecting Camps
A vivid look at the daily grit, dashed hopes, and stubborn optimism of the men digging for fortunes in the upper Natchees.
- The Ghost Gold of the Walla Walla River
After decades of myth and failed searches by mechanics and clairvoyants, a farmer finally unearths a long-lost cache of scout gold.
- The Minnow in the Milk
A Tacoman discovers a live fish swimming in their morning delivery, raising alarm over local dairy standards.
- The Political Fight Over Road Access
Richland voters rally behind a candidate who pledges to defer to local road associations, highlighting the ongoing tension of geographical isolation.
- The Filipino Community That Organized Like Fireworks and Vanished Like Smoke
Seattle's Filipino editor calls out a pattern of flashy associations that burn bright, elect officers before the election, and leave nothing behind but speeches.
- The County Courthouse Construction Scandal
A superintendent is forced out after refusing to accept substandard materials for the new county building.
- The Great Rabbit Scourge of 1916
A brutal winter and lack of food drives starving jackrabbits into the heart of Richland's orchards.
- The Ellensburg Rape Case Dismissed
A sensational legal case involving a landlady’s accusations concludes with a discharge, highlighting the era's narrow legal definitions of victimhood.
- The Fight Against Railroad Extortion
Business owners in Walla Walla face broken promises from rail monopolies, but the editor argues that federal and state regulation—not empty lobbying—is the only way to break the gridlock.
- The Poker Con on the Anacortes Train
An unwary traveler loses twenty-five dollars to professional card sharps after a distraction at the window.
- The Fight for Seattle’s Commercial Future
A local merchant defends Seattle against the Northern Pacific Railroad's efforts to favor Tacoma as the terminal city.
- The Tragedy of a Miner’s Search for Work
A desperate father leaves his Seattle family to seek mining work, only to be found dead under a trestle.
- The Legal Trap of Marriage
A doctor, paralyzed after a carriage accident, finds that her husband legally owns her right to sue for her own injuries.
- Mystery Body Washes Ashore
A body found near a local cracker factory sparks a coroner's investigation into an unidentified drowning.
- Puyallup People Wait on Delayed Land Patents
A century-old battle for property rights reveals how corporate interests and federal delays threatened to dispossess the Puyallup people of their ancestral home.
- Miners' Solidarity in the Aftermath of the Nanaimo Disaster
When disaster struck a British Columbia coal town, Seattle's working class miners—many of whom faced daily peril—stepped up to provide aid for the widows and orphans left behind.
- The Deadly Water at Clover Creek
For years, the city has ignored the dangerous, contaminated state of the municipal water supply, preferring half-measures over a permanent solution.
- Lawmakers Pocketed Mileage for Railroad Passes They Rode Free
A Tacoma editor accuses Washington legislators of charging the state for travel they never paid for — and then shouting for reform.
- The Great Log Jam: How a River of Timber Threatened to Wash Away Snohomish
A massive tow of logs broke loose near Priest Point, sparking fears of a disaster that could have swept away the town's waterfront—and highlighting the precarious nature of life in the logging boomtown.
- Arson Trial Reveals a West Seattle Cover-Up
A grocery store owner on trial for burning his own shop admits to paying 'hush money' to witnesses after becoming 'confused and crushed' by his losses.
- Free Shacks for the Taking
A condemned row of buildings in the downtown core is offered to anyone willing to haul them away.
- The Victorian Era's Original 'Manosphere' Rant
A satirical lecture from 1879 captures the era's obsession with policing women's appearances and the absurdity of 'social performance' in the Pacific Northwest.
- The Tragic End of Arthur Hislop
A Tekoa man, plagued by chronic pain from an old railroad injury, takes his own life in a quiet, devastating final act.
- Police Crack Down on Local Gambling Den
After ignoring illegal banking games for some time, the city police force raids a gambling operation and arrests the dealers.