Research the archive
Narrow 25,724 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.
Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.
Refine
Show the numbers
| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 31 |
| 1877 | 17 |
| 1878 | 6 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 20 |
| 1884 | 9 |
| 1885 | 23 |
| 1886 | 13 |
| 1887 | 11 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 25 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 60 |
| 1892 | 77 |
| 1893 | 56 |
| 1894 | 53 |
| 1895 | 92 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 13 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 52 |
| 1904 | 25 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 43 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 6 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
742 stories matching institution
- Budget Cuts Silence Washington's Farmers' Institutes
A Pullman college president tells The Ranch that six or seven faculty posts were cut, leaving no one free to carry agricultural lectures into the countryside in 1903.
- La Salle Institute Dominates Fort Walla Walla
Local schoolboys from La Salle Institute soundly defeat the Thirtieth Battery in an exciting game at the Fort Walla Walla grounds.
- A Total Rout on the Fort Walla Walla Grounds
The La Salle Institute baseball team dominated the 'Last Chance' squad in a lopsided game that left local fans stunned.
- Olympia’s New ‘Keeley Cure’ Promised to Break Drink and Opium Habits in Three Weeks
Dr. Watt opens a Keeley Institute in the Union block, touting a round-the-clock regimen of medicine, hypodermic injections and baths — and applications are already arriving from across Puget Sound.
- A Newspaper Opens a Fund So Poor Men Can Afford the Keeley Cure
The Tribune sets a contribution box at Main and Fourth for Olympia residents too poor to pay for the Keeley Institute's addiction treatment, seeding the fund with $5 and naming a committee to vet applicants.
- The 'Specialists' of First Avenue
A predatory medical institute promises secret cures for 'youthful indiscretions' and 'lost vitality' from their downtown Seattle office.
- The Historic Normal Institute: When Seattle Became a Center for Educational Reform
In the summer of 1885, Seattle hosted its first genuine normal institute, inviting educators from across the Pacific Northwest to learn progressive New England teaching methods.
- Hanford’s Bank Closes Doors
Consolidation of banking institutions reflects the changing economic landscape of the mid-Columbia river region.
- The Secret Census of Incarcerated Aliens
Federal agents conduct a quiet, month-long sweep of Washington’s state institutions to identify non-citizens for deportation.
- The Temperance Hall With a Deed That Wouldn't Let Go
A judge voids a ruling on the Good Templars' Columbia Street property, reopening a fight over a free library, a moral clause, and which court had the power to decide.
- The End of the Coyote Club
A bachelor institution in Kennewick falls to the inevitable march of marriage and relocation.
- The Territory Opens Its First University Schools
A new collegiate and primary institution launches in Seattle under the leadership of A. S. Mercer.
- The Iron Will of the Puget Soundry
How a local iron works became the pride of a young Seattle, forging the industrial future of the territory.
- Aberdeen’s Financial Fortification
Local industry titans consolidate control over the newly incorporated Aberdeen Bank with a quarter-million-dollar capital injection.
- The Brewery Moves On After Everett Goes Dry
Local industry shifts its sights from local taps to the export market following the city's prohibition vote.
- State Funding for Washington's Farmers' Institutes
For the first time, the state legislature has appropriated $5,000 to support agricultural education across Washington's counties.
- The Panic on Spring Street
When malicious rumors hit a Seattle bank, depositors rushed the doors, forcing the bank president to defend his institution's solvency.
- The Pioneer Hub for Snohomish's Rising Professionals
Before the age of online degrees, Snohomish’s ambitious youth crowded into the Puget Sound Business College to master telegraphy, mercantile law, and the ledger.
- Pullman's President Came to Seattle With $18,000 Recovered
E. A. Bryan touted free tuition, new engineering courses and a faculty of fifteen—after the regents forced a former treasurer to hand over $17,000.
- The Dominican Sisters Build a Future
Establishing a vital medical outpost in the heart of a dangerous lumbering region.
- The Horror at Fort Steilacoom
A former minister exposes systemic abuse and torture at the territorial hospital for the insane.
- The Broken Promise of a Convent Gift
An elderly benefactor sues to reclaim forty acres of land, alleging that his donation to a Catholic institution for orphans was built on a lie regarding the gender of the children served.
- The Collapse of the Orting Bank
A small-town financial institution fails after a dubious draft and questionable loans, leaving local depositors to face the consequences of 'loose management.'
- The End of an Institution
Seattle's iconic Arcade dry goods store closes its doors, marking the end of a remarkable partnership.
- The Pioneer Hospital of the Pacific Northwest
Dr. G.A. Weed’s establishment promised 'skillful medical or surgical treatment' to those without a home, claiming superiority over any institution north of San Francisco.