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Year	Stories
1858	1
1859	2
1860	1
1861	8
1862	7
1863	2
1864	3
1872	7
1876	27
1877	14
1878	6
1879	1
1880	5
1882	2
1883	21
1884	14
1885	46
1886	29
1887	13
1888	16
1889	38
1890	5
1891	38
1892	94
1893	86
1894	109
1895	114
1897	1
1898	6
1899	17
1900	2
1902	2
1903	38
1904	29
1905	1
1907	3
1908	18
1909	51
1910	8
1911	3
1912	2
1914	7
1915	12
1916	16
1917	15
1918	2
1922	2
1923	6
1924	8
1925	3

1,046 stories matching request, the 357 most mentioned

People 239

Mayor Ronald1892–189412
Henry Villard1883–18958
Chief of Police Rogers1892–18957
Mayor Phelps1894–18957
W. H. White1872–18956
Judge Humes1893–18956
John B. Allen1883–18955
John Leary1884–18935
Judge Jacobs1872–18885
Watson C. Squire1889–18955
John H. McGraw1892–18945
Prosecuting Attorney Miller1893–18945
Senator Frink1893–18955
Judge Glasgow1893–18945
Andrew Jackson1893–18954
Gardner Kellogg1872–18954
Grover Cleveland1885–18944
Judge Hanford1894–19034
Nelson Bennett1887–18994
J. J. McGilvra1872–18984
E. O. Graves1893–18994
Judge Osborn1892–18954
Chief Rogers1892–18954
Coroner Horton1892–18944
Dr. Palmer18954
Mayor Orr1894–18954
Corporation Counsel Scott18954
Councilman Bennett1907–19084
Councilman Eckerson1907–19084
Mayor Appel19084
Councilman Caldwell19084
Henry L. Yesler1892–18933
Miller1886–19033
Richard Winsor1893–18943
Henry Yesler1885–18883
D. T. Denny1888–18953
Mr. White1876–18953
Judge Greene1885–18923
J. Eugene Jordan1893–18953
J. C. Haines1889–18913
J. T. Ronald1892–18943
J. D. Lowman1893–18953
C. J. Smith1893–18953
Mr. Denny1861–18893
Senator Squire18943
Elisha P. Ferry1889–18943
A. R. Gardner1914–19163
Mr. Miller1861–19153
John L. Wilson1892–18953
William Pickering1862–18633
William Cochrane1886–18943
Rogers1893–18953
Jack McDonald1893–18953
Robert Bridges1892–18953
McNeill1916–19223
Sheriff Woolery1892–18943
Senator Allen1892–18933
J. M. Adams18853
Secretary Teller1883–18853
Caldwell1908–19093
Detective Cudihee1893–18953
Ernest Lister1897–19173
Stambaugh19093
Byron Phelps1894–18953
A. B. Hunt1892–18953
W. J. Bryant1893–18943
Judge Langley1893–18953
A. E. Braymer1893–18953
Wallace1894–18953
Senator Dorr18953
Councilman Hynes19083
Councilman McInnis19083
James J. Hill1894–18952
George Washington1888–18892
Elwood Evans1862–18762
Governor Ferry1891–18922
Secretary of War1895–18992
Jackson1883–19032
James Quinn1895–18992
Williams1884–18992
Amos Brown1888–18942
Dexter Horton1872–18852
Thomas Burke1889–18942
Sheriff Cochrane1888–18892
Kelly Ramsey18882
T. J. Milner1888–18892
A. A. Denny1862–18942
Rev. John F. Damon1872–18942
Allen Weir1892–18942
Sullivan1886–18922
J. H. Hall18892
Val Wildman18762
Col. Larrabee1872–18782
Clements19162
Colonel Haines1888–18892
Victor Smith18622
Dr. J. Eugene Jordan18892
Chief Justice Jones18882
Miss Larkins1882–18832
Jacob Furth1893–18952
James Hamilton Lewis1892–18942
W. D. Wood1887–18952
