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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1882 | 130 |
| 1883 | 731 |
| 1884 | 393 |
| 1885 | 837 |
| 1886 | 483 |
| 1887 | 484 |
2,480 stories, the 400 most mentioned
People 237
- Henry Villard1882–188741
- John Leary1882–188735
- Sheriff McGraw1883–188631
- Judge Greene1883–188727
- Chief Woolery1882–188524
- Grover Cleveland1885–188722
- Thomas Burke1882–188718
- Judge Jacobs1883–188718
- Henry Yesler1883–188715
- W. H. White1882–188714
- Watson C. Squire1885–188714
- Watson Squire1883–188714
- Miller1883–188712
- James McNaught1883–188512
- Voorhees1885–188711
- H. L. Yesler1882–188711
- Justice Hill1885–188711
- Commissioner Sparks1885–188611
- D. T. Denny1882–188710
- J. C. Haines1882–188610
- George Venable Smith1885–188610
- A. A. Denny1883–18879
- Justice Cann1882–18839
- Roger S. Greene1882–18869
- C. B. Wright1883–18879
- Chief Justice Greene1884–18869
- Governor Squire1885–18878
- Judge Lewis1882–18867
- Dr. Smith1882–18877
- H. G. Struve1883–18847
- Dr. T. T. Minor1883–18867
- James M. Colman1883–18877
- Judge Hoyt1883–18877
- Robert Harris1884–18877
- Mayor Leary18857
- Secretary Teller1883–18857
- Justice Lyon1885–18867
- Wilbur Patten1886–18877
- Sheriff Cochrane18876
- Orange Jacobs1883–18866
- C. H. Hanford1883–18866
- Ezra Meeker1885–18876
- Officer Gardner18856
- J. M. Adams1885–18866
- C. K. Jenner1883–18856
- Buckley1883–18876
- Justice Vrooman1883–18846
- Chester A. Arthur1882–18865
- Dexter Horton1883–18875
- Judge Turner1884–18875
- Judge Burke1882–18875
- James G. Blaine1884–18875
- J.H. McGraw1885–18865
- Thomas H. Brents1882–18845
- Villard1882–18835
- John Collins1882–18845
- George Kinnear1884–18875
- Cyrus Walker1885–18875
- John Smith1883–18875
- Smith1883–18875
- Judge Jones18875
- Yesler1883–18865
- Constable Thornton1884–18875
- C. S. Voorhees1884–18855
- Gov. Newell1883–18855
- David T. Denny1883–18875
- John L. Howard1883–18855
- Perry Bayne18855
- John Keane1885–18865
- Bradshaw1884–18865
- Henry L. Yesler1884–18854
- Brown1882–18854
- Chief of Police1883–18874
- George E. Starr1883–18854
- T. J. Milner1885–18874
- Judge Allyn18874
- Carroll18874
- Evans1882–18864
- Dr. Minor1882–18874
- Robert Abrams1882–18844
- Mr. White1884–18874
- J. R. Lewis1883–18874
- Chief Justice Jones18874
- Cochrane1886–18874
- Leary1882–18864
- Jack1882–18874
- John McGraw1885–18864
- T. T. Minor1883–18864
- John H. McGraw1885–18864
- Arthur A. Denny1886–18874
- Chief Moses18834
- E. Meeker18854
- Judge Langford1886–18874
- Governor Newell1883–18844
- Alexander1884–18864
- William A. Newell1883–18844
- P. C. Comstock18854
- M. McMillan1885–18864
- Walter Walker18854
- B. B. Jones1885–18864
- Coroner Dawson1885–18864
- Samuel Robertson18854
- Mayor Yesler1884–18864
- B. F. Day1883–18864
- W. J. Adams1884–18874
- Annie Walker1886–18874
- O'Brien1886–18874
- T. F. Oakes1883–18864
- Officer Lind1883–18844
- Elwood Evans1883–18873
- Mr. Alvord1882–18853
- Thomas1882–18863
- John B. Allen1883–18853
- Marcus Whitman1882–18853
- White1884–18853
- Guy C. Phinney1883–18873
- Eben Smith1885–18873
- Howard1882–18863
- Sullivan1882–18863
- Brents1882–18853
- Alvord1882–18873
- George Smith1882–18833
- Judge Wingard1882–18843
- Van Wyck1882–18863
- Jay Gould1882–18863
- Dr. Weed1884–18853
- Chief Seattle1883–18873
- Gardner Kellogg1884–18853
- Joseph Foster1883–18873
- Bailey Gatzert1882–18833
- L. B. Andrews1883–18873
- McNaught1885–18873
- S. Baxter18853
- Gardner1885–18863
- M. S. Booth1883–18853
- J. T. Ronald1885–18873
- W. D. Wood1884–18873
- Mr. Davis1883–18853
- William H. White1884–18873
- Colman1882–18863
- Jones18873
- McMillan1885–18863
- McGraw1885–18863
- Mr. Milner18863
- Governor Semple18873
- Montgomery1883–18853
- D. B. Ward1882–18863
- O. C. Shorey1885–18873
- Jay Cooke1883–18863
- Paul Schulze1885–18873
- James Hall1885–18873
- James Woolery18853
