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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 27 |
| 1889 | 51 |
| 1891 | 28 |
| 1892 | 206 |
| 1893 | 224 |
| 1894 | 201 |
| 1895 | 161 |
1,261 stories, the 312 most mentioned
People 218
- Nelson Bennett1892–189531
- Judge Hanford1891–189522
- Mayor Orr1894–189518
- C. B. Wright1892–189517
- Frank C. Ross1892–189315
- Mayor Huson1892–189415
- Judge Parker1892–189511
- John H. McGraw1892–189410
- City Attorney Wickersham1894–189510
- Alexander Parker1892–18959
- Peter Stanup1891–18939
- Wickersham1894–18957
- Grover Cleveland1892–18957
- Paul Schulze1892–18957
- Isaac W. Anderson1889–18957
- Harris1893–18957
- C.B. Wright1892–18957
- Judge Stallcup1893–18957
- Agent Eells1892–18957
- Judge Pritchard1893–18957
- Boggs1893–18947
- W. H. Fife1892–18956
- Hugh Wallace1891–18946
- Senator Allen1892–18936
- George Hazzard1892–18946
- Justice Lawrence1888–18895
- Judge Wickersham1889–18925
- Sheriff Matthews1893–18945
- Harry Morgan1889–18925
- Henry Drum1892–18945
- Huson1892–18955
- C. W. Griggs1892–18935
- Capt. Carpenter18935
- Henry Villard1894–18954
- James Wickersham1889–18954
- Robert Wingate1893–18944
- Collector Wasson18934
- John G. McBride1892–18954
- Hogue1892–18934
- Galusha Parsons1892–18954
- Attorney General Jones1894–18954
- City Attorney Murray1892–18934
- Gov. McGraw1894–18954
- Councilman Harris1893–18954
- P. B. Egbert1893–18944
- John McCain18944
- Edward S. Orr1894–18954
- Votaw1894–18954
- George H. Hollidge18944
- Councilman Watson18944
- President Demorest18944
- Charles E. Hale1894–18954
- George W. Boggs1894–18954
- Robert P. Rigney18954
- Coroner Parks18954
- Judge Gilbert18943
- John B. Allen1892–18943
- Mr. Bennett1892–18943
- Judge Allyn1888–18923
- Sadie Brantner18893
- Dr. McCoy1889–18943
- W. H. Doolittle1889–18943
- P. C. Sullivan1892–18953
- W. B. Bushnell1891–18943
- H. S. Huson1892–18953
- Schulze1892–18953
- President Harris1894–18953
- M. C. Sullivan1893–18943
- Samuel Collyer1892–18943
- Inspector Coblentz18933
- Edwin Eells18933
- Marshall K. Snell1891–18933
- E. W. Taylor1892–18943
- A. R. Titlow1892–18943
- Zwickey18913
- D. O. Smith1894–18953
- Stephen O'Brien1892–18953
- Detective Flannigan1892–18933
- Jumbo Cantwell1893–18943
- Hoke Smith1893–18953
- C. B. Talbot1893–18943
- Theodore Hosmer1893–18953
- Jacob Ralph1892–18933
- Thomas Sing18933
- Maj. French18933
- Collector Saunders18943
- Rydstrom1893–18953
- City Treasurer Boggs1893–18943
- Walter J. Thompson18943
- William McIntyre18943
- Brig. Gen. Curry18943
- Lieut. Col. McCarthy18943
- General Manager Kendrick18953
- Charles A. Barnes18943
- McCain18943
- Edmund Seymour1893–18953
- City Clerk Smyth18953
- Councilman Thompson18953
- White1888–18942
- Allen C. Mason1889–18942
- Benjamin Harrison1892–18932
- Sullivan18922
- Pomeroy18952
- Everett Smith1892–18942
- Dickinson1894–18952
- Senator Squire1891–18942
- Chief of Police Thompson1888–18952
- Powell1888–18922
- Elisha Ferry1889–18922
- John L. Wilson18922
- John Thompson1893–18952
- Samuel Wilkeson1893–18942
- John P. Judson18892
- Dr. Brown18892
- Mrs. Handsaker18892
- W. B. Coiner1889–18922
- Michael Murphy1889–18942
- Fremont Campbell1889–18952
- John Conna1889–18932
- John S. Barnes1891–18922
- Chief Zwickey18912
- Rice1891–18952
- Thomas Carroll1892–18942
- E. M. Carr18952
- Judge Humes18942
- Armstrong1893–18952
- W. H. Harris1894–18952
- A. Weinberg1893–18952
- Father Hylebos1892–18932
- Francis Murphy18922
- Edward Hollands18922
- S. A. Gibbs1892–18942
- Frank T. Cantwell1892–18942
- Mart Dillon1892–18942
- Henry Bucey1894–18952
- W. D. Stewart1892–18932
- Ben R. Everett1892–18942
- Marie Wainwright18952
- Kendrick18952
- W. C. Jones1894–18952
- H. J. Snively1892–18942
- Jacob C. Mann1891–18942
- Hugh C. Wallace1893–18952
- Snively1894–18952
- Mayor Kandle18912
- Eugene V. Debs18942
- T. B. Wallace18952
- Augustus Kautz1892–18932
- Joshua Peirce18952
- William Jameson1892–18942
- Chief Lillis1892–18942
- Seid Back18922
- Minor Cudihee18922
- Detective Ashby18952
- Henry Harris18922
- Etta Harris18922
- W. J. Fife18952
- Chauncey W. Griggs1892–18932
- Dolph Hannah1892–18942
- John W. Noble18922
- William Hansen18952
- Walter Oakes1892–18952
- Chief Davis1892–18932
- Harold T. Sabin18922
