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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 8 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 9 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 116 |
| 1877 | 106 |
| 1878 | 59 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 27 |
| 1882 | 21 |
| 1883 | 107 |
| 1884 | 63 |
| 1885 | 86 |
| 1886 | 38 |
| 1887 | 49 |
| 1888 | 62 |
| 1889 | 131 |
| 1890 | 18 |
| 1891 | 124 |
| 1892 | 254 |
| 1893 | 247 |
| 1894 | 271 |
| 1895 | 345 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 15 |
| 1898 | 28 |
| 1899 | 58 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 10 |
| 1903 | 100 |
| 1904 | 116 |
| 1905 | 21 |
| 1907 | 8 |
| 1908 | 50 |
| 1909 | 202 |
| 1910 | 40 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 26 |
| 1915 | 32 |
| 1916 | 74 |
| 1917 | 23 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 15 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 4 |
3,034 stories matching put
- Tension and Sabotage at the Shingle Mill
A labor dispute between union shingle weavers and mill operators descends into machine sabotage and unemployment.
- The Flour Trade's Pacific Ambitions
A Spokane miller dreams of bypassing San Francisco to ship Washington wheat directly to Central America.
- Switchmen's Strike Tightens Its Grip on Northwest Freight
Despite railroad claims that operations are normal, the American Federation of Labor steps in to support the striking switchmen as shipping remains at a standstill.
- Lost in the Sagebrush: A Driver's Frustration
A traveler vents his anger at the lack of signage between Prosser and Kennewick, highlighting the perils of early automobile travel in the desert.
- The City Hall Newspaper War
Seattle's Board of Aldermen is embroiled in a heated dispute over city printing contracts, with critics alleging the fix is already in.
- The City That Stopped Cutting: Why Seattle's Mills Shut Down
When an oversupply of lumber and a city-wide shift toward brick construction forced the city's mills into an unexpected, collective silence.
- The End of the Volunteer Era
Seattle decides to abandon its volunteer fire system in favor of a professional, paid department, prioritizing efficiency over neighborhood spirit.
- The Dangerous Plank Walk of Old Seattle
While the city dragged its feet on street improvements in 1878, residents were forced to navigate treacherous, makeshift wooden planks, causing frustration and daily peril.
- The Brick Block Mandate: Why Your Empty Lot is Killing Seattle's Economy
An editorial argues that refusing to build substantial structures on city land is a civic failure, urging property owners to construct brick buildings to retain tradesmen and attract new industry.
- A Divorce, a Vanished Lawyer, and a Plot to Hide the Property
Ella J. Nance says her husband and his brother conspired to put their community property beyond her reach—and her attorney has disappeared with her fee.
- The 'Irrigation Army' Scheme
Capitalists propose to end the unemployment crisis in Eastern Washington by putting members of the Industrial Army to work on massive irrigation projects.
- The Price of Seattle Real Estate
A speculative look at the rapid inflation of downtown land values on Front Street.
- Third Break in Two Weeks: A Prisoner Simply Walks Off the County Farm
A Newport man jailed for refusing to pay his poll tax slipped his shackles and disappeared into the hills, handing the county's chain-gang overseer his third escape in a fortnight.
- Police vs. Proprietors: The First Dance Hall Bust
A Seattle dance hall proprietor is arrested after defying a new ordinance aimed at regulating local nightlife.
- Sunnydale Residents Organize Against Chinese Laborers
A local group passes a resolution to exclude and boycott Chinese workers after a land lease is finalized.
- The Lost Letter of Port Townsend
A postal worker at the Port Townsend wharf brushes off a man’s frantic search for a missing letter, revealing a small, forgotten drama of 1888.
- Bees, Hay, and a Chaotic Monday
A routine day of honey harvesting at Bill Tewalt's place erupts into a farm-field fire, followed by a swarm of angry bees.
- The Battle for the Bark Elsinore
Striking sailors trail a tugboat in a high-stakes effort to prevent non-union labor from shipping out.
- The Case for Concrete
Tacoma voters decide on a $375,000 bond issue to replace decaying wooden bridges with permanent concrete structures.
- Richland Girls Out-Fundraise the Adults for the War Effort
A troupe of vaudeville performers helps local schoolgirls stage a military drill, proving that the youth are more effective at raising money than their parents.
- The Chaos of Seattle’s Streets
A concerned citizen proposes a rationalized naming system for Seattle’s streets ahead of an expected influx of summer tourists.
- The Battle for the Unsurveyed Frontier
A 19th-century court case in Steilacoom exposes the tension between local land speculators and the ideal of the 'actual settler' on the Washington frontier.
- The Water Main Blowout on Lake Washington
A faulty metallic plug failed under pressure, exposing the vulnerability of Seattle's early water infrastructure.
- The Vanishing Contractor of Mount Vernon
A local builder leaves behind unpaid debts and a trail of questions after vanishing from Mount Vernon on a midnight train.
- The Unkept Promise of Walla Walla's Telephone Wires
City council is urged to enforce a year-old franchise agreement requiring the telephone company to bury its unsightly street-level wires.