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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 81 |
| 1877 | 42 |
| 1878 | 45 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1882 | 11 |
| 1883 | 84 |
| 1884 | 42 |
| 1885 | 56 |
| 1886 | 26 |
| 1887 | 37 |
| 1888 | 47 |
| 1889 | 171 |
| 1890 | 14 |
| 1891 | 74 |
| 1892 | 169 |
| 1893 | 188 |
| 1894 | 156 |
| 1895 | 207 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 31 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 27 |
| 1904 | 37 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 22 |
| 1909 | 51 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 20 |
| 1916 | 20 |
| 1917 | 18 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 4 |
1,762 stories matching front, from 116 towns
Pierce County126
Snohomish County56
Thurston County48
Spokane County47
Pend Oreille County28
Walla Walla County22
Grays Harbor County21
Whatcom County21
Whitman County11
Jefferson County10
Kittitas County10
Lewis County7
Clallam County4
Pacific County4
Clark County3
Columbia County3
Stevens County3
Adams County2
Garfield County2
Chelan County2
Franklin County1
Grant County1
Island County1
Lincoln County1
Mason County1
Okanogan County1
San Juan County1
Skamania County1