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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 26 |
| 1877 | 29 |
| 1878 | 9 |
| 1879 | 7 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 22 |
| 1884 | 15 |
| 1885 | 19 |
| 1886 | 10 |
| 1887 | 13 |
| 1888 | 13 |
| 1889 | 36 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 23 |
| 1892 | 41 |
| 1893 | 46 |
| 1894 | 63 |
| 1895 | 112 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 10 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 29 |
| 1904 | 23 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 55 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 17 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1929 | 1 |
680 stories matching date, the 239 most mentioned
People 143
- Judge Humes1893–189511
- Henry Villard1883–18956
- Henry L. Yesler1893–18955
- A. A. Denny1876–18955
- W. H. White1876–18955
- John Collins1876–19035
- Judge Hanford1893–18955
- Chief of Police Rogers1894–18955
- Chief Rogers1894–18955
- Miller1892–18994
- J. T. Ronald1892–19174
- Jacob Furth1893–19034
- A. R. Gardner1916–19174
- J. T. Brown18774
- R. J. Moore1876–18774
- Benj. Stretch18774
- Abraham Lincoln1860–18913
- White1876–18953
- H. L. Yesler1876–18953
- Anderson1894–18953
- C. H. Hanford1876–18913
- Senator Squire1894–18953
- Reed1899–19093
- Stiles1891–19093
- Detective Cudihee1894–18953
- Carroll B. Graves1892–19253
- Judge Glasgow1893–18953
- Compton1894–18953
- Mayor Phelps1894–18953
- Clise1894–18953
- James N. Glover1883–18843
- S. H. Piles18952
- Johnson1891–18952
- Governor McBride1903–19042
- Isaac W. Smith1860–18612
- Thomas Burke1894–18952
- Judge Burke1889–18952
- Orange Jacobs1894–18952
- Burke1876–18882
- Eugene Semple18952
- J.H. McGraw1885–18892
- John Leary1876–18952
- C. McAllister1876–18772
- Lydia A. Maynard18722
- Joseph Foster1876–18872
- Clements1915–19162
- Grover Cleveland1887–18952
- Colonel Haines18882
- A. M. Brookes18952
- M. S. Booth1876–18772
- President Graves1894–18952
- J. D. Lowman1889–18932
- Dunbar1891–19032
- Price1888–18932
- Mr. Johnson1858–18892
- Judge Irwin1891–18932
- L. E. Johnson19162
- Nelson Bennett1894–18952
- McMillan1876–18952
- J. Jones1885–18942
- Mr. Piles1889–18932
- Mr. Murphy18912
- Robert G. Stuart18772
- Beecher1887–18882
- W. E. Wilson1892–18942
- E. O. Graves1892–18952
- John H. McGraw1892–18942
- Chapman1895–19042
- Allen1876–18952
- James McNaught1883–18952
- C. B. Wright1894–18952
- Marvin Minnick18782
- David Kellogg1877–18952
- James M. Coleman18772
- William Renton18952
- Donald McDonald18782
- Dennis Storm18782
- Daniel Hinds18782
- M. W. Packard18792
- D. B. Jackson18792
- Samuel L. Crawford1889–18942
- Mr. Ronald1889–18952
- Sadie Brantner18892
- Mrs. Handsaker18892
- Judge Osborn18952
- Fred E. Sander1886–18892
- John Brown1885–18942
- Mayor White18912
- Thomas Boyd1885–18952
- Angus Mackintosh18952
- Armstrong18952
- John Gibbon1886–18892
- Benton1859–18922
- Sarah B. Yesler1893–18952
- Mr. Lewis1894–18952
- H. C. Henry1892–18952
- Judge Robinson18912
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller1892–18942
- Dr. Sweeney18952
- S. L. Crawford1893–18952
- Mayor Ronald1892–18942
- E. C. Hughes1892–18942
- H. M. Lund1907–19082
- Mr. Blackwell19082
- Judge Brents19032
- C. E. Duffy1916–19172
- Andrew Carnegie19032
- Judge Grady19162
- H. G. Kirkpatrick1908–19092
- Byron Phelps1894–18952
- J. A. Rochford1892–19082
- A. B. Hunt1894–18952
- Judge Sullivan19092
- D. H. Carey1908–19092
- Andrew Knox1893–18952
- Mrs. Fay18932
- H. Martin Van Buren18932
- Jordan1894–18952
- John H. Bryant1894–18952
- Chief Willard18942
- A. P. Fuller18952
- Corporation Counsel Scott18952
- Deputy Marshal Quilter1894–18952
- Charles F. Gloystein18942
- J. H. King1894–19082
- James P. Gleason1894–18952
- Charles E. Hale1894–18952
- Rose Zetler18952
- Mr. Winsor18952
- Heaton18952
