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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 17 |
| 1877 | 14 |
| 1878 | 11 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 22 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 15 |
| 1886 | 8 |
| 1887 | 11 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 45 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 17 |
| 1892 | 44 |
| 1893 | 44 |
| 1894 | 32 |
| 1895 | 43 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 6 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 14 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1908 | 8 |
| 1909 | 16 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 11 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 2 |
313 stories matching level, the 120 most mentioned
People 70
- John Leary1883–18935
- Thomas Burke1889–18944
- T. B. Corey1894–18954
- Thomas W. Symons1892–18954
- Dexter Horton1891–18953
- Henry Yesler1885–18953
- Henry Villard1883–18953
- John Webster1872–18953
- Edmond S. Meany1891–18953
- Smith1883–19033
- John E. John18943
- Joe Dawson18943
- Eugene Ricksecker1894–18953
- Harrison18922
- John B. Allen1893–18942
- Charles Johnson18952
- Rev. John F. Damon1893–18942
- John Collins1889–18932
- H. L. Yesler1859–18882
- George F. Whitworth1876–18952
- Daniel Bagley1893–18952
- H. A. Atkins1876–18952
- Robert Moran18892
- C. J. Smith1894–18952
- Judge Hanford1889–19092
- George Turner1893–19162
- Nelson Bennett1890–18922
- Murphy1889–18912
- E. O. Graves1894–18952
- John L. Wilson1890–18942
- John H. McGraw1892–18952
- W. E. Boone1885–18942
- Charles Anderson18952
- E. Blewett18892
- Miles C. Moore18892
- Judge Osborn18942
- K. G. Faegre18892
- Benezette Williams1894–18952
- Frank A. Pontius18782
- George W. Stetson1885–18952
- Angus Mackintosh1885–18952
- Nelson A. Miles1894–18952
- Edmund Carr18952
- Hoole1883–18872
- Frank Matthias1877–18952
- McBride1895–18982
- W. V. Rinehart1892–18952
- Coroner Horton18942
- Park Robinson18952
- John Parkinson18922
- George B. McClellan1894–18952
- Samuel Calhoun1876–18922
- Charles Davis18892
- Dr. J. J. Smith1894–18952
- Superintendent Corey1894–18952
- Superintendent McCabe1891–18942
- Gov. McGraw18942
- John Morgan18942
- Mayor Powell1893–18942
- John Q. Anderson18942
- C. C. Todd18942
- Frank Willis18942
- Jacob Olsen18942
- William Secor18942
- William M. Sheffield18952
- E. Coke Hill18952
- R. H. Boyd18952
- Dr. L. M. Lessey18952
- Coroner Askam18952
- Layman19082
Organizations 50
- Northern Pacific Railroad1877–190416
- Oregon Improvement Company1883–189512
- Seattle City Council1889–18958
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1889–18956
- Northern Pacific Railway1883–19094
- Post-Intelligencer1883–18954
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad1888–18954
- Northern Pacific1883–19094
- Washington Improvement Company1883–18944
- Seattle Athletic Club1892–18954
- Eshelman, Llewellyn & Co.1883–18893
- City of Seattle1889–18953
- Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1882–18873
- Dexter Horton & Co.1877–18933
- Great Northern1892–19083
- Spring Hill Water Company1883–18863
- Tacoma Ledger1880–18943
- Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway Company18953
- Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad1908–19093
- The Seattle Star18992
- King County Commissioners18762
- Chamber of Commerce1893–18942
- Seattle Fire Department1888–18892
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1892–18942
- Great Northern Railway1894–18982
- Providence Hospital1888–18952
- Seattle City Government1876–18892
- Salvation Army1894–18952
- University of Washington18952
- Seattle Coal Company1872–18782
- Puget Sound Dispatch18722
- Intelligencer18762
- King County1877–18942
- Commercial Club19082
- Board of Regents18952
- Grand Jury1872–18852
- U.S. Navy18942
- First Methodist Church18992
- Bonney & Stewart18942
- Washington State Legislature1891–18952
- Stern, Miller & Co.18892
- Seattle Water Department1894–18952
- Stimson Mill Company18942
- Fremont Milling Company1893–18942
- Everett Trades Council1910–19122
- White Bluffs Water Company1916–19172
- State College of Washington19222
- Whitehouse-Crimmins Company1903–19042
- Cameron & Ashenfelter18952
- Idaho Washington Northern19082