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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 51 |
| 1877 | 41 |
| 1878 | 21 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 33 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1885 | 31 |
| 1886 | 27 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 18 |
| 1889 | 71 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 54 |
| 1892 | 108 |
| 1893 | 93 |
| 1894 | 137 |
| 1895 | 198 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 12 |
| 1899 | 23 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 59 |
| 1904 | 25 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 28 |
| 1909 | 57 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 25 |
| 1917 | 17 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 6 |
1,343 stories matching except, the 400 most mentioned
People 253
- Judge Hanford1889–190312
- Grover Cleveland1888–19099
- Judge Humes1892–18959
- Eugene V. Debs1894–19089
- James Hamilton Lewis1887–18958
- Allen1876–18958
- Chief Rogers1892–18958
- Judge Langley1893–18958
- John B. Allen1891–18937
- Senator Squire1890–18957
- John H. McGraw1892–18957
- Mayor Ronald1892–18947
- Ankeny18957
- Corporation Counsel Scott1894–18957
- J. C. Haines1883–18916
- J. T. Ronald1892–18996
- McBride1883–18956
- Theodore Roosevelt1903–19095
- A. A. Denny1884–18955
- Wilson1876–18955
- Jacob Furth1887–18995
- George Turner1893–18955
- John L. Wilson18955
- Byron Phelps1894–18955
- Judge Glasgow1893–18955
- Mayor Phelps1894–18955
- Mayor Appel1908–19095
- James J. Hill1894–18954
- Governor McBride19034
- D. T. Denny1876–18954
- Roger S. Greene1884–18954
- John Collins1876–18944
- Colonel Haines1888–18914
- Smith1883–19084
- Jones1888–19054
- Rogers1877–18954
- Judge Osborn1893–18944
- Judge Lichtenberg1891–18954
- John Wiley1891–18954
- Chief Jackson18924
- John Considine1892–18944
- Gov. McGraw1894–18954
- Justice Caldwell1893–18944
- Justice Humphrey1893–18944
- John Wooding1893–18994
- President Roosevelt19033
- Isaac I. Stevens1854–18913
- Senator Foster19033
- Brown1877–18943
- Miller1888–19053
- Hill1876–18953
- White1876–18893
- Kellogg1876–19093
- Eugene Semple1889–18933
- John Leary1884–18933
- Parker1876–18953
- Judge Greene1884–18863
- A. M. Brookes18953
- Robert Moran18893
- J. D. Lowman1888–18933
- C. J. Smith1893–18943
- Levi Ankeny1893–18953
- Harold Preston1894–19033
- Lee M. Lampson1915–19163
- Nelson Bennett1890–18953
- Watson C. Squire1891–18953
- Turner1889–18953
- E. O. Graves18953
- Hanford1876–19233
- E. S. Ingraham1876–18953
- E. C. Ferguson1876–18953
- Eldridge Morse1876–18783
- Miles C. Moore1891–18953
- William D. Wood18953
- Sheriff Woolery18943
- Jesse Cochran1891–18933
- Judge Rivers18923
- Fred Gasch1887–18943
- Henry George1891–18953
- Caldwell1908–19093
- Chief of Police Rogers1894–18953
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller1893–18943
- Detective Cudihee1892–18953
- Bennett1908–19093
- I. M. Howell19143
- E. W. Taylor1894–18953
- John Miller Murphy1891–18923
- Will H. Thompson18943
- O. J. Carr1894–18953
- City Engineer Thomson18943
- M. H. Nichols1894–18953
- Mr. Winsor18953
- Senator Helm18953
- Thomas Blanck18953
- Councilman Bennett1907–19083
- Councilman Eckerson1907–19083
- Attorney Sherlock1908–19093
- Councilman Caldwell19083
- Councilman Hynes19083
- Hynes1908–19093
- J. C. H. Reynolds19083
- Councilman McInnis19083
- A. L. Ries19093
- Henry L. Yesler1891–18932
- George Washington1889–19032
- John Martin1878–18802
- Abraham Lincoln1889–19032
- Daniel Webster1882–18892
- Andrew Jackson1894–18952
- S. F. Olson19032
- Senator Ankeny19032
- Johnson1878–18952
- Governor Ferry1883–18912
- L. L. Lynn19142
- A. C. Jones1891–18932
- Mayor Campbell19042
- Chester A. Arthur1882–18892
- Jackson1877–18892
- Nevin1891–18922
- Thomas Burke1892–18942
- Judge Turner1884–18932
- Sheriff Cochrane18892
- Judge Nash1888–18912
- McDonald1889–18952
- Judge Burke1889–18932
- Guy C. Phinney1889–18922
- Rev. John F. Damon18942
- W. H. White1876–18922
- Judge Lewis1876–18772
