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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 69 |
| 1877 | 43 |
| 1878 | 36 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 15 |
| 1882 | 17 |
| 1883 | 73 |
| 1884 | 49 |
| 1885 | 42 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 34 |
| 1888 | 41 |
| 1889 | 84 |
| 1890 | 17 |
| 1891 | 67 |
| 1892 | 103 |
| 1893 | 62 |
| 1894 | 79 |
| 1895 | 120 |
| 1897 | 12 |
| 1898 | 18 |
| 1899 | 21 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 84 |
| 1904 | 40 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 64 |
| 1910 | 21 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1915 | 12 |
| 1916 | 35 |
| 1917 | 17 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 |
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- The Struggle for Temperance in the New Territory
Legislators in the newly formed Washington Territory debate a strict 'Maine-style' liquor law, aiming to build a moral foundation for the burgeoning frontier society.
- The Lumber Blockade: A Plea for Economic Sovereignty
An 1878 editorial argues that Seattle’s timber and the inland prairies are two halves of a whole, choked by a 'grinding monopoly' of railroads and steamship companies.
- The Motherlode of Mason County
A report on the incredible timber yield of a Satstop River quarter-section, highlighting the massive economic potential of Washington's old-growth forests.
- The Political Fever of 1889
Thousands pack the Seattle Armory to hear a fiery orator champion the Republican cause, high tariffs, and the protection of local labor.
- Thirty-Five Timber Claims Slip Away in LeClerc Basin
Federal land office rules against settlers whose white-pine homesteads are worth thousands; appeals go to the secretary of the interior.
- The Desert Blooms: Artesian Wells Transform Yakima Valley
A successful irrigation experiment promises to reclaim thousands of acres of arid land across Eastern Washington.
- The Fight for Walla Walla's Subterranean Water
City officials and private landowners clash over the future of the municipal water supply at the Thomas Ranch.
- Benton City Marks Irrigation Milestone
Thousands gather to dedicate the Benton extension of the Sunnyside Canal, signaling a doubling of local irrigated acreage.
- Seattle's New Methodist Church Debt-Free
A local reporter discovers the secret behind the rapid funding of the city's new Methodist Protestant Church.
- The Great Spokane Title Crisis
A landmark Supreme Court ruling has suddenly rendered thousands of property deeds void, threatening the downtown core of Spokane.
- A Seattle Stage Benefit for Franklin’s Mine Disaster Families
An Olympic Athletic Club benefit at the Seattle Theater raised more than $2,000 for widows and orphans after a Washington coal-mine disaster.
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Visits Tacoma
Leslie M. Shaw delivers an impromptu address at First Presbyterian Church, urging young men to embrace a 'strenuous existence.'
- Seattle’s First Great Infrastructure Boom
An 1877 report captures a young Seattle at a crossroads, boasting of massive rail investments and its first-ever public spending on city grading, setting a precedent for a city that never stops building.
- The Sarah B. Yesler Hotel Opens its Doors
A new institution for working women, championed by the city's society women and funded by Henry L. Yesler, officially opens to a crowd of one thousand.
- The Struggle for Labor's Voice in Olympia
A scathing critique of Washington's 1909 legislative session, highlighting failures in labor protection and the growing influence of corporate lobbyists.
- Supreme Court Rules on School Land Squatters
A definitive U.S. Supreme Court decision resolves decades of uncertainty regarding land titles for Washington State school lands, ending claims by settlers like Anton Johansen.
- Lumber Prices Jump as Seattle Mills Confront a Labor Shortage
Seattle lumber dealers will raise prices $1 per thousand on August 1, blaming higher wages, scarce mill hands, costlier logs—and Chinese laborers who struck for $1.50 a day.
- The $25,000 Schoolhouse and the Competition That Smelled
A letter writer asks the school board a sharp question: if the winning architect was allowed to redraw his plans after the price came in too high, what exactly was the competition for?
- Great Northern Train Narrowly Escapes Destruction
Passengers on a Great Northern train watched in horror as thousands of tons of earth wiped out a work site just feet from their tracks.
- Spokane Metalworkers Walk Out — and the Hill Roads Buy Peace With a Raise
Thirty-five machinists, blacksmiths and boilermakers strike the Union Iron Works over a nonunion hire, while the Northern Pacific and Great Northern sign an 8-cent raise and the eight-hour day for thousands.
- The City’s Rare Nursery Devastated by Record Snow
A brutal winter storm destroys a world-class botanical collection in Seattle, marking a significant loss for regional horticulture.
- Seattle Merchants Raise $150,000 to Bypass Monopoly Rails
Prominent citizens meet at the offices of McNaught, Ferry, McNaught & Mitchell to secure a standard-gauge rail link to the Green River coalfields.
- The Shadow Over the Puyallup Valley
A Seattle committee investigates allegations of land-grabbing by the Northern Pacific Railway, threatening the tenure of timber and land owners.
- Walla Walla Questions Paying Twice for Water Rights
City officials and the press lock horns over a costly, potentially unnecessary land acquisition for a municipal gravity water system.
- The Ice King’s Plot: How a Monopoly Would Have Starved Seattle of Cold
A Chicago-based trust is buying up ice companies across the nation to control prices. In Washington, experts warn that consolidating dozens of competing delivery wagons into a single fleet will leave thousands of local workers unemployed.