- Jailer Duval1893–18942
- Steve Judson18942
- W. H. Horr18942
- Mrs. Cantwell1893–18942
- John F. Plummer18922
- W. H. Talbot1893–18942
- John W. Berry1893–18942
- Albert E. Joab1892–18932
- Coroner Hoska1893–18942
- John Cook18932
- Jerry Meeker18932
- Mrs. Ross1894–18952
- Spider Kelly18932
- Mgr. Satolli18932
- Henry Henderson18932
- James King18932
- Charlotte Fetting18932
- C. R. Wright18932
- William A. Wilcox1894–18952
- Dean Richmond Babbitt1894–18952
- Nash1894–18952
- Treasurer Boggs18942
- Representative Doolittle18942
- Dr. Lee1894–18952
- Brinker18942
- Debs18942
- John Short18942
- Mr. McBride18942
- Councilman Lister18942
- Col. Griggs1893–18942
- J. A. Strong18942
- M. M. Perl1894–18952
- Prof. Bull18942
- Jack Forbes1894–18952
- J. Tennant Steeb1894–18952
- Albert McAchren18942
- Controller Benham18942
- Joseph S. Allen1894–18952
- J. H. Palmer18952
- Dr. Clinton Munson18952
- Isaac H. Bratton18952
- Johanna C. Martin18952
- Jonas Martin18952
- W. T. Taylor18952
- E. R. Capron18952
- William Woodard18952
- Coroner Park18952
- A. E. Joab18952
- Commissioner Phipps18952
- L. A. Olsen18952
- David L. Demorest18952
- Councilman Bulger18952
- Ed Flanigan18952
- Assistant City Attorney Gibbs18952
Organizations 94
- Northern Pacific Railroad1888–189550
- Tacoma City Council1888–189539
- Tacoma Light and Water Company1892–189529
- Northern Pacific1888–189525
- Tacoma Ledger1892–189524
- Tacoma Land Company1893–189516
- Puyallup Tribe1891–189416
- American Railway Union1893–189416
- City of Tacoma1894–189513
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1891–189510
- Board of Public Works1894–18959
- Commercial Club1892–18959
- Chamber of Commerce1893–18957
- Post-Intelligencer1888–18957
- Tacoma National Bank1889–18957
- Trades Council1892–18947
- Yakima Investment Company18956
- The Ledger1893–18956
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1893–18946
- Tacoma News1893–18955
- Merchants' National Bank1889–18945
- Committee of Fifteen18925
- Tacoma Fire Department18945
- Light and Water Company1893–18955
- Puyallup Indian Commission1892–18955
- Ledger1893–18955
- Tacoma Board of Public Works1894–18955
- Northern Pacific Railway1888–18944
- Republican Party1891–18944
- Tacoma Athletic Club1892–18954
- People's Party18924
- Pacific Northwest League18924
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1892–18943
- Union Pacific1892–18943
- Fidelity Trust Company18953
- Fannie Paddock Hospital1888–18953
- Democratic Party18923
- Salvation Army1888–18943
- Evening News1891–18943
- Tacoma Baseball Club18923
- Epworth League18953
- Populist Party1894–18953
- Interstate Fair1894–18953
- State Land Commission1894–18953
- Tacoma Grocery Company18953
- Tacoma Typographical Union1893–18943
- Morning Union1893–18943
- Company G, Second Regiment18943
- Puyallup Indians1892–18953
- Seattle18882
- Southern Pacific Railroad1892–18942
- Seattle Fire Department1889–18942
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company1891–18942
- Tacoma1888–18912
- Tacoma Mill Company1893–18952
- A. P. A.1894–18952
- City Council18942
- Knights of Pythias1892–18942
- Coast Seamen's Union18952
- Union Pacific Railroad1893–18942
- St. Joseph's Hospital18942
- Canadian Pacific1893–18942
- Bank of Tacoma1889–18952
- State of Washington1892–18952
- Tacoma Police1889–18922
- Great Northern Railroad1894–18952
- Longshoremen's Union18932
- National Guard of Washington1892–18942
- Tacoma Athletic Association1892–18932
- St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company1892–18932
- The News18952
- Tacoma Trades Council18922
- Tacoma Railway & Motor Company18922
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers18942
- W. C. T. U.18952
- United States Supreme Court18942
- Ministerial Alliance18922
- Company G1894–18952
- Tacoma Board of Education18952
- Democratic State Committee18942
- Maccabees18952
- Puyallup Indian School18952
- Commercial Club of Tacoma18922
- Tillicums1892–18942
- Columbia National Bank1894–18952
- Municipal League18942
- A.P.A.18942
- Tacoma Board of Health1892–18952
- Grant Brothers18922
- Pacific Meat Company1894–18952
- State Savings Bank1894–18952
- Commercial Electric Light and Power Company18942
- J. D. Stacy & Co.18952
- Union Brick Works18952