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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1871 | 8 |
| 1872 | 110 |
| 1876 | 536 |
| 1877 | 378 |
| 1878 | 279 |
| 1879 | 15 |
| 1880 | 134 |
| 1882 | 98 |
| 1883 | 511 |
| 1884 | 326 |
| 1885 | 566 |
| 1886 | 361 |
| 1887 | 327 |
| 1888 | 314 |
| 1889 | 800 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 340 |
| 1892 | 1,332 |
| 1893 | 1,606 |
| 1894 | 1,246 |
| 1895 | 1,087 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 9 |
| 1898 | 21 |
| 1899 | 366 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 153 |
| 1904 | 71 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 2 |
| 1909 | 76 |
| 1910 | 26 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 28 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 14 |
| 1929 | 17 |
11,240 stories
- Seattle Streetcar Strike Paralyzes City Transit
After the street railway company rejected arbitration, union workers walked off the job, leading to armed scabs and threats of a city-wide sympathetic strike.
- Adulterated Milk Crisis in Seattle
A child is dying in Seattle after consuming milk tainted with formaldehyde, sparking a potential murder investigation against a local dairyman.
- Seattle's Government Canal Dam Collapses
Severe flooding in the Fremont and Green Lake districts cuts off transport as infrastructure fails.
- State Court Rules Against Land Grabs in Ballard
The Washington Supreme Court finds that the Land Commissioner acted unlawfully when canceling private leases to clear way for the Lake Washington canal.
- The Tragic Death of an Infant and a Doctor's Arrest
A Seattle coroner’s jury implicates a local doctor following the discovery of a dead infant at a Madison Street residence.
- The Tragedy on King Street
A brutal robbery and murder in a Seattle rooming house leaves police searching for a culprit and motive.
- Fatal Fire Consumes Seattle Dock
A spectacular inferno at Pier 11 kills a child and destroys $600,000 in property.
- Seattle Mayor and Police Chief Indicted for Bribery
Mayor Hiram C. Gill and former Sheriff R.T. Hodge face charges for an alleged conspiracy to violate federal liquor laws.
- Logan Billingsley Saws His Way Out of Detention
After his sentencing in a high-profile whiskey graft trial, Logan Billingsley vanished from the immigration detention station using a hacksaw.
- Seattle Seeks to Regulate Motorists After Fatal Crash
A tragic accident at First and Madison streets triggers a new city proposal to license all automobile drivers.
- Sheriff Hodge Sparks Controversy in Seattle Dry Law Raid
A crackdown on prohibition compliance at the prestigious Rainier Club brings local government into an open conflict over enforcement scope.
- The Unmasking of 'Robert' Gaffney
After twenty years living as a man, a spouse sentenced under the 'lazy husband' law is released with a ruling on gender and marital obligation.
- Arson Attempt Targets Chinese Business District
A deliberate fire set in the basement of Wah Chong's store nearly triggers a catastrophe for the city's business sector.
- A Laundryman's Return to a Hostile City
A Chinese resident attempts to collect back pay after being expelled from Seattle.
- The Sailors' Strike and the Scab Sailors
Tensions rise at the Seattle waterfront as the Sailors' Union strike continues, with shipowners bypassing union halls to hire non-union crews.
- A Teenager’s Seattle Escape
A fourteen-year-old girl is at the center of a criminal hearing after being found in a cheap lodging house.
- The Great Mud Flat Land War
An armed confrontation breaks out over disputed tide lands as settlers use cannon and rifles to defend their property claims.
- Ralph Beaumont Takes the Stage
Thousands gather at Pioneer Place to hear a blistering critique of corporate power.
- The Discriminatory Zoning of the 1880s
A local paper decries Chinese residents purchasing property, advocating for forced segregation to maintain white property values.
- Tragic Drowning on the Waterfront
A local plumber loses his life in the bay after a night of drinking.
- Mystery Abduction in Ballard Grading Camp
A young man was dragged from his tent by two men posing as officers, leaving his family to fear he was shanghaied for a fishing crew.
- The Grand Arrival of Henry Villard
A spectacular, Homeric welcome for the railroad builder that transformed the streets of Seattle into a forest-themed parade route.
- The Mason Who Rebuilt Seattle
Otto Ranke, the master mason who constructed many of the city's most prominent buildings and steered the post-fire reconstruction, has died at 49.
- Racist Exclusion and the Main Street Real Estate Panic
Local property owners react with outrage as landlords lease buildings to Chinese residents, illustrating the exclusionary climate of 1880s Seattle.
- Courtroom Chaos After Secret Marriage Ends in Gunfire
A mother's desperate attempt to retrieve her teenage daughter from a clandestine marriage leads to a dramatic shooting in the heart of Seattle's legal district.
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