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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 34 |
| 1877 | 17 |
| 1878 | 19 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 20 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1885 | 20 |
| 1886 | 18 |
| 1887 | 17 |
| 1888 | 21 |
| 1889 | 43 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 43 |
| 1892 | 110 |
| 1893 | 107 |
| 1894 | 113 |
| 1895 | 86 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 9 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 59 |
| 1904 | 38 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 9 |
| 1909 | 42 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 4 |
| 1916 | 21 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
870 stories matching previous, the 308 most mentioned
People 214
- Judge Humes1892–189511
- Mayor Ronald1892–189411
- Judge Hanford1889–18959
- Andrew Jackson1876–18956
- W. H. White1872–18946
- John Collins1878–18946
- Sadie Brantner18896
- Judge Greene1883–18955
- Gardner Kellogg1872–18955
- James Wickersham1885–18895
- Chief Jackson1892–18935
- Judge Langley1893–18955
- Henry L. Yesler1878–18934
- Abraham Lincoln1861–18914
- A. A. Denny1876–18954
- John Leary1872–18854
- Smith1893–19034
- George Turner1894–19164
- Senator Squire1894–18954
- Nelson Bennett1892–18944
- George F. Fay18884
- John H. McGraw1886–18954
- William Cochrane18944
- Judge Lichtenberg1891–18944
- Chief of Police Rogers1894–18954
- Chief Rogers1894–18954
- Mayor Phelps1894–18954
- Miller1892–18933
- Governor Ferry1891–18923
- James1886–19083
- Judge Burke1877–18893
- Henry Yesler1889–18923
- D. T. Denny1885–18943
- Mrs. Bell1872–18773
- J. Eugene Jordan1893–18953
- Grover Cleveland1889–18953
- Ezra Meeker1885–18933
- J. D. Lowman1892–18953
- James Hamilton Lewis1892–18953
- Bolton Rogers1888–18943
- J. J. McGilvra1872–18953
- Paul Schulze1892–18953
- John L. Wilson1894–18953
- H. W. Baker18883
- Dr. Brown18893
- Jack McDonald1894–18953
- John Wiley1894–18953
- L. C. Gilman1894–19033
- Coroner Horton1893–18943
- David E. Durie18943
- Paulhamus1895–19233
- Will H. Thompson1894–19033
- Krug1892–18943
- Fred Phillips1907–19093
- Gov. McGraw18943
- James McNamara1894–18953
- Simon Rumpf18943
- Joseph Mayer18943
- Senator Taylor18953
- Mrs. Fraser18953
- James J. Hill1895–19042
- John B. Allen1892–18932
- Page18952
- Richard Winsor1894–18952
- Amos Brown18952
- Dexter Horton1876–18912
- Thomas Burke1892–18952
- McDonald1888–18892
- John Arthur18942
- Rev. John F. Damon1872–18952
- James G. Blaine1887–18892
- Beriah Brown18722
- David Sires1882–18952
- Henry Villard1887–18952
- Martin1876–19032
- Mr. White1876–18842
- Parker1876–18922
- Mitchell1888–18892
- Dr. Weed18762
- Judge Jacobs1872–18762
- Dr. Miller1888–18892
- Superintendent Barnard1893–18942
- Jacob Furth18932
- J. S. Goldsmith1893–18942
- William Blackman19032
- John Ross18762
- McLean19032
- William Baldwin19042
- Levi Ankeny1903–19052
- Commissioner Emery18952
- Baker1889–19032
- Lee M. Lampson19162
- Judge Wickersham18892
- H. G. Struve1883–18892
- Watson C. Squire1885–18862
- Snyder18922
- Abigail Scott Duniway1883–18872
- Dixon1883–18872
- John Jones1888–18952
- E. O. Graves1892–18992
- John McGraw18922
- Coroner Root1888–18892
- Chief Mitchell1888–18892
- Edward Eldridge1878–18912
- Chief Moses1878–18942
- E. C. Ferguson18762
- Lot Wilbur1879–18952
- Butler1876–19112
- Charles Harrison18762
- Hugh Ross18762
- J. D. Morgan1876–18782
- Watson Squire1887–18922
- Prince Bismarck18892
- Springer1889–18922
- Chandler1889–18912
- Miles C. Moore1889–19032
- John P. Judson18892
- Mrs. Handsaker18892
- Dr. F. C. Miller1889–18922
- Judge Osborn18942
- Sheriff McGraw1885–18862
- Chas. T. Conover18892
- Justice Von Tobel18922
- Sheriff Woolery1893–18942
- E. M. Carr1884–18952
- Judge Rivers1891–18922
- Commissioner Sparks18852
- Jim Woolery1893–18942
- John Keane1885–18942
- Roberts1893–19112
- Caldwell1908–19092
- Sarah B. Yesler1892–18952
- Griffith Davies18932
- F. Otto Collings1893–18952
- John W. Considine1894–18952
- George Donworth1892–18942
- John Russell1894–18952
- Myers1893–19032
- John Burns18842
- John Considine18942
- Detective Cudihee1893–18952
- Dr. Palmer1893–18952
- William Radloff18922
- Charley1883–18942
- M. M. Moulton1914–19162
- Bennett1908–19092
- Samuel Gompers1892–19092
- J. E. Nessly19002
- Judge Snell1904–19092
- J. B. Clements1914–19162
- E. P. Marsh1909–19102
- Mayor Hunt19032
- Miles Poindexter1915–19162
- John F. Miller1889–18942
- Judge Huston19042
- H. J. Snively1892–19162
- Deputy Coroner Mellinger19042
- John Cort1889–18922
