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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 11 |
| 1877 | 7 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 18 |
| 1884 | 9 |
| 1885 | 18 |
| 1886 | 7 |
| 1887 | 21 |
| 1888 | 14 |
| 1889 | 26 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 23 |
| 1892 | 58 |
| 1893 | 71 |
| 1894 | 90 |
| 1895 | 110 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 13 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 27 |
| 1904 | 19 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 23 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 6 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 2 |
794 stories matching explain, the 275 most mentioned
People 199
- Judge Humes1892–189513
- W. H. White1872–18958
- Chief Rogers1894–18957
- Thomas Burke1880–18946
- Mayor Ronald1892–18946
- Sweeney1893–18956
- Judge Langley1893–18956
- D. T. Denny1876–18945
- J. T. Ronald1892–18955
- Jacob Furth1893–18955
- James Hamilton Lewis1892–18955
- A. M. Cannon1883–18845
- Chief Jackson1892–18935
- Jordan1894–18955
- Andrew Jackson18954
- Page18954
- Sheriff Cochrane1887–18894
- A. A. Denny1876–18954
- John Arthur1892–18944
- H. L. Yesler1876–18954
- Judge Hanford1893–18944
- Chief of Police Rogers1894–18954
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller1893–18944
- Coroner Horton1892–18944
- George Donworth1893–18944
- Judge Glasgow1894–18954
- Gov. McGraw18944
- Justice Caldwell1893–18954
- Compton1894–18954
- Lovejoy1894–18954
- Harry Fraser18954
- Mrs. Fraser18954
- Theodore Roosevelt1903–19073
- Johnson1894–18953
- Daniel H. Gilman1885–18953
- Wickersham18953
- Judge Burke1889–18933
- Eugene Semple1892–18953
- M. S. Booth1876–18833
- Baker18953
- Senator Squire1891–18953
- Lee M. Lampson19163
- W. C. Squire1888–18943
- E. O. Graves18953
- John L. Wilson1894–18953
- John H. McGraw1892–18953
- Chapman1895–19043
- Junius Rochester1892–18933
- Judge Lichtenberg18923
- Judge Rivers18923
- Caldwell19083
- McBride1892–18953
- J. J. Browne1883–18843
- H. J. Snively18923
- F. R. Jeffrey1915–19173
- D. A. Spencer18943
- Eugene V. Debs1894–18953
- J. W. Clise1894–18953
- J. M. Wolfe1894–18953
- Justice Humphrey1893–18943
- John Fairfield1893–18943
- Mayor Phelps1894–18953
- Corporation Counsel Scott1894–18953
- Mrs. Craemer18943
- J. N. Glover1883–18843
- Councilman Eckerson19083
- Attorney Sherlock19083
- Marden18953
- Henry L. Yesler1885–18932
- President Roosevelt1903–19092
- Miller18952
- James18952
- Crichton18952
- Dexter Horton1883–18952
- Rev. John F. Damon1872–18942
- James G. Blaine1884–18882
- Henry Yesler1885–18932
- John Collins1876–18942
- Mrs. Brown1882–18942
- John Leary1876–18932
- Henry Villard1883–18842
- Anderson1894–18952
- Val Wildman18762
- Gardner Kellogg1872–18952
- Leander Miller1894–18952
- J. Eugene Jordan1893–18952
- J. C. Haines18852
- A. P. Burwell18942
- J. D. Lowman1893–18952
- W. D. Wood1886–18952
- Comptroller Parry1894–18952
- Officer Grant1895–18992
- Moore1894–18952
- William H. White18952
- W. A. Morain1914–19172
- E. W. Trenbath1914–19162
- C. E. Copeland1914–19172
- Watson C. Squire1894–18952
- Mason1892–18942
- W. E. Wilson1893–18942
- C. B. Wright1883–18872
- Judge Osborn1893–18942
- Sheriff McGraw1883–18852
- D. A. McKenzie18952
- Jack McDonald1894–18952
- I. A. Nadeau1893–18952
- Dr. Jordan1894–18952
- Albertson18952
- James G. Swan1861–18912
- V. G. Bogue1892–18952
- E. M. Carr1893–18952
- Chief of Police Monroe18912
- Dr. Shannon1891–18952
- John Wiley1894–18952
- Senator Claypool1892–18932
- Fred Gasch18952
- Schulze1892–18952
- Henry Drum18922
- John W. Considine1892–18932
- Annie Besant1892–18952
- Adolph Krug18932
- Alderman Sweeney1893–18942
- S. L. Crawford1891–18952
- James Hart1895–18982
- John Considine18942
- Ellis1892–19042
- Dr. Palmer1894–18952
- Louis Kostrauch18922
- L. D. Ross1892–18932
- Jailer Munroe1893–18952
- Frank Johnson18952
- Bennett19082
- Judge Snell19042
- J. B. Clements19152
- Clarence Hanford1893–18952
- M. S. Lewis1915–19172
- W. B. Mack18942
