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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 7 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 61 |
| 1877 | 55 |
| 1878 | 42 |
| 1879 | 7 |
| 1880 | 10 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 32 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1885 | 39 |
| 1886 | 26 |
| 1887 | 27 |
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1889 | 68 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 79 |
| 1892 | 106 |
| 1893 | 143 |
| 1894 | 135 |
| 1895 | 49 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1899 | 25 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 110 |
| 1904 | 36 |
| 1905 | 10 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1909 | 36 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 36 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 3 |
1,335 stories matching requir, the 400 most mentioned
People 263
- J. R. Lewis1876–188322
- Judge Hanford1885–190321
- Judge Langley1893–189514
- Daniel Leighton1877–187813
- H. W. Light1877–187811
- Judge Lichtenberg1891–189211
- C. H. Hanford1885–18917
- J. T. Ronald1891–18957
- W. H. White1882–18956
- John Leary1872–18936
- Judge Humes1892–18946
- Adolph Krug1893–18956
- Mayor Phelps18946
- Governor Ferry1876–18915
- Amos Brown1872–18945
- Thomas Burke1891–18955
- Judge Burke1888–18935
- Senator Squire1890–18945
- Charles M. Bradshaw1891–18945
- Mayor Ronald1893–18945
- Richard Winsor1892–18944
- Judge Turner1890–18934
- A. A. Denny1862–18954
- D. T. Denny1892–18954
- John Collins1876–18944
- H. L. Yesler1876–18774
- Henry Villard1880–18924
- James Hamilton Lewis1892–18944
- Elisha P. Ferry1877–18914
- H. G. Struve1884–18934
- Isabella Cull1877–18784
- Charles Edward Cull1877–18784
- Miles C. Moore1883–19034
- Fred Gasch1887–18954
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller1892–18944
- George Donworth1892–18934
- Donworth18934
- J. W. Van Brocklin1893–18944
- Councilman Smith19034
- Judge Glasgow1894–18954
- Corporation Counsel Scott1894–18954
- John B. Allen1893–18943
- Miller1894–19033
- Mayor Campbell19043
- Hill1893–19233
- McDonald19033
- John Arthur1891–18943
- Orange Jacobs1872–18853
- Henry Yesler1872–18933
- Anderson1889–18953
- Ulysses S. Grant1876–19033
- Judge Jacobs1876–18913
- Grover Cleveland1886–18933
- Charles Francis Adams1877–18913
- President Graves18993
- Jacob Furth1891–18933
- William Blackman1903–19043
- Smith19033
- William H. White1885–18953
- Commissioner Emery1893–18943
- L. E. Johnson19163
- Lee M. Lampson1915–19163
- A. Mackintosh1878–18883
- John L. Wilson1890–18953
- John H. McGraw1893–18953
- Arthur A. Denny1888–18953
- James Seavey1876–18793
- Patrick J. Cull1877–18783
- H. A. Gregory1877–18783
- James Roberts18783
- William Cochrane1889–18943
- K. G. Faegre18893
- Dr. Jordan1892–18943
- John Brown1885–18943
- P. H. Winston18913
- P. C. Sullivan1891–18923
- John Reed1891–18933
- E. M. Carr1886–18933
- Richard Osborn1891–18953
- Chief Jackson18933
- Sweeney1892–18933
- Patrick Henry Winston1892–19033
- R. E. Pratt19163
- Andrew Carnegie19033
- George P. Wright19043
- D. A. Spencer1891–18943
- M. E. Soth19163
- J. W. Clise1894–18953
- Otto Weile19033
- Giblett19093
- Councilman Glasford19033
- Chief Hunt1892–18943
- Gov. McGraw1894–18953
- Justice Caldwell1893–18943
- Collector Saunders18943
- J. W. Maple1894–18953
- Sickels1891–18923
- James J. Hill1892–19032
- Andrew Jackson18952
- Elwood Evans1860–18632
- Theodore Roosevelt1902–19032
- Thomas1876–18922
- Geo. F. Richardson1914–19162
- Chas. H. Collins19142
- President Wilson1891–19142
- Senator Stewart1888–18892
- Councilman James18992
- Dexter Horton1888–18952
- Justice Lawrence18882
- Peter Kirk18882
- Rev. John F. Damon1893–18952
- Wilson18952
- Judge Lewis1877–18862
- Beriah Brown1872–18782
- Justice Cann1883–19032
- Brents1903–19042
- Roger S. Greene1892–18932
- Jay Gould1890–18912
- G. A. Weed1876–18952
- Daniel Bagley1862–18722
- O. Jacobs1876–18782
- Chief Seattle1892–18952
- Marshall Blinn1872–18772
- John J. McGilvra1878–18942
- Col. Larrabee18782
- David Higgins1872–18772
- Leander Miller1893–18942
