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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 7 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 10 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 12 |
| 1863 | 8 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 20 |
| 1876 | 103 |
| 1877 | 101 |
| 1878 | 56 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 21 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 74 |
| 1884 | 43 |
| 1885 | 152 |
| 1886 | 81 |
| 1887 | 56 |
| 1888 | 53 |
| 1889 | 152 |
| 1890 | 24 |
| 1891 | 131 |
| 1892 | 265 |
| 1893 | 304 |
| 1894 | 420 |
| 1895 | 101 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 63 |
| 1900 | 15 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 139 |
| 1904 | 114 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 97 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 21 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 46 |
| 1917 | 39 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 3 |
2,583 stories matching order, the 400 most mentioned
People 261
- Judge Hanford1889–190464
- Judge Langley1893–189539
- Mayor Ronald1892–189526
- Judge Humes1892–189525
- John Leary1872–189122
- A. A. Denny1862–189521
- Judge Lichtenberg1891–189419
- W. H. White1872–189518
- L. V. Wyckoff1876–188018
- Watson C. Squire1885–189416
- Grover Cleveland1885–190915
- James Hamilton Lewis1889–189515
- Judge Osborn1889–189415
- Judge Greene1883–189414
- John Collins1876–189413
- J. T. Ronald1891–189913
- John L. Wilson1892–190313
- John H. McGraw1885–189413
- Thomas Burke1876–191012
- Judge Glasgow1893–189512
- Chief Rogers1894–189511
- Judge Lewis1876–188610
- H. L. Yesler1876–189510
- Judge Jacobs1872–189910
- George Turner1892–190010
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller1892–189510
- Chief Jackson1892–189310
- John Considine1892–189410
- Gov. McGraw1893–189410
- C. H. Hanford1876–18919
- Sheriff Woolery1892–18949
- Andrew Jackson1892–18998
- John B. Allen1885–18958
- Miller1883–19038
- Governor Ferry1885–18928
- Henry Yesler1880–18948
- Henry Villard1883–18948
- J. R. Lewis1872–18878
- Commissioner Emery1892–18948
- Eugene V. Debs18948
- Corporation Counsel Scott1894–18958
- Theodore Roosevelt1903–19097
- Sheriff Cochrane1888–18897
- J. C. Haines1882–18917
- M. S. Booth1876–18777
- Smith1876–19037
- Senator Squire1891–18947
- Nelson Bennett1889–18957
- J. M. Colman1878–18957
- Sheriff McGraw1883–18867
- Fred Gasch1893–18957
- Judge Robinson18917
- Coroner Horton1892–18947
- Sweeney1861–18977
- Senator Ankeny19036
- John Arthur1889–18946
- D. T. Denny1872–18956
- J.H. McGraw1885–18926
- B. Gatzert18766
- J. Eugene Jordan1892–18966
- Colonel Haines1888–18916
- Jacob Furth1893–18996
- Bolton Rogers1892–18996
- Elisha P. Ferry1877–18936
- Miles C. Moore1889–19156
- Judge Griffin1903–19046
- Calvin H. Hale18626
- Chief Hunt1893–18946
- Justice Caldwell1893–18956
- Justice Humphrey1893–18946
- James J. Hill1894–19045
- Abraham Lincoln1860–18915
- Jackson1877–19115
- Hill1876–19235
- Dexter Horton1872–18855
- Rev. John F. Damon1872–18945
- Eugene Semple1887–18955
- Clements19175
- Levi Ankeny1895–19035
- John Johnson1877–19005
- A. W. Piper1876–18945
- Reed1891–19095
- Arthur A. Denny1861–18955
- Mayor Weed1876–18925
- William H. Snyder18785
- Martha J. Snyder18785
- N. H. Owings1878–18935
- Watson Squire1886–18945
- Rogers1877–18945
- Junius Rochester1886–18935
- McNeill19175
- Judge Hoyt1884–18915
- John Brown1893–19035
- George Venable Smith1885–18945
- John F. Gowey1891–18925
- John W. Considine1892–18945
- George Donworth1893–19095
- Frank C. Ross18935
- Byron Phelps1893–18945
- Giblett1904–19095
- Wolfe1893–18945
- Mayor Phelps1894–18955
- Henry Craemer1894–18955
- Henry L. Yesler1892–18994
- Governor McBride1903–19044
- Mayor Campbell19044
- White1876–18944
- Richard Winsor1892–18994
- Judge Burke1887–18944
- Eben Smith1886–18954
- Orange Jacobs1871–18924
- Beriah Brown1872–18854
- Anderson1889–19044
- C. McAllister1876–18774
- Cyrus Walker1876–18934
- Gardner Kellogg1872–18944
- Bailey Gatzert1892–18934
- John T. Jordan1872–18764
- Thompson1899–19034
- Victor Smith1863–18884
- Robert Moran1889–18994
- Sherman1889–19044
- Everett Smith1891–18944
- Lee M. Lampson1914–19164
