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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 33 |
| 1877 | 29 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 12 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 36 |
| 1884 | 15 |
| 1885 | 36 |
| 1886 | 26 |
| 1887 | 22 |
| 1888 | 25 |
| 1889 | 69 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 43 |
| 1892 | 112 |
| 1893 | 94 |
| 1894 | 92 |
| 1895 | 95 |
| 1897 | 10 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1899 | 22 |
| 1900 | 13 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 69 |
| 1904 | 62 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 27 |
| 1909 | 62 |
| 1910 | 17 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 11 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 3 |
1,173 stories matching bad, from 168 towns
Walla Walla County50
Snohomish County50
Yakima County33
Whatcom County25
Kittitas County19
Jefferson County14
Clallam County11
Lewis County9
Grant County6
Stevens County6
Clark County5
Franklin County5
Cowlitz County5
Adams County4
Chelan County4
Okanogan County4
Klickitat County3
Columbia County2
Pacific County2
San Juan County2
Island County1
Lincoln County1
Skamania County1