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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 6 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 41 |
| 1877 | 43 |
| 1878 | 27 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 47 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 40 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 30 |
| 1888 | 36 |
| 1889 | 75 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 57 |
| 1892 | 95 |
| 1893 | 91 |
| 1894 | 119 |
| 1895 | 133 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 20 |
| 1899 | 22 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 58 |
| 1904 | 49 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1908 | 11 |
| 1909 | 52 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 18 |
| 1917 | 14 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1928 | 4 |
| 1929 | 2 |
1,246 stories matching cannot, from 116 towns
Benton County52
Walla Walla County48
Yakima County32
Grays Harbor County15
Pend Oreille County14
Whatcom County14
Jefferson County13
Kittitas County10
Mason County7
Stevens County7
Kitsap County6
Pacific County6
Chelan County5
Clallam County5
Lewis County5
Clark County3
Adams County2
San Juan County2
Island County2
Columbia County1
Douglas County1
Lincoln County1
County not recorded11