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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 21 |
| 1877 | 17 |
| 1878 | 20 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 6 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 15 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 7 |
| 1888 | 9 |
| 1889 | 19 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 25 |
| 1892 | 22 |
| 1893 | 22 |
| 1894 | 30 |
| 1895 | 40 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 6 |
| 1903 | 14 |
| 1904 | 3 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 12 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 2 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 2 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 2 |
321 stories matching highest, the 115 most mentioned
People 73
- L. V. Wyckoff1876–187819
- A. A. Denny1872–18948
- Nelson Bennett1890–18945
- John H. McGraw1885–18945
- William H. Snyder18785
- Martha J. Snyder18785
- Benj. Stretch18775
- Dexter Horton1878–18914
- W. H. White1872–18944
- Thomas J. Jackson18784
- W. R. Ballard18883
- Beriah Brown1872–18803
- Grover Cleveland1888–18953
- Mr. Carr1872–18763
- Arthur A. Denny1878–18873
- Eliza Jackson18783
- James Crawford18783
- D. Rice Campbell18783
- Judge Humes1894–18953
- Gov. McGraw1893–18953
- Elwood Evans1861–18722
- L. S. J. Hunt1887–18952
- Thomas Burke1891–18972
- Judge Turner1884–18952
- Orange Jacobs1877–18952
- Henry Yesler1884–18932
- John Collins18762
- H. L. Yesler1859–18912
- H. A. Atkins1872–18762
- John T. Jordan18762
- J. C. Haines1882–18912
- J. T. Ronald1893–18952
- Herman Chapin1892–18932
- Woodrow Wilson1917–19182
- Louis Rottmann19142
- Luke Walsh19142
- Watson C. Squire18872
- John L. Wilson1894–18952
- William H. Gilliam18762
- L. V. Wykoff1876–18782
- Duncan Dewar18762
- Franklin Matthias18762
- Erasmus M. Smithers18762
- Charles O. Terry18762
- A. C. Campbell1877–18782
- O.J. Carr18852
- James O. Libby18762
- James M. Coleman18772
- Judge Osborn18952
- Kinnear1889–18952
- John F. Gowey18912
- E. A. Clark1859–18872
- Henry George1894–18952
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller1894–18952
- Andrew F. Burleigh1892–18952
- J. C. Scott1903–19232
- Eugene V. Debs1894–18952
- Governor Hay1909–19112
- Attorney General Jones18942
- Nordstrom1894–18952
- W. W. Eldred18942
- Miss Ellen Creelman1894–18952
- Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper1894–18952
- T. C. Van Epps18912
- Mayor Horr18912
- S. C. Percival18912
- E. Messerly1897–18982
- Willie Holmes18952
- G. W. Sutherland1908–19102
- J. B. Hastings18952
- Dr. Aaron Baldwin18952
- Lena Shay Baldwin18952
- A. K. Shay18952
Organizations 42
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1885–189511
- Northern Pacific Railroad1877–18958
- Seattle City Council1885–18946
- Oregon Improvement Company1888–18955
- Seattle1876–18884
- Northern Pacific1889–19174
- Seattle Telegraph1892–18944
- West Coast Improvement Company18883
- Puget Sound Dispatch18723
- McNaught & Leary1876–18773
- Crawford & Harrington1877–18783
- First National Bank1889–19083
- Spring Hill Water Company1883–18863
- Washington State Federation of Labor1909–19113
- Denny Clay Company1894–18953
- The Ranch19033
- Hudson Bay Company1885–18912
- Great Northern Railway1891–19102
- Sunset Telephone Company1899–19042
- Post-Intelligencer1892–18952
- Seattle Intelligencer1877–18802
- The Daily Intelligencer18772
- University of Washington1893–18992
- Intelligencer1872–18762
- District Court of the Third Judicial District18782
- Hansen, Ackerson & Co.1877–18782
- Washington State Legislature1891–19032
- D. B. Jackson & Sons18792
- Canadian Pacific1889–18942
- American Trust Company18892
- Tacoma Ledger1883–18922
- King County Superior Court1885–18952
- The Telegraph18932
- Statesman-Index19082
- Seattle Board of Aldermen18932
- Olympia City Council18912
- Seattle Herald1884–18932
- Wenatchee Advance1897–18982
- Colville Examiner19082
- Fidelity Lumber Co.19082
- Northern Mercantile Co.19082
- The Miner19082