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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 53 |
| 1877 | 23 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 36 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 26 |
| 1886 | 15 |
| 1887 | 20 |
| 1888 | 20 |
| 1889 | 48 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 41 |
| 1892 | 86 |
| 1893 | 85 |
| 1894 | 74 |
| 1895 | 25 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 21 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1901 | 1 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 52 |
| 1904 | 41 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1909 | 25 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 4 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 2 |
515 stories matching lie, the 187 most mentioned
People 122
- A. A. Denny1872–18936
- Beriah Brown1872–18805
- Coroner Horton1892–18945
- Henry Villard18834
- Senator Squire1891–18944
- E. C. Ferguson1876–18944
- Senator Allen18924
- Byron Phelps1894–18954
- Gov. McGraw1894–18954
- Henry L. Yesler1891–18933
- Jackson1877–18893
- Thomas Burke1886–18933
- Wilson1894–18993
- W. H. White1882–18943
- H. L. Yesler1876–18953
- Judge Hanford1892–18983
- Mr. Johnson1858–18893
- John H. McGraw18923
- Allen1893–18953
- Eldridge Morse1876–18783
- Coroner Smart18893
- James G. Swan1861–18633
- Chief of Police Rogers18943
- Chief Rogers1892–18953
- Mayor Ronald1893–18943
- Chief Jackson18933
- Justice Caldwell1894–18953
- John E. John18943
- S. H. Piles1894–18952
- Thomas Jefferson1889–18942
- Elwood Evans1861–18722
- Johnson1893–18942
- Brown1877–18932
- John B. Allen1892–18932
- Mr. Robinson1888–19162
- Mr. Smith1878–18872
- Sheriff Cochrane1888–18922
- Allen C. Mason1899–19042
- E. P. Ferry1882–18882
- Judge Burke1888–18942
- Roger S. Greene1883–18912
- W. H. Fife18922
- John Collins1876–18942
- Jay Gould1877–18802
- Dr. Sparling18922
- J. A. Moore18992
- Grover Cleveland1886–18922
- J. T. Ronald1885–18922
- Jacob Furth1893–18952
- J. D. Lowman1888–18932
- Henry Hewitt, Jr.18922
- A. R. Gardner1914–19162
- Louis Rottmann19142
- Luke Walsh19142
- Nelson Bennett18922
- William Brown1889–18942
- George Foster1888–18912
- Watson C. Squire1887–18922
- W. W. Beck1891–18992
- John L. Wilson1892–18952
- Gibson1876–18952
- Sheriff Wyckoff18772
- Perkins18772
- Haley18772
- John Burke1878–19042
- Whitney1885–18872
- N. H. Owings1892–18932
- E. Blewett18892
- Sadie Brantner18892
- Mrs. Handsaker18892
- K. G. Faegre18892
- Judge Lichtenberg1891–18922
- T. B. Corey18942
- Sheriff Woolery18942
- W. Lair Hill1890–18922
- Judge Humes18932
- Rutter18932
- John L. Howard1884–18852
- Richard Osborn1884–18922
- Captain Glover18872
- Byron Barlow1892–18952
- Dr. Kellogg18762
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller18942
- O. F. Wegener18932
- Frank Wilkeson18902
- Josephine Hatch18922
- Detective Cudihee1892–18942
- Alice Kellogg18762
- Albert Kellogg18762
- Agnes Winsor18762
- Ankeny18952
- William McDonald1894–19002
- E. F. Benson1897–19052
- Henry Hewitt Jr.18922
- Deputy Coroner Mellinger1903–19042
- I. M. Howell19142
- Judge Brents1903–19042
- R. K. Tiffany1916–19172
- Luther P. Turner19162
- E. E. Mayer19162
- Lincoln Davis19042
- J. H. Davis19042
- Ben Haverkamp19042
- A. B. Hunt18932
- C. D. Mitchell19152
- H. B. Scudder18912
- E. S. Squires19042
- Coroner Shaver19092
- Fred Bonstedt1916–19172
- Frank Larson1892–18942
- H. T. Shepard1893–18942
- Judge Glasgow18942
- John Morgan18942
- Mrs. Young1893–18942
- Chin Chew18942
- Tom Box18942
- John Q. Anderson18942
- C. C. Todd18942
- Joe Dawson18942
- Frank Willis18942
- Jacob Olsen18942
- William Secor18942
Organizations 65
- Northern Pacific Railroad1877–190928
- Oregon Improvement Company1883–189514
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1882–18948
- Post-Intelligencer1882–18958
- Chamber of Commerce1884–19096
- Seattle City Council1876–18955
- Northern Pacific Railway1894–19045
- Providence Hospital1885–18995
- Fannie Paddock Hospital1904–19095
- Republican Party1889–18955
- Everett Land Company1892–18945
- Tacoma Ledger1887–18955
- King County Commissioners1876–19044
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway1888–18924
- Knights of Labor1885–18934
- Democratic Party1887–18944
- Puget Sound Dispatch1872–18764
- Intelligencer1872–18784
- Commercial Club1899–19094
- Washington State Legislature1891–19094
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1883–18984
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1886–18953
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1888–19093
- Great Northern Railway1899–19093
- Treasury Department1889–18993
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad1887–18923
- University of Washington1883–18913
- St. Joseph's Hospital1899–19093
- Seattle1882–18832
- General Land Office1883–18862
- United States Congress1854–18892
- War Department1895–19172
- Tacoma City Council1892–19042
- Odd Fellows1891–18932
- Seattle Intelligencer1872–18762
- Seattle Tribune1877–18782
- City Council1877–18922
- Northern Pacific1892–19142
- Knights of Pythias1892–18942
- Oregon Railway and Navigation Company1889–19032
- Walla Walla1859–18822
- Walla Walla Statesman1862–18762
- Washington Iron Works18912
- Union Pacific Railroad1883–18932
- Bonney & Stewart18942
- United States Land Office1888–18892
- Secretary of the Interior1884–18892
- St. Charles Hotel1876–18922
- Seattle Nursery1877–18802
- Tacoma Land Company1883–18852
- Canadian Pacific18892
- Merchants' National Bank1888–18942
- People's Party1893–18942
- Great Northern Railroad18932
- Seattle Athletic Club1893–18952
- City of Tacoma19092
- Bureau of Associated Charities1892–18952
- Sailors' Union18932
- Everett Trades Council1911–19122
- American Federation of Labor19112
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad Company1892–18932
- Spokane Review1891–18922
- Populist Party1894–18952
- Secretary of State19142
- Walla Walla Water Company19032