- Frank S. Dement19032
- Henry Fuhrman1893–18942
- Beals1891–18922
- C. O. Young1886–19112
- Honeycutt19032
- Senator Frink18952
- Gordon C. Moores19172
- A. H. Reynolds1890–18912
- D. A. Spencer18942
- A. F. Burleigh1893–18952
- Councilman Duevel19042
- R. H. Thomson1893–18942
- J. W. Clise1894–18952
- Judge Sullivan1893–18952
- Mayor Linck19092
- James Murphy18922
- John Erickson1893–18942
- Dr. McCready18922
- Joseph Schoenbachler18922
- Chief Davis1892–18932
- J. M. Wolfe1894–18952
- Judge Glasgow1894–18952
- John Fairfield1893–18942
- Edwin Hall Warner18942
- Comptroller Carson1893–18942
- Alderman Jordan1894–18952
- M. M. Teater1893–18942
- Adjutant General O'Brien18952
- J. K. Basye18942
- Secretary Herbert18942
- Corporation Counsel Scott18952
- Brad A. Knapp18942
- George F. Gund18942
- William Harris18942
- Mr. King1894–18952
- Addison Smith1894–18952
- W. L. Forrester18942
- E. C. Cheasty1894–18952
- Arthur Griffin1894–18952
- Mayor Horr18912
- Sickels1891–18922
- Senator Deckebach18952
- Councilman Bennett19082
- Councilman Eckerson19082
- A. E. Reid1907–19082
- Dr. J. T. Phillips1907–19092
- Wm. Krause1907–19092
- George Hynes1907–19092
- D. R. Lusher19092
- E. F. Wittler18952
- Mrs. A. C. Arper18952
- Mayor Appel19082
- Councilman Caldwell19082
- Hynes1908–19092
- George Torreson1908–19092
- F. C. Krause1908–19092
Organizations 94
- Northern Pacific Railroad1872–189921
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1885–190410
- Oregon Improvement Company1886–18959
- Republican Party1878–18958
- Seattle City Council1882–18957
- Great Northern Railway1893–19097
- Post-Intelligencer1886–18947
- Northern Pacific1885–19147
- Washington State Legislature1890–19097
- Great Northern Railroad1892–19107
- Board of Public Works1893–18956
- General Land Office1878–18956
- Northern Pacific Railway1888–19176
- Tacoma City Council1893–19095
- Knights of Labor1885–18885
- Democratic Party1878–18945
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad1876–18785
- Commercial Club1892–19155
- First National Bank1887–19085
- Seattle Athletic Club1892–18955
- American Railway Union1893–18955
- Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad1907–19085
- King County Commissioners1892–18954
- Chamber of Commerce1893–18994
- Hudson Bay Company1854–18954
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1884–18954
- Seattle School Board1894–18954
- Everett Trades Council1909–19104
- Seattle Fire Department1893–18943
- Treasury Department1894–18953
- University of Washington1892–19283
- Intelligencer1872–18763
- N. W. Harris & Co.1891–18933
- Board of Aldermen18953
- Public Service Commission1914–19163
- Keeler Brothers1914–19163
- Walla Walla City Council19033
- Washington Supreme Court1891–19033
- Washington National Bank1891–18953
- Fidelity Lumber Co.1908–19093
- Newport City Council1908–19093
- Pend Oreille River Navigation Co.1908–19093
- The Seattle Star18992
- Union Pacific1892–18942
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway1888–18912
- Washington State Penitentiary1893–18942
- U.S. Congress1859–18952
- Congress1860–18892
- The Daily Intelligencer18762
- Daily Intelligencer1876–18772
- Puget Sound Dispatch18722
- City Council1884–18992
- Knights of Pythias1887–18942
- Seattle Coal and Iron Company1893–18952
- United States Government1878–18892
- Sons of Veterans1891–18952
- Great Northern1894–19082
- Grand Army of the Republic1888–18952
- U.S. Navy1892–18942
- Bonney & Stewart18942
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern R. R.18882
- Washington Territorial Legislature1859–18772
- King County Board of Commissioners1880–18952
- Common Council1884–18892
- People's Party18942
- 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
- Tacoma Light and Water Company1893–18942
- American Federation of Labor1892–19092
- Washington State Senate18952
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1884–18932
- Aberdeen City Council18922
- Washington State Federation of Labor1910–19112
- Washington Agricultural College1895–18982
- State College of Washington1917–19242
- Tacoma Railway & Power Company19042
- State Bar Association1894–19092
- Kennewick-Richland Marketing Union1916–19172
- Statesman Publishing Co19032
- City of Everett1894–18952
- State Board of Control19032
- Northern Pacific, Yakima & Kittitas Irrigation Company18922
- Seattle Board of Health1892–18952
- Ancient Order of Foresters1893–18952
- National Guard1894–18952
- Liquor Dealers' Protective Association1884–18952
- Seattle Board of Aldermen1893–18952
- Olympia City Council18912
- Cawsey & Bromley18942