- Henry Yesler1887–18892
- Allen Weir1891–18922
- Mrs. J. C. Haines1888–18952
- Benjamin Harrison18892
- Beriah Brown1878–18842
- Brents1885–19032
- W. H. Fife1892–18932
- Jay Gould1877–18902
- H. L. Yesler1888–18892
- Luttrell1876–18772
- Daniel Bagley18952
- Chief Seattle1892–18952
- John J. McGilvra1878–18942
- Selucius Garfielde1861–18722
- Judge Jacobs18762
- J. R. Lewis1876–18832
- J. Eugene Jordan1894–18952
- Superintendent Barnard1893–18952
- Hall1889–18952
- Mr. Denny1888–18892
- Price1888–18952
- John Sherman1889–18952
- McMillan1876–18952
- McGraw18922
- Snyder1876–18922
- Judge Moore1894–18952
- John Thomas1885–18992
- Mrs. John1888–18942
- Leary18922
- Rutherford B. Hayes1877–18892
- Judge Osborne1894–18952
- Mrs. Miller1894–19162
- J. P. Hoyt1887–18922
- W. E. Boone18942
- Pickering1876–18772
- Gibson18952
- John Thompson18772
- James McNaught1883–18912
- C. B. Wright1878–18932
- Denny1877–18912
- Chief Moses1878–18922
- Andrew Chilberg1892–18942
- Mr. Wilson1894–18952
- General Michler1876–18782
- John Shoudy1878–18952
- Sheriff Miller18772
- John Quirk18762
- Benj. Stretch1877–18782
- David Kellogg1877–18952
- William Renton1877–18952
- Greene1893–18942
- Watson Squire1886–18932
- William Cochrane18942
- Thomas Johnson1892–18932
- Springer1889–18912
- Chandler1889–18952
- William M. Evarts1883–18892
- James Wickersham1889–18942
- Bill Cochrane1889–18932
- M. F. Hatch1889–18932
- A. M. Cannon18842
- Chief Butterfield18892
- Jack McDonald1894–18952
- Robert Bridges1893–18952
- Dr. Jordan18952
- Fred E. Sander1893–18952
- Junius Rochester18922
- J. A. Hatfield1883–18952
- George T. Myers1886–18922
- Judge Hoyt1884–18912
- John L. Sullivan1889–18922
- James G. Swan1891–18922
- Okanogan Smith1892–18932
- Judge Calkins18912
- Harry Clarke18912
- Rev. Clark Davis18952
- Dr. Shannon1892–18952
- Attorney-General Jones1891–18932
- Adams1884–18932
- L. C. Gilman1887–18922
- Thaddeus Hanford18782
- John Wood1885–18942
- Daniel Hughes18852
- John Keane1893–18942
- Lynn19092
- M. Taylor1892–18942
- Henry Drum18922
- Fred S. Brown18952
- Griffith Davies18952
- Dr. Kellogg18762
- D. C. Garrett18952
- Judge Robinson18912
- Coroner Horton1892–18942
- Adolph Krug18942
- David E. Durie18942
- James Hart1892–18942
- Judge Dunbar1891–18932
- Andrew F. Burleigh18952
- A. McIntyre18772
- Alice Kellogg18762
- Albert Kellogg18762
- Agnes Winsor18762
- Coroner Hoye19032
- C. E. Smith1909–19102
- H. W. Desgranges1915–19172
- W. C. Jones18952
- Mayor Hunt19032
- J. H. McGraw1894–18952
- Thomas Cooper1893–18982
- Edwin Sheppard19052
- R. E. Pratt1914–19162
- Senator Dolph1883–18942
- Will D. Jenkins1890–18942
- W. S. Jenkins19162
- M. C. Delle19162
- Dr. Holmes1892–18952
- Lesh1892–18952
- Henry Fuhrman1894–18952
- A. McDonald1893–18942
- Mrs. Cox19092
- Judge Denney1893–18952
- Superintendent Bush1892–18932
- E. C. Million1892–18932
- John Flynn18952
Organizations 147
- Northern Pacific Railroad1877–190442
- Seattle City Council1876–189928
- Oregon Improvement Company1888–189518
- Washington State Legislature1893–191516
- Post-Intelligencer1885–189515
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1882–189513
- Republican Party1892–190813
- Great Northern Railway1892–190911
- Democratic Party1859–190811
- Great Northern Railroad1891–190810
- American Railway Union1894–189510
- Commercial Club1892–19169
- Board of Public Works1891–18958
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1894–18998
- Northern Pacific1891–19038
- Washington State Senate1895–19098
- Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad1908–19098
- King County Commissioners1876–18957
- Intelligencer1876–18787
- Tacoma Ledger1891–18957
- Olympia City Council1891–18957
- Eshelman, Llewellyn & Co.1887–18896
- Northern Pacific Railway1883–19096
- Congress1859–18956
- Board of County Commissioners1876–19096
- Chamber of Commerce1894–18995
- General Land Office1861–18955
- United States Congress1862–18925
- Seattle Fire Department1889–18955
- Providence Hospital1892–19035
- Puget Sound Dispatch1872–18765
- Stimson Mill Company1893–18945