- Secretary of the Territory1872–18772
- S. Baxter1876–18882
- Colonel Haines18882
- J. C. Haines1882–18912
- Thomas W. Prosch1892–18932
- C. J. Smith18942
- Harry White1891–18942
- John Lamb1893–18942
- Dunbar1888–19032
- Hall1854–18622
- Levi Ankeny1895–19032
- John Johnson1890–18912
- George Turner1893–18952
- Jones1887–18882
- A. R. Gardner1916–19182
- Woodrow Wilson1914–19172
- Nelson Bennett1889–18922
- Stewart1892–19092
- E. C. Kilbourne1889–18992
- W. J. Grambe1895–18992
- Watson C. Squire1886–18912
- Ward18912
- Robert G. Stuart1876–18772
- David Maynard1872–18952
- S. Garfielde1861–18722
- Hamilton1887–18882
- Beecher1887–18882
- E. O. Graves1891–18952
- Yesler1886–18882
- Justice Scott1878–18802
- J. T. Brown1876–18772
- J. M. Colman1893–18952
- Allen18952
- Ingraham1889–18922
- Gibson1893–19102
- D. T. Wheeler1878–18832
- A. S. Miller1883–18922
- Mayor Weed18912
- Bell1909–19102
- E. S. Osborne1878–18852
- Pontius18922
- Judge Parker18932
- W. M. Taylor18782
- John Gould1878–19032
- E. D. Phelps18782
- John L. Hurley18782
- Thomas French18782
- Luther L. Thomas18782
- E. Blewett18892
- District Attorney Ronald18892
- A. V. Kautz1889–18952
- Davis1889–18932
- James Wickersham1889–18942
- John P. Judson1883–18892
- United States Attorney White18892
- Judge Osborn1892–18932
- W. B. Spencer1891–18942
- E. F. Blaine1892–18952
- Jack McDonald1892–18942
- George H. Heilbron1891–18922
- Robert Bridges1892–18942
- Fred E. Sander1893–18952
- Sheriff Woolery18942
- Abram Barker18912
- Sloan18912
- George W. Hall18922
- Woolery1889–18912
- Harris1893–18942
- Chief Justice Greene18852
- Walter Walker18852
- Richard Brown18852
- W. H. Harris18942
- A. L. Rutherford1893–18942
- Mrs. Smith1886–19032
- T. H. Cavanaugh1886–18882
- Michael T. Simmons1854–18862
- A. J. Smith1887–18942
- John F. Gowey18912
- Benton1859–18862
- Byron Barlow1887–18942
- Mr. Lewis1887–18942
- Judge Robinson18912
- Secretary Weir1892–18932
- Alderman Sweeney1893–18942
- Dr. Palmer1893–18942
- Mr. Coryell1892–18932
- Andrew F. Burleigh1892–18932
- Charley1876–18942
- Luke Powell1916–19172
- E. C. Hughes1892–19052
- Elton Fulmer1903–19092
- Mayor Hunt1903–19042
- Miles Poindexter1916–19172
- Edwin Sheppard19052
- Owen R. Lovejoy19092
- Judge Chadwick19162
- Jay Lynch1891–18922
- Bryant18942
- F. R. Jeffrey19162
- A. H. Reynolds18902
- Eugene V. Debs18942
- John B. Denny18952
- Van Brocklin1893–18942
- Mayor Wright19042
- Miss Johnson1894–19102
- Commissioner Welsh19042
- A. Van Holderbeke19032
- A. F. Brown19162
- A. B. Hunt1893–18942
- C. F. White1892–18932
- Matt Brannagan18942
- J. N. Ely1916–19182
- Weile19032
- J. Grant Hinkle1924–19252
- Attorney General Jones1893–18942
- C. M. Rader19032
- E. A. Reser19032
- Phelps1891–18952
- Dr. Kilbourne1892–18942
- Delegate Calligan1892–18932
- Mrs. De Voe19092
- Councilman McLean19032
- E. J. Jeffries1892–18942
- Superintendent Wilson1892–18932
- John A. Cameron1893–18942
- R.H. Thomson1893–18942
- City Attorney Murray18932
- George W. Sines18932
- T. W. Gordon1893–18942
- Superintendent Copeland18942
- Justice Humphrey18932
- John Fairfield1893–18942
- John Wooding1893–18942
- City Engineer Thomson18942
- Edwin Twitmeyer18932
- D. Thomas Denny18952
Organizations 137
- Northern Pacific Railroad1876–192449
- Seattle City Council1876–189932
- Post-Intelligencer1882–189516
- King County Commissioners1876–189512
- Washington State Legislature1891–192312
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1882–190411
- Oregon Improvement Company1885–189411
- Northern Pacific1876–190311
- Walla Walla City Council1883–190311
- Chamber of Commerce1883–19099
- General Land Office1860–19038
- City of Seattle1878–18948
- Kennewick City Council1914–19168
- Board of Public Works1892–18957
- Tacoma City Council1887–19097
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1876–19047
- Commercial Club1903–19167
- Northern Pacific Railway1883–19096
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway1888–18956
- Republican Party1878–18956
- Democratic Party1878–19046
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1884–18946
- Washington Supreme Court1891–19166
