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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 20 |
| 1877 | 21 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 22 |
| 1884 | 9 |
| 1885 | 32 |
| 1886 | 19 |
| 1887 | 17 |
| 1888 | 15 |
| 1889 | 50 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 27 |
| 1892 | 91 |
| 1893 | 88 |
| 1894 | 91 |
| 1895 | 62 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 13 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1903 | 46 |
| 1904 | 38 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1909 | 40 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
643 stories matching commit, the 227 most mentioned
People 172
- Judge Humes1892–189518
- Judge Langley1893–189516
- Judge Hanford1889–189814
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller1893–18959
- Coroner Horton1893–18949
- James Hamilton Lewis1889–18987
- Sheriff McGraw1883–18897
- Judge Lichtenberg1891–18927
- Chief Woolery1883–18916
- Judge Osborn1889–18956
- Judge Snell1904–19096
- Judge Brents1903–19046
- Justice Caldwell1893–18946
- John Thompson18775
- Chief of Police Rogers1894–18955
- Chief Jackson1892–18935
- Jailer Monroe1892–18955
- James Murphy1892–18955
- Andrew Jackson1876–18934
- Smith1889–19034
- Murphy1887–18924
- Sheriff Woolery18944
- Justice Humphrey1893–18944
- Henry Craemer18944
- Coroner Askam18954
- John B. Allen1876–18943
- Thomas Burke1885–18893
- W. H. White1878–18953
- Judge Lewis1876–18953
- Henry Yesler1885–18933
- Beriah Brown1878–18803
- John Leary1885–18933
- Judge Greene1880–18953
- Leander Miller1872–18953
- Grover Cleveland1886–18933
- Commissioner Emery1892–18953
- Jack McDonald1892–18943
- Chief Rogers1894–18953
- Detective Cudihee1893–18953
- Judge Bell1903–19043
- Tommy Santiago Howard1903–19043
- Thomas Henderson Boyd1892–18933
- Judge Glasgow1894–18953
- Gov. McGraw1894–18953
- Charles F. Gloystein18943
- Mrs. Craemer18943
- Thomas Blanck18953
- Tom Blanck18953
- Johnson1861–18872
- Mayor Campbell19042
- Williams1889–18922
- Chief of Police1880–18832
- Judge Turner1886–18882
- Justice Lawrence1888–18892
- Judge Burke1877–18892
- A. A. Denny1862–18762
- James Kelly19032
- Allen Weir1892–18942
- D. T. Denny1885–18872
- John Collins1894–19032
- Henry Villard1883–18952
- Parker1885–18952
- Val Wildman18762
- Dr. Weed1876–18852
- Thompson18772
- Chief Justice Jones1887–18882
- Thomas W. Prosch1878–18802
- J. T. Ronald1892–18942
- Dunbar1891–19032
- Hall1877–18892
- Moore1877–18892
- Chief of Police Fackler19032
- Clark1889–18912
- George Turner1893–19032
- W. C. Squire1887–18882
- Turner1865–18922
- E. O. Graves1894–18952
- Paul Schulze18952
- John McGraw1886–18942
- Mrs. Miller18942
- M. Dinsmore18922
- John H. McGraw1894–18952
- Chief Mitchell18892
- Justice Scott1876–18772
- John Miller1894–18952
- C. B. Wright1886–18922
- D. W. Crooks18782
- Officer Nelson18772
- Baxter18772
- Dr. Noble1889–18912
- Miles C. Moore1889–19032
- James Wickersham1889–18942
- Dr. F. C. Miller1889–18922
- Frank Williams1889–18932
- Coroner Smart18892
- Judge Langford1886–18892
- Fred H. Peterson18942
- Junius Rochester1892–18932
- Sylvester Pennoyer1889–18942
- Maple1889–18932
- George Sheehan1889–18932
- Justice Neagle18912
- Justice Von Tobel18922
- William Miller1885–18922
- Chief of Police Monroe1891–18942
- Dr. Shannon1890–18912