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1883–18955
- Populist Party1893–18955
- The Ranch1902–19045
- Northern Electric Co.1907–19095
- Tacoma City Council1893–19094
- Knights of Labor1888–18894
- Salvation Army1893–18954
- University of Washington1878–19034
- Knights of Pythias1893–18954
- Great Northern1892–19094
- Tacoma Land Company1891–19094
- People's Party1892–18954
- Methodist Episcopal Church1894–18954
- Seattle Cedar Lumber Company1893–18954
- Everett Trades Council1909–19124
- Pend Oreille River Navigation Co.19094
- The Seattle Star18993
- Union Pacific1894–19033
- Hudson Bay Company1882–18913
- City of Seattle18923
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway1894–18953
- San Francisco Chronicle1886–19023
- Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer18853
- Port Townsend Argus1876–18823
- Odd Fellows1878–18993
- City Council1891–18953
- Seattle Coal and Iron Company1892–18953
- Union Pacific Railroad1883–18943
- Northern Pacific Coal Company18943
- West Seattle Land and Improvement Co.18893
- Seattle City Railway Company1894–18953
- Board of Aldermen1893–18953
- National Guard of Washington1891–18943
- Seattle Athletic Club1894–18953
- Bureau of Associated Charities1893–18953
- Seattle Telegraph18943
- American Federation of Labor1909–19223
- Secretary of State19143
- Idaho Washington Northern Railroad1907–19103
- Panhandle Lumber Co.1908–19093
- Idaho Washington Northern1908–19093
- Newport Town Council1908–19093
- The Miner1908–19093
- West Coast Improvement Company18952
- Bryan Brothers19032
- The Herald1890–18922
- Tacoma News18922
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company1886–18952
- Y.M.C.A.1892–18952
- Miners' Union18892
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad1888–18942
- Post Office Department1891–19162
- Seattle Daily Intelligencer18762
- McNaught & Leary1877–18782
- Puget Mill Company1886–18952
- Olympia Tribune1872–18912
- Oregon Railway and Navigation Company1884–18912
- King County1877–18862
- County Commissioners1876–18942
- Washington Iron Works1885–18882
- Rebekahs1899–19082
- Whitman College19032
- Courier-Reporter1914–19162
- Interstate Commerce Commission1894–19232
- Kennewick Commercial Club19142
- Board of Regents1895–19222
- Crawford & Harrington1877–18892
- North Pacific18772
- Courier1872–18832
- Seattle National Bank1894–18952
- Seattle General Hospital18952
- Secretary of the Interior1877–18882
- United States Senate1886–18882
- King County Board of Commissioners1894–18952
- Northern Star1877–18782
- San Francisco Journal of Commerce18892
- Benton, Holmes & Co.1876–18772
- Blackman Bros.1885–18952
- O.R. & N. Co.18892
- West Seattle Land & Improvement Co.18892
- State of Washington1889–19142
- Typographical Union1889–18932
- Seattle School Board1894–18952
- Farmers' Alliance1890–18942
- Ballard City Council1894–18952
- Washington House of Representatives18952
- Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company1887–18892
- King County Superior Court1894–18952
- Prohibition Party1895–19082
- Legislature of Washington Territory1854–18852
- Washington Improvement Company1894–18952
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows1891–18942
- Pierce County1886–18952
- First Presbyterian Church1895–19032
- City Mission1892–18932
- Seattle Consolidated Street Railway Company1894–18952
- First Regiment, National Guard of Washington18912
- Tacoma Light and Water Company1893–18942
- Balfour, Guthrie & Co.1883–18932
- Rainier Power and Railway Company18952
- Aberdeen Herald1893–18942
- The Produce Company19162
- Washington State Federation of Labor1911–19222
- State Federation of Labor1914–19232
- White Bluffs Water company1916–19232
- Washington Agricultural College1898–19032
- Statesman-Index1908–19092
- Seattle Theater1892–18952
- Washington Supreme Court1891–18942
- Northern Pacific Railway Company1893–18982
- Board of State Land Commissioners18952
- Kennewick-Richland Marketing Union1916–19172
- Ninth Cavalry19032
- Western Union18952
- State Board of Health1895–19032