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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1892 | 5 |
| 1893 | 13 |
| 1894 | 6 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1903 | 3 |
| 1904 | 4 |
| 1909 | 6 |
| 1910 | 1 |
64 stories matching extortion, from 16 towns
King County30
Thurston County6
Snohomish County4
Jefferson County3
Island County2
Chelan County1
Columbia County1
Kittitas County1
Lewis County1
Walla Walla County1
Whatcom County1
Whitman County1