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| Year | Stories |
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| 1859 | 1 |
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| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 33 |
| 1877 | 18 |
| 1878 | 10 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 28 |
| 1884 | 15 |
| 1885 | 22 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 19 |
| 1888 | 11 |
| 1889 | 28 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 36 |
| 1892 | 105 |
| 1893 | 86 |
| 1894 | 70 |
| 1895 | 67 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 10 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 37 |
| 1904 | 28 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 53 |
| 1910 | 13 |
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- The Drunken Sailor's Plunge
Two reporters witness the same chaotic scene at Yesler's Wharf.
- Sudden Death at South Tacoma Station
A night operator dies while on duty as the North Coast Limited arrives.
- Industrial Accident at the Power-House
A worker is severely injured while oiling equipment at the Union Trunk lines power-house, resulting in the loss of fingers.
- The Balky Horse Defense
A local farmer fights back after being hauled into court over the treatment of his team.
- The Monster Chain: A Mill Worker Pulled Back from the Jaws of a Conveyor
At the Hoquiam Lumber Shingle Company, a conveyor chain seized a worker and began dragging him toward death — until his fellow hands stopped the machinery in time.
- The Narrow Escape at the Cascades
Passengers arriving on the Great Northern report a terrifying journey through the mountains, including a near-catastrophic derailment near the Cascades.
- The Juvenile Crime Spree in Colfax
A gang of boys, sons of prominent citizens, ran wild in a night of vandalism and theft.
- A Fatal Accident on the Tide Flats
A local hotel proprietor dies in a hunting accident near the Tacoma waterfront.
- A Nighttime Break-in at Lake Union
A foreman for the Western Mill Company falls victim to skilled thieves who managed to slip his locks.
- The Gatekeeper's Gambit: Seattle Landlords Lock Out Buyers
In a bold move to manipulate the local real estate market, Miller & Co. have pulled all East Seattle property from sale, citing a rumored federal decision on the Navy Yard location.
- The Widow’s Pig-Feeding Innovation
A resourceful widow in Steilacoom finds a way to feed her livestock using garden weeds and a boiler, turning a chore into a sustainable practice.
- Gunfire at the Windsor Hotel
A high-stakes dice game at a local hotel turns violent after allegations of cheating.
- The Town's Bachelor Problem
An editorial tongue-lashing for four local men who chose independent living over marriage.
- The Aigburth Runs Aground
A British vessel encounters trouble in the heavy swells off the harbor bar, sparking a tense rescue effort.
- The Engineer’s Heartbreak
An engineer rushing home to his dying daughter crashes his train, only to find solace in the delirium of his final moments.
- Loggers' Narrow Escape
A dangerous workplace accident on Bainbridge Island leaves a logger hospitalized in Seattle.
- The Curious Catch at Meighan's Wharf
A local fisherman pulls an unlikely stowaway from the depths of Elliott Bay.
- A Mastodon Discovery in the Washington Countryside
A young boy scraping at the bottom of a spring unearths a relic from a lost era, shedding light on the ancient history buried beneath the ranch lands of Washington.
- The Cowboy of Elliott Bay
A Spokane journalist turns cowboy on the open water, lassoing a fleeing deer from the deck of a Puget Sound steamer.
- The Woman Who Chased Her Lover from Seattle to Semiahmoo
A fugitive, a jilted pursuer, and a steamer route through Puget Sound made for one of the summer’s strangest chases.
- The Industrial Revolution of the Puget Sound Frontier
Two local inventors debut a massive, horse-powered stump-pulling machine, promising to clear vast swaths of Washington timberland for a fraction of the cost.
- The Great Jailbreak of 1886
After being convicted of a sensational local murder, a Seattle man pulled off a daring escape from the county jail by using clever DIY tools.
- The Four-Inch Loophole
Everett officials reject an employment office application, citing a technicality that contradicts their own history of political maneuvering.
- The Power Struggle at City Hall
Council debates, dance hall morality, and the influence of John Considine highlight the friction in 1893 Seattle government.
- Drunken Brakeman Crushed on Northern Pacific Line
A railroad worker is killed near Meeker after falling between cars while intoxicated.