- United States Congress1889–19165
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company1886–18925
- Knights of Labor1885–18945
- Salvation Army1888–18945
- Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1885–18875
- The Daily Intelligencer1876–18775
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad1876–18785
- Great Northern1892–19225
- Seattle School Board18945
- Great Northern Railroad1892–18955
- Ladies' Relief Society1887–19035
- American Railway Union18945
- Union Pacific1891–19094
- Seattle Fire Department1887–18944
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad1883–18944
- Congress1876–18954
- University of Washington1884–19234
- City Council1876–18994
- King County1876–18954
- Secretary of the Interior1876–18944
- King County Board of Commissioners1878–18944
- District Court of Snohomish County1877–18784
- Board of Aldermen1893–18944
- Toklas & Singerman1887–18894
- Seattle Board of Education1893–18954
- Oregon Railway & Navigation Company1885–19033
- Great Northern Railway1893–19103
- Seattle City Government1876–18893
- Puget Sound Dispatch18723
- Intelligencer1872–18763
- Board of Health1892–19053
- Western Central Labor Union1892–18993
- United States Senate1886–18953
- Board of County Commissioners1877–18853
- United States District Court18913
- First National Bank1886–19033
- Spring Hill Water Company1883–18913
- Stimson Mill Company1893–18953
- Tacoma Light and Water Company18933
- Washington State Supreme Court1891–19033
- Seattle House of Delegates1892–18933
- Seattle Telegraph1891–18943
- Everett Trades Council1909–19113
- American Federation of Labor1894–19103
- Aberdeen Herald1891–18943
- The Statesman1903–19043
- Kennewick-Richland Marketing Union19163
- National Child Labor Committee19093
- Walla Walla Water Company1903–19043
- House Committee on Public Lands1884–18943
- Woman's Reading Club19033
- Olympia City Council1884–18923
- Populists18953
- The Seattle Star18992
- Southern Pacific Railroad1882–18922
- Treasury Department1894–18952
- Snoqualmie Falls Power Company1899–19042
- Union Electric Company1894–18992
- Port Blakely Mill Company1876–18952
- Moss Bay Iron and Steel Company18882
- Stetson & Post Mill Company1888–18932
- Department of the Interior1859–18822
- The Tribune18912
- City Council of Seattle1876–18922
- King County Jail1888–18952
- Knights of Pythias1894–19162
- Moran Brothers1888–18992
- Dexter Horton & Co.1893–18952
- County Commissioners1876–18862
- Seattle Electric Company1899–19032
- Commissioner of the General Land Office1860–18762
- Oregonian1891–18942
- Board of Regents1893–18952
- Pacific Insurance Union1893–18942
- Stetson & Post1883–18872
- Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington1854–18782
- Union Pacific Railroad1872–18942
- Central Pacific Railroad1872–18842
- District Court of the Third Judicial District1872–18792
- U.S. Navy1894–19042
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern1892–18932
- O. S. N. Company1877–18782
- Washington Territorial Legislature1862–18872
- The Oregonian1854–19032
- Secretary of the Treasury1876–18932
- Seattle Public Schools1877–18892
- Department of Agriculture19032
- School District No. 11894–19032
- Tacoma Land Company1884–18932
- H. H. Dearborn & Co.1886–18952
- People's Party1892–18942
- N. W. Harris & Co.1891–18932
- Ballard City Council1893–18942
- Washington House of Representatives1891–18932
- Washington Territory Legislature1854–18852
- Washington Improvement Company1883–18862
- National Guard of Washington18922
- Equal Suffrage Association1887–18912
- Bureau of Associated Charities1894–18952
- Seattle Bureau of Associated Charities18922
- The Tacoma Times19042
- Walla Walla Gas and Electric Company19032
- Aberdeen City Council1892–18942
- State Federation of Labor1904–19092
- United States Supreme Court1891–19032
- State College of Washington1916–19252
- Tacoma Railway & Power Company1904–19092
- Northern Pacific Irrigation Company1903–19182
- Tacoma School Board19092
- Puget Sound Board of Health1892–18952
- Colville Indian Agency1892–18942
- Keeley Institute18912
- Stubblefield Home19032
- Seattle Board of Aldermen1892–18932