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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 16 |
| 1877 | 10 |
| 1878 | 9 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 10 |
| 1884 | 14 |
| 1885 | 14 |
| 1886 | 13 |
| 1887 | 12 |
| 1888 | 18 |
| 1889 | 32 |
| 1891 | 13 |
| 1892 | 53 |
| 1893 | 61 |
| 1894 | 83 |
| 1895 | 48 |
| 1899 | 9 |
| 1903 | 10 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
472 stories matching previous, the 168 most mentioned
People 117
- Mayor Ronald1892–189411
- Judge Humes1892–189510
- W. H. White1872–18946
- John Collins1878–18946
- Judge Hanford1889–18956
- Andrew Jackson1894–18955
- Gardner Kellogg1872–18955
- Chief Jackson1892–18935
- Judge Langley1893–18955
- Henry L. Yesler1878–18934
- A. A. Denny1876–18954
- John Leary1872–18854
- Judge Greene1883–18954
- George F. Fay18884
- John H. McGraw1886–18954
- William Cochrane18944
- Judge Lichtenberg1891–18944
- Chief Rogers1894–18954
- Miller1892–18933
- D. T. Denny1885–18943
- J. Eugene Jordan1893–18953
- Bolton Rogers1888–18943
- J. J. McGilvra1872–18953
- H. W. Baker18883
- James Wickersham18893
- Sadie Brantner18893
- John Wiley1894–18953
- L. C. Gilman1894–19033
- Chief of Police Rogers1894–18953
- David E. Durie18943
- Will H. Thompson1894–19033
- Krug1892–18943
- James McNamara1894–18953
- Mayor Phelps1894–18953
- Simon Rumpf18943
- Joseph Mayer18943
- Mrs. Fraser18953
- Abraham Lincoln1876–18892
- John B. Allen1892–18932
- Page18952
- Richard Winsor1894–18952
- Amos Brown18952
- Dexter Horton1876–18912
- Thomas Burke1892–18952
- McDonald1888–18892
- Judge Burke1877–18892
- John Arthur18942
- Rev. John F. Damon1872–18952
- James G. Blaine1887–18892
- Henry Yesler1889–18912
- Beriah Brown18722
- David Sires1882–18952
- Mr. White1876–18842
- Mitchell1888–18892
- Judge Jacobs1872–18762
- Dr. Miller1888–18892
- Grover Cleveland1889–18932
- Ezra Meeker1885–18932
- Superintendent Barnard1893–18942
- Jacob Furth18932
- J. D. Lowman1893–18952
- James Hamilton Lewis1894–18952
- J. S. Goldsmith1893–18942
- George Turner1903–19162
- Senator Squire18942
- H. G. Struve1883–18892
- Watson C. Squire1885–18862
- Dixon1883–18872
- E. O. Graves1892–18992
- Coroner Root1888–18892
- Chief Mitchell1888–18892
- Watson Squire1887–18922
- Prince Bismarck18892
- Judge Osborn18942
- Jack McDonald1894–18952
- Chas. T. Conover18892
- Justice Von Tobel18922
- Sheriff Woolery1893–18942
- Judge Rivers1891–18922
- Jim Woolery1893–18942
- Sarah B. Yesler1892–18952
- Griffith Davies18932
- F. Otto Collings1893–18952
- Coroner Horton1893–18942
- George Donworth1892–18942
- John Russell1894–18952
- John Burns18842
- John Considine18942
- Detective Cudihee1893–18952
- Dr. Palmer1893–18952
- William Radloff18922
- John Cort1889–18922
- Henry Fuhrman1893–18942
- D. A. Spencer18942
- R. H. Thomson1893–18942
- J. W. Clise1894–18952
- James Murphy18922
- Joseph Schoenbachler18922
- J. M. Wolfe1894–18952
- Judge Glasgow1894–18952
- Gov. McGraw18942
- Edwin Hall Warner18942
- Comptroller Carson1893–18942
- Alderman Jordan1894–18952
- M. M. Teater1893–18942
- J. K. Basye18942
- Secretary Herbert18942
- Corporation Counsel Scott18952
- Brad A. Knapp18942
- William Harris18942
- Mr. King1894–18952
- Addison Smith1894–18952
- W. L. Forrester18942
- E. C. Cheasty1894–18952
- Arthur Griffin1894–18952
- E. F. Wittler18952
- Mrs. A. C. Arper18952
Organizations 51
- Northern Pacific Railroad1878–189910
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1885–19048
- Seattle City Council1882–18957
- Oregon Improvement Company1891–18956
- Board of Public Works1893–18955
- Republican Party1878–18945
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad1876–18785
- Seattle Athletic Club1892–18955
- American Railway Union1893–18955
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1884–18954
- Great Northern Railway1893–19034
- Post-Intelligencer1887–18944
- Democratic Party1878–18944
- Seattle School Board1894–18954
- Great Northern Railroad1892–18944
- King County Commissioners1892–18953
- Chamber of Commerce1893–18993
- General Land Office1885–18933
- Seattle Fire Department1893–18943
- University of Washington1892–19283
- Northern Pacific1885–18943
- Board of Aldermen18953
- Washington National Bank1891–18953
- The Seattle Star18992
- Treasury Department18942
- Knights of Labor1885–18862
- The Daily Intelligencer18762
- Puget Sound Dispatch18722
- Intelligencer18722
- City Council1884–18992
- Knights of Pythias1887–18942
- Grand Army of the Republic1888–18952
- U.S. Navy1892–18942
- Bonney & Stewart18942
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern R. R.18882
- King County Board of Commissioners1880–18952
- Common Council1884–18892
- People's Party18942
- N. W. Harris & Co.1892–18932
- Ballard City Council1891–18942
- Pacific Northwest League1892–18952
- Seattle Board of Education1894–18952
- House of the Good Shepherd18932
- Seattle School District No. 11883–18942
- Stimson Mill Company18942
- Seattle Consolidated Street Railway Company1894–18952
- Seattle Board of Health1892–18952
- Ancient Order of Foresters1893–18952
- Liquor Dealers' Protective Association1884–18952
- Seattle Board of Aldermen1893–18952
- Cawsey & Bromley18942