- W. E. Boone1883–18853
- Dr. Calhoun1883–18873
- J. M. Colman1885–18863
- John Miller1883–18873
- Hanford1885–18863
- W. H. Taylor18833
- W. N. Bell18833
- George W. Tibbetts18853
- John Campbell1883–18863
- Mr. Howard1883–18863
- William Cochrane1886–18873
- George T. Myers18863
- John L. Sullivan18843
- John Brown1883–18853
- Woolery18853
- Daniel McKeon18853
- Geo. W. Crane18853
- Secretary Lamar18853
- Richard Pritchard1884–18853
- James H. Woolery18853
- Chas. K. Jenner1884–18853
- J. H. Lewis18853
- Mrs. Meagher1884–18853
- Judge Wood1885–18863
- Thomas Comer1883–18853
- Charles S. Voorhees1885–18873
- Robert Todd Lincoln1883–18853
- Lamar1885–18863
- Judge Hall1883–18853
- Daniel Hughes18853
- Judge Lyon1885–18863
- Van Doren1885–18863
- T.V. Powderly1885–18873
- Jane1883–18873
- Captain Glover18873
- John Muir18833
- Whitelaw1883–18843
- Dr. Willard1883–18843
- Walter A. Bull1883–18843
- Senator Dolph1884–18863
- Wegener18863
- G.C. Phinney1883–18843
- Thomas Ross18833
- Joseph Francisco18833
- Geo. F. Smith18833
- Charles B. Wright1883–18843
- D. J. Pierce1883–18843
- James McPherson18833
- Officer Manning1883–18843
- Owenby1883–18843
- Johnson1883–18872
- Mr. Dyer1882–18852
- President Arthur18822
- Governor Ferry1883–18852
- C. C. Terry1885–18872
- L. S. J. Hunt1885–18872
- Williams1883–18842
- Mr. Smith1883–18872
- W.J. Thompson18872
- McDonald1883–18872
- Peter Kirk18872
- T. W. Lake1882–18832
- Burke18862
- Eugene Semple18872
- Beriah Brown1884–18852
- Lewis1882–18862
- J. B. Lewis1882–18852
- Jesse W. George1882–18852
- J. C. Brittain1882–18832
- E. L. Smith1882–18852
- J. J. H. Van Bokkelen1882–18852
- Mrs. Brown1882–18852
- J. M. Frink1882–18862
- Parker1883–18852
- John Wilson1885–18872
- Mitchell18852
- General Sprague18872
- George Hill1883–18862
- Captain Hill1883–18842
- Carl Schurz18842
- Ulysses S. Grant18852
- Mr. Coleman1883–18872
- Thompson18872
- Dr. Miller18872
- Mr. Colman1885–18862
Organizations 163
- Northern Pacific Railroad1882–1887207
- Seattle City Council1882–188763
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1883–188660
- Knights of Labor1883–188755
- Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1882–188753
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1882–188745
- Post-Intelligencer1882–188744
- Oregon Improvement Company1883–188738
- Northern Pacific1882–188723
- Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company1883–188718
- General Land Office1883–188617
- Chamber of Commerce1882–188714
- Tacoma Land Company1883–188714
- Oregon Railway and Navigation Company1882–188612
- Spring Hill Water Company1883–188611
- Northern Pacific Railway1883–188710
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1882–188610
- Republican Party1884–188710
- Washington Iron Works1883–188710
- King County Commissioners1884–18879
- United States Congress1884–18879
- Tacoma City Council1884–18879
- University of Washington1882–18869
- City Council1883–18879
- Tacoma Ledger1883–18879
- Port Blakely Mill Company1883–18878
- City of Seattle1883–18867
- U.S. Congress1882–18867
- Schwabacher Bros. & Co.1882–18867
- Congress1882–18867
- King County1885–18877
- Grand Jury1885–18877
- Secretary of the Interior1883–18877
- Washington Territorial Legislature1883–18877
- Wold Brothers18857
- Washington Improvement Company1883–18877
- Northern Pacific Company1883–18867
- Seattle1882–18856
- Women's Christian Temperance Union1882–18876
- Hudson Bay Company1882–18866
- Providence Hospital1884–18876
- Democratic Party1885–18876
- Department of the Interior1882–18866
- Puget Mill Company1883–18866
- County Commissioners1883–18876
- Stetson & Post1883–18876
- Board of County Commissioners1883–18876
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad and Transportation Company1884–18866
- Walla Walla Union1882–18845
- Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway1885–18875
- Union Pacific1882–18875