- Woodrow Wilson1914–19164
- A. Mackintosh1877–18784
- Mr. Carr1872–18764
- Soderberg1888–18954
- J.W. Hunt1877–18884
- Allen1876–18954
- Hanford1876–18954
- John Thompson18774
- James McNaught1880–18834
- Chief Moses1883–19044
- Benj. Stretch18774
- Mayor Moran18894
- Charles M. Bradshaw18914
- John Wiley1892–18954
- John L. Howard1883–18854
- A. L. Rutherford1885–18944
- John Gibbon1886–18924
- McBride1883–18944
- Chief of Police Rogers18944
- Dr. Sweeney1892–18944
- Adolph Krug1893–18944
- Mr. Percival1877–18914
- Ankeny18954
- H. J. Snively1890–18924
- Marshall K. Snell1892–19094
- Judge Brents19034
- Mayor Boyd1903–19044
- Judge Grady1916–19174
- Court Commissioner Strong19034
- Judge Stiles1891–19094
- Councilman Smith1903–19044
- A. F. Burleigh1892–18944
- Mayor Huson1892–18944
- A. A. Phillips1891–19094
- Henry J. Snively18924
- A. E. Pretty1893–18944
- John Wooding1893–18944
- City Engineer Thomson18944
- Judge Pritchard1893–18944
- Collector Saunders1893–18944
- Superintendent Kline18944
- Simon Rumpf18944
- Joseph Mayer18944
- Brig. Gen. Curry18944
- Delegate Voigt18944
- Mayor Horr1891–18924
- Prosecuting Attorney Ronald1885–18883
- S. H. Piles18943
- Elwood Evans1863–18923
- Charles Hopkins1880–18863
- Chief of Police1886–18993
- Kellogg1876–18923
- Kelly Ramsey18883
- T. J. Milner1885–18893
- Frank Terrace1888–18943
- Judge Nash18883
- E. P. Ferry1882–18913
- McDonald1893–19033
- Wilson1876–18893
- Burke1876–18883
- Roger S. Greene1883–18933
- Dr. Minor1876–18893
- Martin1889–19033
- Val Wildman18763
- Dr. Sparling18923
- Ulysses S. Grant1876–18943
- Leander Miller1894–18953
- L. B. Andrews1877–18833
- S. Baxter1876–18853
- Gen. Harney18593
- Superintendent Barnard1893–18953
- A. P. Burwell1892–18943
- Judge Cann18993
- John Lamb18943
- Dunbar1888–19033
- Baker1889–19093
- Clark1877–18913
- Judge Irwin1891–18943
- Geo. D. Hill1876–18853
- C. L. Holcomb1914–19173
- M. H. Church1914–19163
- H. A. Bier1905–19163
- McMillan1876–18893
- W. C. Squire1888–18943
- Mr. Piles1888–18953
- McGraw1880–18913
- Mr. Milner1886–18883
- H. G. Struve1884–18943
- Nelson1859–19033
- Murphy1888–18913
- Judge Moore1892–18993
- Col. Haines1888–18913
- Turner1894–19033
- John McGraw1885–18943
- Moran1887–18923
- Thornton1885–18923
- Yesler1885–18863
- J. B. Metcalfe1891–18933
- Chief of Police Mitchell1888–18893
- J. T. Brown18773
- Charles Anderson1894–19033
- C. B. Wright1887–18933
- Thomas J. Jackson18783
- D. Rice Campbell18783
- Justice Selye18773
- Solomon Baxter18773
- Judge Parker1877–18933
- Wm. H. Ward18773
- Frank Morrison1909–19113
- E. Meeker1885–18923
- Dr. Jordan1894–18953
- Fred E. Sander1892–18953
- Stiles1891–19093
- Secretary Noble1889–18923
- Officer Philbrick1892–18943
- James G. Swan1885–18923
- P. C. Sullivan1891–18923
- Justice Von Tobel1891–18923
- Thomas Carroll1892–18943
- George M. Armour18943
- Judge Rivers1891–18923
- L. C. Gilman18923
- Senator Claypool1892–18933
- Justice Hill18853
- Secretary Lamar18853
- Chief Justice Greene1885–18863
- James H. Woolery1885–18943
- Richard Osborn1885–18943
- Wilbur Patten1886–18943
- Sarah B. Yesler1892–18953
- Collector Wasson18933
- A. C. Miller18923
- W. V. Rinehart1892–18943
- Frank Abraham18923
- Commissioner Kiefer18923
- David E. Durie1894–18953
- Inspector Coblentz1892–18933
Organizations 139
- Northern Pacific Railroad1872–1915102
- Seattle City Council1872–189955
- Knights of Labor1883–189448
- Oregon Improvement Company1884–189533
- Northern Pacific1882–191431
- American Railway Union1893–189426
- Post-Intelligencer1882–189524
- Republican Party1878–190324
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1882–190418
- Board of Public Works1891–189917
- Tacoma City Council1884–190917
- Chamber of Commerce1886–190416
- Great Northern Railroad1891–190916
- General Land Office1860–189513
- Great Northern Railway1892–190513
- Democratic Party1876–190313
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1885–190312
- City of Seattle1876–189912
- Washington State Legislature1891–191712
- Everett Trades Council1909–191212
- Northern Pacific Railway1884–191511
- Odd Fellows1878–190911
- Knights of Pythias1887–191711
- People's Party1886–189511
- Tacoma Ledger1885–190010
- King County Commissioners1876–18949
