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| Year | Stories |
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| 1861 | 3 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 12 |
| 1877 | 12 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1883 | 14 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 21 |
| 1886 | 9 |
| 1887 | 7 |
| 1888 | 13 |
| 1889 | 26 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 27 |
| 1892 | 49 |
| 1893 | 50 |
| 1894 | 55 |
| 1895 | 69 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 39 |
| 1904 | 19 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 31 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 23 |
| 1917 | 13 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1928 | 1 |
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- The State's Mounting Red Ink
State Auditor T.M. Reed delivers a scathing biennial report to the legislature, blaming erratic spending and poor revenue laws for a ballooning state debt.
- A State Official Caught Profiting Off World's Fair Surplus
Dr. N. G. Blalock faces public scrutiny for failing to report the sale of Washington State lumber exhibit assets, keeping the proceeds for himself.
- The Postal Forger Targeting Local Merchants
A crafty con artist is raising the value of small money orders with chemicals, and authorities are warning shopkeepers to stay vigilant.
- Seattle Shuts Down Travel to Stop Smallpox
Facing a growing smallpox outbreak in Victoria, B.C., Seattle health officials move to seal off the city's maritime commerce.
- The Crumbling Promise of Kennewick's Paving
A Walla Walla contractor inspects Kennewick’s failing street improvements and suggests a costly fix to save the city's new oil macadam.
- The Lucile Dreyfus Mining Scandal
A multi-thousand dollar embezzlement scheme involving forged signatures and fake stock certificates rocks Spokane's financial elite.
- The Machine Smashed: Walla Walla Rejects Levi Ankeny
In a local municipal election, the political machine of U.S. Senator Levi Ankeny is soundly defeated by an anti-machine coalition, signaling a shift in county influence.
- The Mayor's Selective Hatchet
A critical look at Mayor Ronald’s inconsistent logic in his attempt to fire board members over the city's tunnel sewer project.
- The Forced Exodus of Whidbey Island’s Chinese Community
A campaign of economic exclusion and harassment leads to the near-total disappearance of Chinese residents from Whidbey Island by 1892.
- The Political Thuggery of the Pinkertons
A look at the violent labor struggles in Roslyn and the cozy relationship between political bosses and private security forces.
- The Realities of Homesteading in the Washington Territory
A pragmatic farmer pushes back against the romanticization of agricultural life, detailing the hard labor required to tame the land near Seattle in 1888.
- Railroads Begin Farming Their Own Forests
Facing a national timber shortage, western railroads turn to industrial-scale tree planting to secure a future for their own infrastructure.
- The New Kindergarten System Arrives in Yakima
Two educators arrive from San Francisco to establish a 'play-based' school, promising a radical shift away from rote memorization.
- The Perils of Poor Bookkeeping
A stern warning from the 1876 Seattle business community on the dangers of sloppy accounting and the virtues of labor.
- Exposing the Opium Dens of Opera Alley
A local expose reveals that teenage messenger boys are being drawn into the city's opium dens and disreputable houses, triggering a promised police crackdown.
- The Great Match Stick Swindle
A Superior Court judge exposes a massive stock-selling scheme that bilked nearly 1,000 investors out of $95,000.
- Walla Walla to Build New County Poor House
After inspecting neighboring Whitman County, local commissioners decide to move from a contract-based system to a county-owned brick facility.
- Pasco’s Rail Troubles and the Future of Regional Trade
Poor train service threatens Pasco's commerce, as local editors argue that Kennewick is better positioned to capture regional trade.
- The President's Kid-Glove Law
Everett’s labor press tears into President Taft’s Lincoln Day address, arguing the administration’s talk of 'business confidence' is a betrayal of the working class in favor of the trusts.
- The Bogus 'Happy Valley' Real Estate Scam
A swindler in Fairhaven has been selling plots in a 'Happy Valley' addition that exists only on paper and a mountain.
- A Smear Campaign in the Seattle Streets: Newspaper Turf Wars and Local Politics
A reader writes in to defend Senator Allen against a rival political 'combine' flooding Seattle with Tacoma newspapers to influence local opinion.
- Drought Forces Franklin County Farmers to Pivot
After a difficult harvest hampered by insufficient rainfall and improper cultivation, local ranchers shift to fall-sown wheat.
- The Shadow Ledger of Tacoma’s Police
A secret cash book reveals how police collected 'fines' from gamblers and protected a slot machine monopoly.
- The Duwamish River's Unexpected Log-Clearing Service
A winter flood on the Duwamish River brought chaos to local farmland, but farmers found a silver lining in the disaster.
- The Fight Against 'Canned Water'
Everett labor organizers inspect local grocers to expose deceptive packaging and short-weighting in the canned fruit industry.