- Oregon Railway & Navigation Company1884–18875
- Seattle Fire Department1883–18875
- Canadian Pacific Railway1886–18875
- Tacoma1883–18865
- Tacoma Mill Company1885–18865
- Seattle Lumber and Commercial Company1882–18855
- District Court1883–18865
- United States Senate1885–18865
- Board of Trade1884–18875
- First National Bank1883–18875
- People's Party1886–18875
- Seattle Chronicle1883–18855
- Ladies' Relief Society1884–18875
- Interior Department1883–18855
- Methodist Episcopal Church1883–18875
- Law and Order Party1884–18855
- S. A. R. C. Mfg. Co.18855
- Toklas & Singerman1886–18875
- Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad1883–18865
- House Committee on Public Lands1884–18865
- Wells, Fargo & Co.1883–18845
- Eshelman, Llewellyn & Co.1883–18874
- Seattle Police Department18854
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company1884–18874
- Y.M.C.A.1883–18874
- Harrington & Smith1883–18874
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad1883–18874
- Seattle, Walla Walla and Baker City Railroad18824
- Western Mill Company1883–18874
- Port Madison Mill Company1882–18864
- King County Board of Commissioners1883–18874
- United States District Court1885–18874
- Canadian Pacific1883–18874
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union1883–18854
- Engine Company No. 11884–18864
- Young Men's Independent Political Club1884–18854
- Committee of Fifteen1885–18874
- Washington Mill Company1885–18874
- Legislative Assembly of Washington Territory1885–18864
- St. Stephen18874
- Western Union18834
- Tacoma News1882–18873
- Treasury Department1883–18873
- Newcastle Miners1886–18873
- W.C.T.U.1883–18853
- Arlington Hotel1883–18853
- U.S. House of Representatives1882–18863
- Port Townsend Argus1882–18863
- Odd Fellows1882–18853
- Territorial University1883–18853
- Seattle Rifles1885–18863
- Walla Walla1882–18833
- Walla Walla Statesman1882–18863
- Western Union Telegraph Company1883–18863
- Grand Army of the Republic1885–18863
- Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington1885–18873
- Union Pacific Railroad1883–18843
- Territorial Legislature1883–18873
- King County Board of County Commissioners1883–18873
- Josephine1883–18843
- Fanny Lake18833
- Law and Order League1883–18853
- Smith Bros. & Co.1883–18843
- Democratic Territorial Committee1884–18863
- Seattle School Board1885–18863
- W. P. Boyd & Co.1885–18863
- Seattle Lumber Company1884–18853
- The Chronicle18853
- Seattle Iron Works18853
- Seattle Rod and Gun Club18853
- Young Men's Independent Club1884–18853
- Pacific Mail Company1885–18873
- Seattle Home Guards18863
- Home Guards18863
- Congress of the United States1883–18863
- Wa Chong1883–18843
- Walla Walla City Council18833
- Northern Pacific Railway Company1883–18843
- Puget Sound Shore Line1884–18863
- Seattle Engine Co. No. 11883–18843
- Ship Challenger18833
- O. R. & N. Co.18833
- Seattle and Walla Walla Trail and Wagon Road Company18833
- Washington Colony1883–18843
- Business Men's Club18843
- Southern Pacific Railroad1882–18832
- Hall & Paulson1882–18832
- Chinese Government18862
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1885–18872
- Company D18852
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway18872
- Seattle Street Railway Company1883–18872
- Hudson's Bay Company1885–18872
- USS Decatur1883–18872
- San Francisco Chronicle1883–18862
- Stetson & Post Mill Company18852
- Seattle City Government1885–18872
- Salvation Army1884–18852
- Seattle Police Court1882–18852
- Evangel1882–18832
- Yesler's Hall1884–18862
- Makah Tribe18822
- Oregon Short Line1882–18832
- Pope & Talbot1882–18852
- Seattle Coal Company1883–18852
- Waddell & Miles1883–18842
- Supreme Court of Washington Territory18872
- King County Grand Jury1886–18872
- City Council of Seattle1884–18852
- Tacoma National Bank1883–18872
- Knights of Pythias1883–18872
- Oregon and Transcontinental Company1883–18842