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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 6 |
| 1877 | 4 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 5 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1887 | 4 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 10 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 7 |
| 1893 | 11 |
| 1894 | 11 |
| 1895 | 17 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1903 | 2 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1909 | 1 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 |
41 stories matching absurd, the 14 most mentioned
People 4
- Henry Yesler1886–18932
- Grover Cleveland1887–18952
- Judge Hanford1889–18942
- Mr. Lowman18932
Organizations 10
- Northern Pacific Railroad1872–189410
- Post-Intelligencer1886–18955
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1886–18954
- Seattle City Council1886–18952
- Chamber of Commerce18952
- Republican Party1889–18942
- Democratic Party1889–18922
- Intelligencer1876–18802
- Northern Pacific1889–18942
- People's Party1892–18952