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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 17 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1892 | 44 |
| 1893 | 35 |
| 1894 | 38 |
| 1895 | 35 |
177 stories
- The Hunt for 'Red Bob'
A notorious freight car thief is finally apprehended in Spokane after a tense manhunt across the territory.
- The Hidden Mortgage Loophole
A new judicial ruling surprises attorneys and lenders by declaring that assigned mortgages do not need to be filed on record.
- Apple Butter and Giant Powder: A Smokehouse Stove Explodes Near Spokane
A woman and a little girl lit a fire to make preserves — not knowing the stove was packed with sticks of blasting powder.
- The Helen Grier Murder Case Stumbles in Court as the Body’s Identity Remains Unproven
Defense attorneys pounce on a legally flawed exhumation, and a Hoodsport woman is reportedly set to testify against her own mother in a Spokane murder trial.
- Fire Devours Spokane Church Block as Lodging House Keeper Leaps for Her Life
An early-morning blaze consumed All Saints' Episcopal parish property, including the new rectory and tenements, injuring a lodging-house keeper and causing $30,000 in loss.
- The Money Lenders Take Another Spokane Block
A foreclosure suit on the Kaele block reveals a family that paid nearly $11,000 in interest — and still stands to lose the property to a Dutch mortgage bank.
- The Peril of Backyard Marksmanship
A Deep Creek Falls woman’s attempt to shoot a hawk ends in a gruesome accident that serves as a cautionary tale about home gun safety.
- Spokane Republicans Bridge Factional Divide
After years of bitter infighting, the Spokane GOP secures a temporary truce, unifying behind a single slate of candidates to ensure party dominance.
- The Persistent Ambition of Judge Turner
A critical look at a Spokane judge’s relentless campaign for the U.S. Senate.
- Senator Squire Intervenes to Reopen Spokane Bank
After the 1893 financial panic, political pressure from Senator Watson Squire helped the Citizens' National Bank of Spokane resume operations.
- A Legislator, a $20,000 Seduction Suit, and Two Women
A wealthy Pullman Democrat and state representative is accused in Spokane of seducing Helen M. Bierman—a charge tangled with his wife’s divorce case.
- The Elusive Dr. Pillsbury Caught in Spokane
A notorious swindler wanted for crimes across Washington and Idaho faces a legal battle over his extradition.
- The Wealthy Thief of Cheney
A wealthy woman from Cheney, Washington, is arrested in Spokane for shoplifting, revealing a hidden life of compulsive theft.
- Cigarettes Ignite a Spokane Lumber Yard
A blaze in the Falls City Lumber Company yard leaves a homeowner and a company with thousands in losses.
- A Desperate Dash from the Marshal
A United States prisoner attempts a daring escape from a carriage in Spokane, leading to a high-stakes chase.
- The Great Northern Is Coming as Fast as Men and Money Can Push It
A contractor's progress report puts track at the Columbia by October—if enough workers can be found.
- A Rabbi Fights Back: Spokane's Dr. Schreiber Sues Newspapers for Libel
After a sensational rumor circulated about him, Rabbi Schreiber was exonerated by his congregation and now plans to sue the Seattle Telegraph, Tacoma Ledger, and San Francisco Examiner for defamation.
- The First Populist in Washington Says His Party Betrayed Him
George Schorr, who helped launch Washington's Populist movement, publicly disavows a county convention he says was captured by schemers and poolroom politicians.
- Republicans Ride to Spokane to Pick Judges — and to Fight Over Silver
The state GOP gathers September 19 to nominate two congressmen and two supreme court justices. But the real contest is over a free-silver plank, pushed hard by the mining counties around Spokane.
- The Deputy Auditor Who Wept for His Young Wife
A Spokane County official admits embezzlement, gets two years—and promises he'll be out in eighteen months.
- The $3,430 Hole in Spokane's County Books
A three-month audit finds ex-County Clerk Downing $3,430 short and his records 'kept in a very loose manner.' The National Guard captain and rising Spokane politician is held for embezzlement.
- Spokane's Mayor Wins by Marrying the Saloons to the Churches
A post-election autopsy credits Mr. Belt's victory to an 'unnatural' alliance of liquor interests and the pious vote.
- The White Doe of the Cascades: A Rare Albino Captured in the Wilds
A peculiar white deer, killed north of Cascade Valley and brought to Spokane for exhibition, offers a glimpse into the region's untamed wildlife.
- The Seattle Baseball Team’s Disastrous Spokane Trip
After losing nearly every game on their road trip, the Seattle baseball club faces a local audience’s disgust as they head home to regroup.
- The Hangman Creek Snake Bite
A young girl is saved from a rattlesnake strike by a desperate, high-stakes remedy of local folk medicine.