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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 3 |
| 1895 | 8 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 9 |
| 1910 | 5 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1924 | 2 |
53 stories matching referendum, in 12 newspapers
| Newspaper | Stories | Years found | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle · published 1888–1914 | 16 | 1892–1895 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Labor JournalEverett | 14 | 1909–1912 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick · published 1914–1938 | 7 | 1914–1917 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Tacoma TimesTacoma · published 1903–1949 | 3 | 1909 | Catalog ↗ |
| White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs · published 1907–1938 | 3 | 1915–1924 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-Current | 3 | 1908–1909 | Catalog ↗ |
| Coulee City DispatchCoulee City | 2 | 1916 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Seattle StarSeattle · published 1899–1947 | 1 | 1899 | Catalog ↗ |
| Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle · published 1881–1888 | 1 | 1886 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Yakima HeraldNorth Yakima · published 1889–1914 | 1 | 1889 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Oroville Weekly GazetteOroville | 1 | 1909 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Colfax GazetteColfax · published 1893–1932 | 1 | 1900 | Catalog ↗ |