Bolton Rogers18942
Harry White1891–18942
Comptroller Parry1894–18952
John Lamb18942
Police Matron Taylor18952
McLean19032
Monroe18952
Clark1891–19042
George Turner1893–18952
John Sullivan1886–19042
Powell1894–19162
Gray1883–18882
John McLoughlin1888–18922
Mr. Murphy18912
Jack1882–18872
Paul Schulze1892–18952
Alexander Allen1885–18952
Senator Jones1915–19232
D. H. Gilman1892–18952
Dr. Calhoun1877–18932
Chapman18952
Ella1877–18942
James Tilton1859–18782
Mr. Burke1877–18802
Miles C. Moore1891–19152
Davis1895–19162
Sadie Brantner18892
Mrs. Handsaker18892
May Smith1889–18952
J. R. Thompson1889–19092
Dr. Jordan1894–18952
Fred E. Sander1893–18952
Junius Rochester1886–18932
Governor Squire18862
W. L. Meredith1894–18952
Frank J. Barnard1891–18952
L. C. Gilman1892–18952
Robert Harris1884–18872
President Harris1894–18952
Hoyt1891–18952
Henry Drum18942
Harper1895–19162
McBride18942
W. V. Rinehart1892–18942
John W. Considine1894–18952
J. J. Browne18832
Percy W. Rochester1892–18942
Alderman Sweeney18952
W. G. Armstrong1892–18942
Chief Jackson1892–18932
Abe Spring18922
L. D. Ross1892–18932
Henry McBride1903–19042
Bennett1895–19092
R. C. Mounsey1914–19152
Ankeny18952
Governor Lister1916–19172
Judge Carey1908–19092
Sheriff Graham1895–19092
Mayor Hunt19032
M. E. Hay19092
R. A. Thayer19092
H. J. Snively19162
Prosecuting Attorney Scott19032
Carroll B. Graves1891–19242
J.T. Ronald18922
Eugene V. Debs18942
A. M. A. Blanchet18622
Mayor Wright19042
D. O. Smith1894–18952
D. A. Scott19252
E. T. Young18922
Mrs. West1890–18942
Bertha Kober19032
Walter Kober19032
Irene Kober19032
G. A. C. Rochester18932
Dr. Kilbourne1892–18942
E. W. Mudgett1893–18942
Andrew Knox1893–18952
Ford1892–18952
Prof. Hendricks1892–18932
Justice Humphrey18942
Senator Hutchinson18952
Alderman Jordan18952
Delegate Crichton1894–18952
Collector Saunders1894–18952
Compton1894–18952
T. B. Ford18942
Judge Winn18932
W. A. Shanklin18942
William A. Wilcox1893–18952
J. K. Basye18942
J. G. Niggle1894–18952
Secretary Herbert18942
Delegate James1894–18952
Simon Rumpf18942
Joseph Mayer18942
George H. Hollidge1893–18942
City Attorney Wickersham18952
Voigt18952
Senator Shaw18952
Clise1894–18952
C. C. Todd1894–18952
W. W. Eldred18942
Delegate Voigt18942
M. H. Nichols18942
W. T. Ford18942
Levi F. Compton18942
Alderman Clise18942
Col. Eddy18952
Frank E. Thompson18912
Senator Taylor18952
A. D. Glover1891–18922
Prosecuting Attorney Hastie18952
Senator Belknap18952
O. R. Gleason18952
Mayor Vawter1907–19082
M. M. Sammons19082
A. W. McMorran19082
Commissioner Heaton18952
Fred L. Wolf19092
Capt. LeClerc19092
G. W. Sutherland1908–19092
M. J. Costello1908–19092
J. C. H. Reynolds19082
Mr. Beckwith19082
F. C. Krause1908–19092
Dr. Aaron Baldwin18952
Lena Shay Baldwin18952
A. K. Shay18952
Arthur Schmeig18952
James N. Glover18832
A. L. Ries19092
George T. Masel18952
Mayor Fox19102
William Gross18952