- Professor Jones18922
- Eugene France1892–18942
- Ray Estes19032
- L. W. Estes19032
- Councilman Bellingham19042
- Gordon C. Moores1914–19172
- J. C. Scott1923–19252
- Dr. E. G. Johnson18952
- Commissioner Welsh19042
- Byron Phelps18952
- Mary E. Fallon18922
- C.B. Wright1893–18952
- Cline1894–18952
- Coroner Snyder19092
- Carson1892–18942
- Col. Green18942
- George Cave1893–18942
- Henry J. Snively18922
- John B. Slater1892–19082
- Mrs. Fay18932
- Jumbo Cantwell1893–18942
- City Engineer Thomson18942
- Jacob Ralph18922
- Alderman Jordan18952
- Commissioner Wallingford18932
- L. T. Stevens18932
- A. G. Lane1894–18952
- D. E. Durie1893–18952
- Charles H. Lugrin18942
- Dr. A. P. Mitten1893–18942
- J. B. Copeland18942
- C. G. Austin18942
- General Manager Kendrick1893–18942
- Voigt18952
- Clerk Hughes18952
- Charles F. Gloystein18942
- Clise18952
- Mr. King18942
- Mr. MacDougall18942
- Henry Craemer18942
- Rother18942
- W. W. Eldred18942
- Mrs. Meller18942
- N. H. Latimer18952
- Detective Hart18952
- Mr. Winsor18952
- Coroner Askam18952
- Rev. D. W. Calfee18952
- Henry Semple Ames18952
- Mayor Appel19082
- Hynes19082
- Allen W. Whaley18952
- McInnis19082
- Clair Hunt1908–19092
- J. C. H. Reynolds19082
- F. D. Black18952
- Guy MacL. Richards18982
- Dr. Kline18952
- E. C. Marden18952
- Dr. B. F. Burch18832
- Mayor Glover18832
- L. Ziegler18832
Organizations 76
- Seattle City Council1876–189916
- Northern Pacific Railroad1872–190315
- Chamber of Commerce1893–190413
- Post-Intelligencer1886–18959
- Knights of Labor1885–18948
- Oregon Improvement Company1887–18947
- Commercial Club1904–19167
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1887–19036
- Board of Public Works1894–18956
- Tacoma Ledger1892–18956
- American Railway Union1894–18956
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company1887–18925
- Northern Pacific1889–18955
- Great Northern Railroad1892–18955
- Great Northern Railway1892–18984
- Republican Party1892–18944
- City Council1883–18934
- Seattle School Board1891–18954
- Oregon Railway & Navigation Company1887–18943
- War Department1872–19183
- Tacoma City Council18953
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway1893–18943
- Democratic Party1892–18943
- Salvation Army1892–18953
- Puget Sound Dispatch18723
- Western Central Labor Union1894–18953
- Bonney & Stewart18943
- Seattle National Bank18953
- Board of Aldermen1894–18953
- Methodist Episcopal Church18953
- Longshoremen's Union1891–18943
- Seattle Board of Education1894–18953
- Bureau of Associated Charities1893–18953
- Everett Trades Council1909–19113
- Seattle Board of Aldermen1893–18953
- Seattle & Lake Washington Waterway Company18953
- Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad19083
- Seattle1885–18892
- King County Commissioners1876–18942
- Union Pacific1892–18952
- General Land Office1888–18952
- The Herald1888–18912
- Northern Pacific Railway1892–18992
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1894–18952
- City of Seattle1893–19092
- Providence Hospital1893–18942
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad1888–18942
- Miners' Union1888–18892
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad1892–18952
- Tacoma1885–18992
- Seattle School District18952
- Knights of Pythias18942
- Kennewick Commercial Club1916–19172
- Common Council1889–18952
- Seattle City Railway Company18952
- People's Party1894–18982
- Spokane City Council18952
- Ballard City Council1893–18942
- House of Delegates1894–18952
- Washington House of Representatives1891–18952
- Seattle Athletic Club18952
- Eighth Ward Republican Club18942
- Anti-Saloon League1900–19162
- Kennewick City Council1914–19172
- State Federation of Labor1904–19112
- Spokane Review1891–18922
- G. A. R.1891–19032
- National Guard18942
- King County Republican Central Committee18942
- Union Trunk Line18952
- Boston National Bank18952
- Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway Company18952
- Grant Brothers18922
- Cawsey & Bromley18942
- Olympia Collegiate Institute18922
- Newport City Council19082