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad1883–18949
- University of Washington1885–19169
- Great Northern1892–19229
- Board of County Commissioners1877–18959
- First National Bank1889–19039
- Public Service Commission1914–19169
- Olympia City Council1891–18959
- King County1876–18958
- Commercial Club1894–19168
- Union Pacific1885–18947
- Seattle Police Department1885–18997
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad1892–18947
- City Council1885–18997
- King County Board of Commissioners1877–18947
- American Federation of Labor1894–19117
- Washington Supreme Court1891–19037
- Seattle Fire Department1876–18946
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad1876–18886
- Puget Sound Dispatch18726
- Western Central Labor Union1892–18946
- United States District Court1885–18946
- National Guard of Washington1889–18946
- Stimson Mill Company1894–18956
- Populist Party1894–18986
- Denny Clay Company1894–18956
- The Seattle Star1899–19105
- Hudson Bay Company1854–18935
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1888–19095
- Sunset Telephone Company1894–19045
- Snoqualmie Falls Power Company18995
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company1887–18935
- Salvation Army1893–18955
- Seattle Coal and Iron Company18945
- Coast Seamen's Union1887–18945
- U.S. Navy1872–19045
- Northern Pacific Coal Company1891–18945
- Secretary of the Interior1876–18945
- Ancient Order of United Workmen1885–19045
- Ballard City Council1893–18945
- Board of Aldermen1893–18955
- Puyallup Tribe1886–18945
- Law and Order Party1884–18855
- Bureau of Associated Charities1893–18955
- Sailors' Union1886–18935
- Tacoma Light and Water Company1893–18945
- Washington State Supreme Court1890–19155
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1883–18945
- Oregon Railway & Navigation Company1885–18944
- The Herald1885–18914
- Treasury Department1889–18994
- Canadian Pacific Railway1887–18954
- Providence Hospital1885–18954
- Arlington Hotel1883–18894
- Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1882–18854
- Congress1879–18954
- The Daily Intelligencer1876–18784
- Daily Intelligencer1876–18804
- Board of Health1892–19054
- Ancient Order of Hibernians1893–19044
- Whitman College1903–19044
- Board of Regents1893–18954
- Union Pacific Railroad1888–18944
- Bonney & Stewart18944
- Washington Territorial Legislature1863–18874
- Law and Order League1883–18894
- Canadian Pacific1883–18944
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union1883–18924
- Seattle School Board1886–18944
- House of Delegates1893–18954
- Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company1884–18894
- Ladies' Relief Society1885–19034
- Methodist Episcopal Church1892–18954
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows1891–18944
- Aberdeen City Council1891–18934
- Northern Pacific Railway Company1883–18944
- National Guard1892–18944
- Northwestern Industrial Army18944
- Company G, Second Regiment1889–18944
- Seattle1876–18823
- Women's Christian Temperance Union1885–18923
- War Department1895–18993
- Tacoma News1882–18943
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway1888–18953
- Miners' Union1888–18893
- Stetson & Post Mill Company1888–18933
- Department of the Interior1859–18983
- Post Office Department1882–19163
- Seattle Coal Company1872–18853
- Puget Mill Company1876–18953
- Intelligencer1872–18763
- A. P. A.1894–18963
- Oregon Railway and Navigation Company1885–18893
- United States Government1859–18893
- County Commissioners1876–18773
- King County Teachers' Institute1872–18853
- Grand Army of the Republic1893–18943
- Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington1854–18783
- District Court of the Third Judicial District1878–18893
- General Electric Company1894–18993
- Seattle National Bank18943
- King County Board of County Commissioners1877–18913
- Common Council1878–18893
- Sisters of Charity1862–18843
- Board of Trade1886–18913
- King County Republican Party1889–18943
- Washington National Guard1891–19163
- Interior Department1885–18903
- Commissioner of Indian Affairs1885–18943
- Toklas & Singerman1887–18913
- Longshoremen's Union1886–19043
- Sisters of Providence1883–18943
- Seattle Athletic Club1893–18953
- Associated Charities1892–19043