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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 9 |
| 1877 | 12 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 12 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 24 |
| 1886 | 11 |
| 1887 | 8 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 21 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 23 |
| 1892 | 51 |
| 1893 | 57 |
| 1894 | 43 |
| 1895 | 42 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 13 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1903 | 26 |
| 1904 | 19 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1909 | 14 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 4 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
424 stories matching assert, the 149 most mentioned
People 100
- Judge Hanford1893–18996
- J. T. Ronald1892–18935
- Mayor Ronald1892–18945
- Henry L. Yesler1885–18954
- Thomas Burke1882–19104
- W. H. White1887–18934
- B. S. Miller18884
- Allen Weir1888–18924
- O. Jacobs1871–18784
- Nelson Bennett1892–18954
- Watson C. Squire1885–18914
- Byron Phelps1894–18954
- John B. Allen1891–18923
- Henry Yesler1889–18933
- A. W. Bash18883
- Henry Villard1882–18843
- Judge Jacobs1872–18863
- James Hamilton Lewis1892–18983
- Elisha P. Ferry1891–18933
- Junius Rochester1892–18933
- Judge Lichtenberg1891–18923
- Gov. McGraw1894–18953
- City Attorney Wickersham18953
- James J. Hill18922
- George Washington1889–18942
- President Roosevelt19032
- Abraham Lincoln1861–18862
- Governor Ferry18912
- James1895–18992
- Judge Turner1891–18922
- Sheriff Cochrane1887–18882
- A. A. Denny1888–18952
- Guy C. Phinney1892–18932
- John Arthur18942
- W. H. Whittlesey18882
- W. H. Fife1882–18952
- John J. McGilvra1877–18932
- Lydia A. Maynard1872–18762
- Gardner Kellogg1893–18952
- Leander Miller18932
- J. Eugene Jordan1892–18932
- Dr. Miller1889–18922
- Grover Cleveland1890–18942
- Bolton Rogers1893–18942
- William Blackman1903–19122
- Dr. Annie Russell1893–18942
- Smith1883–18922
- William H. White1884–18852
- H. G. Struve1883–18842
- Murphy1891–18922
- Montgomery18852
- W. E. Wilson1892–18932
- Hunt18952
- Frank Sullivan1888–18942
- John H. McGraw18922
- D. T. Wheeler1877–18782
- Judge Parker18952
- Miles C. Moore1891–18922
- James Wickersham1889–18952
- Judge Osborn1893–18952
- George H. Heilbron1889–18922
- James G. Swan18912
- J. M. Ashton1904–19092
- Henry W. Elliott18912
- Professor Baird18912
- Judge Campbell1884–18912
- Commissioner Sparks18852
- Angus Mackintosh1893–18952
- W. L. Jones1885–19052
- T. H. Cavanaugh1888–18922
- John F. Gowey1892–18932
- Frank I. Blodgett1893–18952
- Judge Robinson1891–18922
- William Q. Judge1892–18952
- Madame Blavatsky1892–18932
- Annie Besant1892–18952
- George Donworth18932
- James Hart1893–18982
- Chief Jackson18932
- Judge Dunbar1891–18942
- Judge Carey1908–19092
- J. H. McGraw18942
- H. J. Snively18922
- Speaker Meigs19092
- C. O. Young1910–19292
- L. D. Campbell19042
- J. C. Scott19252
- Eugene V. Debs18942
- Councilman Smith1903–19042
- Frank C. Ross1892–18932
- Stephen Judson18922
- C.H. Warner18842
- Judge Langley1894–18952
- Mrs. Fay18932
- Justice Humphrey1893–18942
- John Fairfield18932
- Judge Pritchard18932
- Mayor Phelps1894–18952
- Representative Campbell19092
- Robert P. Rigney18952
Organizations 49
- Northern Pacific Railroad1876–190424
- Post-Intelligencer1885–189513
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1882–19298
- Seattle City Council1876–18957
- Oregon Improvement Company1884–18957
- Republican Party1889–18957
- Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1882–18875
- Tacoma Ledger1884–18945
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1884–18945
- Board of Public Works1891–18954
- Chamber of Commerce1882–18954
- General Land Office1861–18864
- Knights of Labor1885–18884
- Democratic Party1887–18954
- Port Townsend Southern Railroad18884
- Hastings & Littlefield18884
- Northern Pacific1882–18954
- Great Northern Railroad1892–18944
- Tacoma City Council1893–19043
- Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company18863
- Seattle Telegraph1891–18943
- Everett Trades Council1910–19113
- American Federation of Labor1892–19293
- The Ranch19033
- The Seattle Star18992
- King County Commissioners1887–18892
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1882–18912
- Great Northern Railway18922
- City of Seattle18932
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad18932
- McIntyre & Wood18882
- Argus Real Estate Company18882
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad1877–18782
- Intelligencer1876–18782
- Oregonian1878–18822
- Tacoma Land Company1880–18952
- Puget Sound Shore Railroad1885–18892
- First National Bank1903–19172
- People's Party1889–18922
- Seattle School Board1892–18942
- Washington House of Representatives1895–19092
- The Ledger1895–19042
- Seymour, Barto & Co.1891–18922
- Theosophical Society1892–18952
- Tacoma Light and Water Company1894–18952
- Washington Supreme Court1891–18922
- American Railway Union18942
- Trades Council1892–18942
- Puget Sound Herald1861–18622