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| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 5 |
| 1861 | 6 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 12 |
| 1876 | 57 |
| 1877 | 49 |
| 1878 | 15 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 19 |
| 1882 | 10 |
| 1883 | 46 |
| 1884 | 32 |
| 1885 | 75 |
| 1886 | 37 |
| 1887 | 52 |
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1889 | 122 |
| 1890 | 20 |
| 1891 | 112 |
| 1892 | 198 |
| 1893 | 219 |
| 1894 | 206 |
| 1895 | 288 |
| 1897 | 7 |
| 1898 | 20 |
| 1899 | 58 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 102 |
| 1904 | 90 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1908 | 28 |
| 1909 | 100 |
| 1910 | 20 |
| 1911 | 16 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 18 |
| 1916 | 47 |
| 1917 | 13 |
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| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 4 |
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- A Wartime Call to Conscience
A fiery editorial urges Kennewick residents to stop making excuses and contribute to the Red Cross war fund, arguing that personal sacrifice is a duty of citizenship.
- 1885 Editorial Urges Chinese Exclusion in Washington Territory
A committee of Seattle citizens formalizes their campaign to purge the city of Chinese laborers, framing their economic anxiety as a struggle for the 'Caucasian race.'
- The Capitol Betrayal: Olympia’s Seat of Power Shipped to Vancouver
In a stunning political maneuver, the Territorial Legislature has voted to move the capital from Olympia to Vancouver and the penitentiary to Port Townsend, sparking outrage among local editors who see it as a betrayal of trust.
- Everett's Election Fight Over Dance Halls, Slot Machines, and City Light
The Republican mayoral primary becomes one of Snohomish County's fiercest political fights, with candidates divided on the 'open town' question and on how carefully Everett should guard its light and water franchises.
- The Price of Bread: A Judicial Question
After two boys were sentenced to the reformatory for stealing food, an Everett editor questions whether the legal system truly serves justice or merely punishes the desperate.
- The Navy’s Checklist: Why Seattle Was Betting Its Future on Iron and Timber
In January 1902, the city compiled a massive dossier of industrial advantages—from Denny Mine ore to fresh-water wharves—to convince Washington D.C. that Seattle was the only logical site for a new Pacific naval station.
- Almshouse Report Blames Commissioners for Defective Construction
A committee investigation reveals gross negligence and poor construction at the new county almshouse, prompting calls for a grand jury probe.
- The Struggle for Water in the Hanford Project
A legal representative for the Hanford irrigation project calls for a unified plan to resolve the long-standing water dispute.
- The Port District Election Turns Personal
Editor A.R. Gardner calls for a focus on policy over personalities as the upcoming Port District vote approaches.
- Clark County's Country Districts Will Vote the Saloon Up or Down
A local-option petition puts license-or-no-license on the November ballot outside the incorporated towns—where only Battle Ground has a saloon.
- The Pig in a Poke
Tacoma city officials rush a $1.75 million water works deal through the council despite lacking inventory records or valuation.
- The Fight Over Indian Land Taxes
A legal challenge in Tacoma's superior court questions if tribal land can be taxed, pitting state authority against federal protections.
- A Republican Orator Tames a Crowd in Yakima
Andrew F. Burleigh wins over a skeptical Yakima audience with cool reasoning, effectively silencing a People’s Party heckler.
- Tide Lands Battle: Northern Pacific Faces New Legal Hurdle
A Supreme Court ruling on harbor lines threatens the expansive waterfront infrastructure held by the railroad giant.
- A Strike Argument at a Shingle Mill Ends with a Knife in a Man's Abdomen
Two mill hands fall to blows over the strike question; the ex-preacher parries a club and stabs the man his neighbors call crazy on the industrial question.
- The Railway King’s Promise to Seattle
Henry Villard addresses Seattle’s future, confirming the construction of a rail line to Cedar Valley and defending the necessity of a 'benevolent monopoly.'
- Seattle's Legal Elite Debate the 'Chinese Question'
A resolution passed by the King County Bar Association sparks a sharp public dispute regarding the legitimacy of martial law and the anti-Chinese expulsion period.
- Tacoma's $750,000 Railroad Bait—and the Utility Deal That Fell Apart
A hastily passed water-and-light purchase ordinance is dead on arrival, while C. B. Wright dangles another railroad in front of Tacoma taxpayers.
- Sumner Mayor Faces Impeachment Over Stray Cattle
A local political feud in the town of Sumner lands before a grand jury as citizens debate the enforcement of ordinances and the limits of mayoral power.
- The Ministerial Alliance Demands a Closed Town
Tacoma ministers mobilize to pressure Mayor-elect George P. Wright into enforcing a 'closed' town policy, sparking pulpit debates across the city.
- The Political Honeymoon of 1889
Four months into the Harrison administration, a Seattle editor reflects on the stability of a presidency that weathered a major international crisis in Samoa.
- Kennewick Writer Questions Rattlesnake Hills Oil and Gas Claims
A skeptical resident questions the feverish speculation surrounding potential oil and gas discoveries in the Kennewick area.
- The Philosophy of a Drunk-Roller
A notorious criminal known for robbing intoxicated men in the basement of the Albion block receives a harsh sentence after a blunt admission in court.
- The Grange's Dancing Dilemma
Community tensions flare in Kennewick over the propriety of dancing and the enforcement of social rules within the local Grange.
- The School District Budget Crisis
A legal dispute over school district warrants reveals the fragile state of local education funding in 1894.