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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 28 |
| 1877 | 25 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 19 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 20 |
| 1886 | 14 |
| 1887 | 22 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 49 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 41 |
| 1892 | 97 |
| 1893 | 117 |
| 1894 | 64 |
| 1895 | 35 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 6 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 64 |
| 1904 | 48 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1908 | 6 |
| 1909 | 48 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 13 |
| 1916 | 25 |
| 1917 | 11 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1928 | 1 |
541 stories matching current, the 181 most mentioned
People 95
- John Leary1878–18937
- J. T. Ronald1892–18937
- Mayor Ronald1892–18946
- Mayor Campbell19045
- Thomas Burke1880–18945
- Judge Lichtenberg1891–18925
- Henry L. Yesler1884–18934
- James J. Hill1893–19044
- John Collins1876–18944
- Henry Villard1883–18844
- Judge Osborn1892–18944
- Coroner Horton1892–18944
- Mr. Smith1876–18993
- Judge Burke1893–18943
- Orange Jacobs1872–18913
- W. H. White1888–18953
- Bailey Gatzert1872–18923
- Edmond S. Meany1891–18933
- Judge Hanford1891–18953
- Woodrow Wilson1916–19173
- John H. McGraw1893–18953
- Robinson1889–18943
- Benezette Williams1892–18953
- Judge Humes1891–18933
- Fred Gasch1885–18943
- Wallace Nutting1892–18933
- Thomas W. Symons1891–18933
- Alderman Sweeney1893–18953
- Miller1886–19032
- Sheriff Cochrane1887–18922
- James G. Blaine1887–18882
- D. T. Denny1880–18852
- Captain Wright18762
- Ezra Meeker1887–19232
- Robert Moran1895–18992
- Jacob Furth18932
- James Hamilton Lewis1886–18942
- J. D. McIntyre1890–18942
- Harry White18912
- Herman Chapin1887–18942
- John D. Rockefeller1888–18922
- Smith1895–19032
- Clark19032
- Cochrane1886–18882
- Turner1878–19032
- J. J. McGilvra1878–18802
- Walter N. Granger1889–18902
- D. H. Gilman1893–18952
- Arthur A. Denny18912
- Eldridge Morse1877–18782
- Mr. Prosch1876–18932
- Captain Clancy1887–18892
- I. A. Nadeau1892–18932
- Chief Kellogg18922
- Sheriff Woolery1892–18942
- Chas. K. Jenner1884–18852
- Bradshaw18862
- Chief of Police Rogers1894–18952
- Dr. Sweeney1892–18942
- J. P. Sweeney1892–18932
- F. M. Weil19162
- W. J. Kincaid19162
- J. E. Nessly19002
- B. S. Wadsworth19032
- Elton Fulmer1898–19092
- Miles Poindexter1916–19172
- Governor Stevens1863–18922
- F. H. Newell1903–19052
- C. B. Weatherwax1891–18942
- Jay Lynch1891–19032
- Fawcett19042
- J. J. Anderson19042
- D. A. Spencer18932
- S. J. Harrison19162
- J. W. Van Brocklin1893–18952
- Congressman Cushman1904–19092
- Mayor Wright19042
- Byron Phelps18942
- Charles S. Gray19042
- R. H. Thomson1892–18952
- J. W. Clise18942
- Weile19032
- Charles B. Wright1883–18842
- Mayor Huson1892–18932
- Mayor Linck19092
- City Electrician Lauzon19092
- Lauzon19092
- Arthur Charlson19092
- John Ohrstrom19092
- Major Kutz19092
- Judge Langley1893–18942
- Alderman Jordan1893–18952
- David Edmunds18952
- W. J. Grambs18942
- Capt. Evans1894–19092
Organizations 86
- Northern Pacific Railroad1877–190826
- Seattle City Council1884–192419
- Oregon Improvement Company1883–189414
- King County Commissioners1884–18949
- Northern Pacific1886–19039
- Northern Pacific Railway1891–19168
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1884–19036
- Great Northern Railway1892–19046
- Commercial Club1903–19146
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1888–18925
- Chamber of Commerce1890–19095
- Republican Party1886–18925
- Washington State Legislature1891–19095
- Seattle Board of Education1892–18955
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1883–18945
- Oregon Railway & Navigation Company1887–19034
- Seattle Fire Department1885–18934
- City of Seattle1889–18934
- University of Washington1891–19234
- City Council1891–18934
- Western Central Labor Union1892–18944
- People's Party1886–18944
- Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway1887–18893
- Post-Intelligencer1884–18953
- Democratic Party1880–18923
- The Daily Intelligencer18763
- Seattle School Board1891–18943
- Great Northern Railroad1893–18953
- The Tacoma Times19043
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad Company1889–18933
- Walla Walla City Council19033
- Tacoma Railway & Power Company19043
- Northern Idaho Montana Power Co.1909–19103
- Board of Public Works1891–18932
- Union Pacific1893–19032
- War Department1892–19032
- Tacoma City Council1893–19042
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce19092
- Union Electric Company18932
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway1893–18942
- Knights of Labor1886–18882
- Port Blakely Mill Company1883–18852
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad1888–18942
- Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1882–18872
- Congress1884–18952
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad1878–18842
- The Tribune1878–18912
- Seattle School District1894–18952
- Board of Health1892–18942
- Seattle Electric Company1903–19042
- Great Northern1895–19222
- Oregonian1877–18942
- Kennewick Commercial Club1915–19162
- Grand Jury1877–18872
- King County Board of Commissioners1887–18932
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers1876–18932
- O.R. & N. Co.18892
- Farmers' Alliance1891–18942
- Puyallup Tribe1892–18942
- Longshoremen's Union1891–18922
- First Presbyterian Church1893–19042
- Seattle Telegraph1893–18942
- Everett Trades Council19112
- American Federation of Labor1892–19122
- Kennewick City Council19162
- Public Service Commission19162
- Washington State Senate1895–19092
- Reclamation Service1905–19162
- Gose & Gose19032
- Benton County Commissioners1914–19162
- Washington State Federation of Labor1911–19122
- Fairhaven Land Company1889–18902
- Washington Agricultural College1892–18982
- Everett City Council19112
- Tacoma Railway and Power Company19042
- Stone & Webster1904–19102
- Aberdeen School Board1892–18942
- Trades Council19122
- Walla Walla Water Company19032
- Grant Smith Co.1909–19242
- Walla Walla Commercial Club19032
- Seattle & Montana Railroad1893–18942
- Municipal League18942
- The Miner1908–19092
- Appel Bros.1908–19092
- Blue Canyon Mine18952