Organizations 118

Northern Pacific Railroad1880–192423
Seattle City Council1876–192420
Knights of Labor1885–189216
Chamber of Commerce1883–189914
Post-Intelligencer1885–189514
Oregon Improvement Company1885–189412
Seattle Chamber of Commerce1884–189911
Seattle Post-Intelligencer1887–18949
Commercial Club1903–19169
Board of Public Works1891–18948
Everett Trades Council1909–19118
Northern Pacific1892–19227
Western Central Labor Union1892–18947
Tacoma City Council1884–19046
Great Northern Railway1893–19226
Great Northern1892–19096
Board of County Commissioners1885–19096
Newport Town Council1908–19096
Washington State Legislature1891–18955
Northern Pacific Railroad Company1884–18935
Northern Electric Co.1907–19095
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1892–18994
City Council1891–19034
Bonney & Stewart1891–18944
Board of Trade1885–18934
Great Northern Railroad1893–19084
Bureau of Associated Charities1892–18954
American Railway Union18944
General Land Office1885–18953
Tacoma Police Department1892–19043
City of Seattle1891–18943
Providence Hospital1892–18953
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad1892–18943
Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1882–18863
Puget Sound Dispatch18723
Everett Land Company1892–18953
Grand Army of the Republic1886–18923
Board of Regents1892–18953
Northern Pacific Coal Company18943
Tacoma Ledger1885–18953
Ballard City Council1893–19043
Board of Aldermen1891–18953
Puyallup Tribe1892–19033
Interior Department1885–19033
First Regiment, National Guard of Washington1889–18913
Kennewick City Council1905–19163
Washington State Senate1895–19093
Seattle Board of Health18953
Walla Walla Commercial Club1895–19033
Olympia City Council1891–18923
Populists1894–18953
Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad19083
King County Commissioners1887–18922
Seattle Fire Department1894–18952
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway18932
Miners' Union1888–18892
Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad1889–18932
Washington State Penitentiary1894–18952
Salvation Army1892–18992
Department of the Interior1885–18932
Schwabacher Bros. & Co.1877–18852
Puget Mill Company18862
First Washington Volunteers18992
First Washington Volunteer Regiment18992
Interstate Commerce Commission1922–19232
Kennewick Commercial Club19162
Secretary of the Interior1885–18942
Sisters of Charity18622
First National Bank1883–19032
University of Washington Board of Regents1889–18942
Merchants' National Bank1889–18942
People's Party1893–18942
Spokane City Council18952
Seattle School Board1894–18952
House of Delegates1891–18942
Law and Order Central Committee18852
Eliza Anderson1862–18852
Commissioner of Indian Affairs1894–18952
Washington Improvement Company18942
Longshoremen's Union1891–18942
Tacoma Fire Department1894–18952
Seattle Board of Education1894–18952
Working Women's Union1887–18922
Seattle & Montana Railway18932
The Telegraph1892–18942
Standard Theater1892–18952
Market Street Baptist Church18932
Washington State Supreme Court1890–19032
Benton County Board of Commissioners1916–19172
Public Service Commission1915–19162
State College1909–19102
The Produce Company1916–19172
State Federation of Labor1909–19222
Prosser Independent-Record1914–19162
M. E. Church1861–19142
Liquor Dealers' Association1891–18952
State Board of Health1895–19162
American Legion1923–19252
Fraternal Order of Eagles19032
Woman's Home Association18922
State Land Commission1893–18942
Union Trunk Line18952
Kennewick Vigilance Corps19182
Retail Liquor Dealers' Association1893–18942
Coxeyites18942
Seattle police1894–19092
Flynn & Rockmark1894–18952
J. K. Basye & Co.18942
Seattle Police Commission18942
Puget Sound Conference18942
Seattle Fire Commission1894–18952
Seattle & Lake Washington Waterway Company18952
Seattle Industrial Co-operative Society18952
Idaho Washington Northern19082
Newport Commercial Club1909–19102
Lake Washington Waterway Company18952
Pend Oreille River Navigation Co.19092
Spokane Falls City Council18832