- George M. Armour1891–18942
- John Kelly19032
- Jamieson19092
- Sheehan1885–18932
- Thomas Comer1883–18852
- Coroner Dawson18852
- Philip Dawe18922
- Wilbur Patten1886–18942
- John Gibbon1886–18942
- J. Manning Colman1894–18952
- George H. Miller1886–18872
- Hoyt18912
- William Martin1887–18932
- McBride1894–19032
- Sarah McDonough18922
- Judge Robinson18912
- Charles E. Remsberg18922
- Harry McQuilkan18922
- Mayor Ronald1892–18932
- Thomas M. Fisher18952
- William Radloff18922
- W. P. George1894–18952
- Thomas Henry18922
- Judge Griffin19042
- Frank Johnson1895–19042
- J. E. Nessly19002
- John F. Miller1894–18952
- Governor Stevens1854–18922
- Judge Chapman19042
- Dr. Taft18912
- Elsie Lord19042
- Sheriff Simmons18912
- Sheriff Painter19032
- Deputy Collector McKenzie1892–18952
- Fagan Scott19032
- Judge Sullivan1893–18942
- Henry Anderson19032
- Mike Golden1894–18952
- John Fairfield1893–18942
- Jailer Munro1893–18952
- Lee Fook Bow1893–18942
- James King1893–18952
- T. B. Ford1894–18952
- Charlotte Fetting18932
- Nordstrom1894–18952
- J. W. Nails18942
- Deputy Sheriff Jack McDonald18942
- Nakamura1894–18952
- Jennie Clark18942
- Henry Cramer18942
- Rother18942
- Mrs. Philipena Miller18942
- Jack Quincy18942
- William H. Moyer18952
- Mrs. Meller18942
- John Meller18942
- Craemer18942
- Attorney Soderberg18942
- M. H. Nichols1894–18952
- Justice Rathbun1891–18942
- McGee18952
- Tice18912
- Crosby1891–18952
- Carl Eggert19092
- Justice Long1908–19092
- Marshal Mills19092
Organizations 55
- Northern Pacific Railroad1878–189914
- Post-Intelligencer1886–18958
- Northern Pacific1888–19096
- Seattle City Council1884–18995
- Democratic Party1876–18945
- Washington Supreme Court1891–19035
- Republican Party1876–18944
- Washington State Penitentiary1894–19094
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1885–19033
- Chamber of Commerce1894–18953
- Union Pacific1893–19093
- Knights of Labor1885–18943
- Salvation Army18953
- People's Party1886–18943
- Ballard City Council1894–18953
- American Federation of Labor1894–19293
- The Labor Journal1909–19113
- Populist Party1893–18943
- American Railway Union18943
- The Seattle Star18992
- Tacoma City Council1884–19042
- Northern Pacific Railway1898–19092
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce18952
- Great Northern Railway1893–19082
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad1888–18892
- Oregon Improvement Company1892–18942
- Department of the Interior1898–19142
- Intelligencer1876–18772
- City Council1892–18932
- Knights of Pythias1887–18952
- Dexter Horton & Co.18892
- Grand Hotel19092
- Great Northern1892–18942
- Commercial Club1895–19032
- Bonney & Stewart18942
- Northern Star18762
- Cross & Co.1888–18892
- First National Bank1895–19032
- Great Northern Railroad1892–18932
- Tacoma Fire Department1894–19042
- Northwestern Trust Company1892–18932
- Tacoma Light and Water Company1892–19042
- Wa Chong1884–18922
- Everett Trades Council1909–19122
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers1894–19042
- Everett City Council1894–19122
- Walla Walla City Council1883–19032
- Switchmen's Union1909–19102
- Wells, Fargo & Co.18832
- Bay View Brewery1892–18942
- Olympia City Council18912
- Clancy & Burns18932
- Freeman's Protective Silver Federation18942
- Puget Sound Conference1894–18952
- First M. E. Church1894–18952