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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 14 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 60 |
| 1877 | 60 |
| 1878 | 45 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 45 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1885 | 71 |
| 1886 | 26 |
| 1887 | 37 |
| 1888 | 53 |
| 1889 | 121 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 102 |
| 1892 | 185 |
| 1893 | 182 |
| 1894 | 260 |
| 1895 | 341 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 12 |
| 1898 | 21 |
| 1899 | 63 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 98 |
| 1904 | 89 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 41 |
| 1909 | 136 |
| 1910 | 32 |
| 1911 | 14 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1915 | 28 |
| 1916 | 40 |
| 1917 | 21 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 18 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 4 |
2,374 stories matching given
- Tacoma's Sudden Slot Machine Surge
After local cigar shops were flooded with gambling machines, the city revealed a secret arrangement to legalize and tax the devices.
- Union Confrontation at the Cascade Club
Labor organizations challenged the hiring practices of an Everett social club, leading to threats of a boycott.
- 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.
- An Orphan's Chance
A young boy, caught roaming the streets of Tacoma, is given a second chance on a farm.
- Modernizing the Woods
The shift from oxen to steam power and wire cables is changing the face of the logging industry along the Wishkah River.
- Tacoma Tigers Dominate Local Rivalry on the Diamond
The local baseball club easily dismantled a visiting squad in a lopsided contest at the Eleventh street grounds.
- Fire Sweeps Through Seattle’s Cooperage
A morning inferno destroys fifteen homes, leaving families homeless and rumors of child casualties swirling through the city.
- The Exclusion Act in Seattle Courts
A Chinese resident is denied U.S. citizenship despite his education and church membership.
- The Peril of Random Gunfire on Walla Walla Streets
A local editor warns that unless the city curbs random shooting, citizens will soon need to wear armor to safely walk downtown.
- The Political Pressure on Mr. Rutter
A state legislator lashes out after the press accuses him of being a 'doubtful' vote in the contentious race 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 Municipal Debt Crisis
Chehalis County commissioners find themselves over their legal debt limit, triggering a halt on all warrants and a potential bond issuance.
- The 'Panel Game' Larceny at the Minnehaha
A logging camp visitor is fleeced of $120 in a coordinated robbery, leading to the arrest of a local couple.
- A Patrolman Quits Under Cloud of Suspicion
Facing humiliation over false accusations of wrongdoing, an officer on the waterfront beat turns in his badge.
- A Tragic Waterfront End
A Seattle iron worker perishes in Everett harbor after a night of drinking.
- The Watermelon Heresy
A local clergyman denounces the region's favorite crop as the 'forbidden fruit,' drawing the ire of the town's fruit-loving newspaper.
- A Filipino Editor Fires Back at Arthur Brisbane Over Philippine Independence
When the great American columnist claimed Filipinos had abandoned their fight for freedom over a sugar tariff, the Filipino Forum answered: courtesy to a departing governor is not surrender.
- The Man from Mexico Comes to Town: Wenatchee’s New Theater Opens with Star-Studded Fanfare
As the city celebrates its new cultural landmark, the Watson Stock Company arrives to perform 'The Man from Mexico,' promising a week of high drama and comedy that rivals Seattle's biggest hits.
- The World at War, Felt in Kennewick
As Europe descends into the First World War, Kennewick residents with roots in Germany, Belgium, and Britain watch the news with growing anxiety and divided loyalties.
- The Shady Labor Contract
Workers in Seattle grow suspicious of an unusual labor solicitation demanding payment for tools.
- Territorial Governor Orders Segregated Schooling
Governor Isaac I. Stevens enforces new restrictions on Indigenous student access to public education in Olympia.
- A Controversial Screening in Spokane
The film adaptation of a white supremacist narrative begins its engagement at the Auditorium Theater, marketed as a major record-breaking spectacle.
- A $56 Check Sends a Housekeeper to Prison for Up to 14 Years
Mrs. Maybelle Coitrell, desperate for work, forged a Spokane millionaire's name—and drew a sentence that outweighed the theft many times over.
- City Council Balks at Hospital Fees
Tacoma officials clash with Fannie Paddock Hospital over the rising costs of public health and scarlet fever care.
- Suspicious Blaze Consumes South Bend Building
A vacant commercial building in South Bend, Washington, burns to the ground under circumstances police suspect were intentional.