- Anders1891–19032
- Carl Kleinschmidt18952
- R. F. Blackwell19072
- J. T. Gibbs1907–19092
- A. Ray Williams1908–19092
- B. F. Seeley1908–19102
- L. E. Jesseph1908–19092
- G. W. Sutherland1908–19092
- Clair Hunt19082
- W. W. Bryant1908–19092
- F. C. Krause1908–19092
- Chief Engineer Smith19092
- G.W. Sutherland19092
Organizations 96
- Northern Pacific Railroad1877–191626
- Seattle City Council1885–192413
- Northern Pacific1883–191413
- General Land Office1860–190910
- Commercial Club1894–19177
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1889–19296
- Board of Public Works1891–18956
- Chamber of Commerce1876–18996
- Great Northern Railway1893–19096
- Post-Intelligencer1883–18956
- Great Northern1895–19096
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1884–18956
- Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad1907–19096
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1894–18955
- City of Seattle1876–18935
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway1887–18955
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1894–18954
- Oregon Improvement Company1892–18944
- Congress1883–19094
- Tacoma Land Company1883–18954
- Board of Aldermen1894–18954
- Everett Trades Council1909–19124
- Idaho Washington Northern Railroad1907–19084
- Pend Oreille River Navigation Co.1908–19094
- Northern Idaho Montana Power Co.1909–19104
- The Seattle Star18993
- Hudson Bay Company1859–18943
- Sunset Telephone Company1895–19093
- Seattle Board of Public Works1892–18953
- Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer18853
- The Daily Intelligencer1876–18773
- Tacoma National Bank1895–18993
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad and Transportation Company1884–18863
- King County Board of Commissioners1877–18953
- Washington State Legislature1895–19093
- First National Bank1894–19083
- Seattle City Railway Company1894–18953
- People's Party1892–18943
- Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company1884–18863
- King County Superior Court1894–18953
- Washington Supreme Court1894–19033
- American Railway Union1894–18953
- Grant Smith Co.1908–19243
- Seattle & Lake Washington Waterway Company18953
- Spokane International1907–19083
- Idaho Washington Northern1908–19093
- King County Commissioners1876–18932
- War Department1895–19182
- Knights of Labor18862
- Republican Party1892–18952
- Odd Fellows1892–19172
- University of Washington1893–19092
- Puget Sound Dispatch1871–18722
- McNaught & Leary18772
- City Council1887–18992
- Knights of Pythias1895–19172
- Dexter Horton & Co.1876–18952
- Baptist Church19092
- National Bank of Commerce18952
- Northern Star1876–18772
- Packard & Jackson18792
- Skagit Jam Co.18782
- House of Delegates18942
- Interior Department1889–19042
- Methodist Episcopal Church18952
- National Guard of Washington1894–18952
- City of Tacoma18952
- First Presbyterian Church1893–18952
- Tacoma Light and Water Company1893–18952
- Seattle Telegraph18942
- Public Service Commission1914–19162
- Washington State Senate1895–19092
- W. C. T. U.1895–18982
- Keeler Brothers1914–19162
- Northern Pacific Railway Company1893–18982
- Tacoma Railway & Power Company1904–19092
- First Bank of White Bluffs1923–19242
- State Board of Health1903–19092
- American Legion1923–19252
- Northwestern Gas and Electric Company19032
- Black Rock Power Irrigation Company1924–19252
- Stevens County1904–19102
- Seattle Board of Aldermen18952
- The Review1883–18922
- Union Trunk Line18952
- Olympia City Council18912
- Wa Chong Company18952
- Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway Company1894–18952
- Northern Electric Co.1908–19092
- Panhandle Lumber Co.1908–19092
- Stevens County Commissioners1908–19092
- Idaho & Washington Northern1908–19092
- D. Caldwell Co.19082
- Forestry Department1908–19092
- Hope Congregational Church19082
- Anti-Saloon League of Washington19102