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| Year | Stories |
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| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 40 |
| 1877 | 32 |
| 1878 | 16 |
| 1880 | 10 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 48 |
| 1884 | 24 |
| 1885 | 46 |
| 1886 | 36 |
| 1887 | 48 |
| 1888 | 29 |
| 1889 | 64 |
| 1891 | 27 |
| 1892 | 122 |
| 1893 | 130 |
| 1894 | 227 |
| 1895 | 312 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 59 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 16 |
| 1904 | 10 |
| 1909 | 6 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1929 | 7 |
1,349 stories matching ask
- The School Board Rejects a World's Fair Scheme
Seattle school board members debate fundraising for a 'baby building' at the Chicago World's Fair.
- A Streetcar Line Asks Seattle for Fifty Years and No Streetlights
The Union Trunk line petitions the city council to extend its franchise from twenty-five to fifty years and drop its obligation to light the streets along its routes.
- Teamsters Stand Firm Against Seattle Transfer Giants
Over 750 workers refuse to back down as employers seek police intervention to break the standoff.
- The Laborer’s Question
A candidate for mayor is put on the spot regarding political litmus tests for city jobs.
- The Judge Forgot the Evidence, and the Gambling Case Walked
Charles Shaw’s Union Club prosecution ended when the judge couldn’t recall Chief Rogers’ key testimony. The gambling furniture went out the door anyway.
- The Perils of Being a 'Truth-Teller'
A satirical look at why honesty in business and politics is an expensive hobby.
- The Mud-Locked Road: Seattle’s 1878 Infrastructure Feud
A bitter war of words erupts in the press over the impassable Snoqualmie road and the 'cheek' of local politicians asking for funding they refused to spend.
- The Price of a 'Better Life': A Sunnydale Convict’s Plea
A local man faces ten years in the penitentiary, raising questions about justice and the fairness of the county jail system in late-1880s Seattle.
- A 20-Year Marriage Ends in 'Uncontrollable Aversion'
Jennie S. Holmes asks a Seattle court for divorce, saying she and her husband cannot endure each other's company—and lets their two children choose whom to live with.
- A Broken Leg and a Stranger's Kindness
After a brutal accident on the steamer Merwin, a man is left to fend for himself until a stranger intervenes to ensure he gets care.
- The Price of a Night in Jail
A 67-year-old gardener sues Seattle police for $7,000, alleging he was assaulted and permanently injured during an unlawful arrest.
- A Desperate Search for a Missing Seattle Boy
A seven-year-old child vanishes from his home on Second Avenue, sparking a plea for information.
- The Prizefighter’s Penance: John L. Sullivan in Seattle
After his high-profile prizefight in the Pacific Northwest, boxing legend John L. Sullivan faces a harsh judicial reality in a Seattle courtroom.
- A Prospector's Plea for Support
A former Yukon miner writes to the editor asking for help to fund a prospecting expedition.
- The Battle for the Assessor’s Office
A Seattle taxpayer challenges the hiring of a deputy, sparking a tense public exchange in the press over bureaucratic authority and civic competence.
- Private Money Wanted to Fill Smith's Cove—and Asked the City to Say Yes
A San Francisco syndicate lined up a state tide-land contract for May 7, with an injunction the only obvious obstacle.
- The Only Witness to a Saloon Killing
James Murphy’s second murder trial hinged on the sole eyewitness to a quarrel that began over cocktails and ended with Philip Dawe shot under the eye behind his bar.
- The Unintended Thief of Front Street
A disgraced attorney faces justice in Seattle for misappropriating client funds, pleading that his professional collapse was a desperate bid to survive.
- The Man Who Feared His Own Gun
An erratic man, fearful of imagined burglars, asks the police to hold his revolver to prevent himself from doing harm, only to demand it back when he gets nervous again.
- A Judge Confronts Jury Tampering
After a civil trial ends, a Superior Court judge takes the unusual step of swearing in the jury to testify about being approached by a litigant.
- Seattle’s Sympathetic Strike Ends—With a Petition, Not a Picket Line
Lake Shore & Eastern workers formally call off their Pullman boycott, ask the superintendent for their old jobs, and appeal to a federal judge for reinstatement.
- A Fugitive's Christmas at the Palmer House
Gerald Kyre, a guest at a prominent Seattle hotel, finds his holiday season interrupted by a dispatch from New York and the arrival of warrants.
- The 1895 Student Petition Against Mandatory Military Drill
Two-thirds of the male students at the University of Washington signed a petition asking the legislature to abolish compulsory military drill in state schools.
- Two Wives, Two Brutal Husbands, and a Fight for the Property
Mary Fisher wins her freedom — and the family's Anacortes and Whatcom lots — after years of abuse, while Daisy Logan asks the court to protect her 4-year-old from a man who threw the furniture.
- The Tallest Man in the Charter Committee
A political power struggle at City Hall concludes with the appointment of a local pile driver to the Charter Revision Committee, largely because of his stature.