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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 12 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 60 |
| 1877 | 52 |
| 1878 | 22 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 13 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 67 |
| 1884 | 41 |
| 1885 | 51 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 29 |
| 1888 | 61 |
| 1889 | 129 |
| 1890 | 14 |
| 1891 | 100 |
| 1892 | 217 |
| 1893 | 192 |
| 1894 | 224 |
| 1895 | 300 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 15 |
| 1899 | 42 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 85 |
| 1904 | 67 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 26 |
| 1909 | 68 |
| 1910 | 19 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 18 |
| 1915 | 20 |
| 1916 | 41 |
| 1917 | 20 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 4 |
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People 268
- Judge Humes1891–189533
- Judge Hanford1891–189519
- John Collins1876–189916
- Chief Rogers1892–189516
- A. A. Denny1876–189513
- James Murphy1892–189513
- John Leary1878–189512
- Mayor Phelps1894–189512
- Judge Glasgow1893–189511
- J. T. Ronald1885–189510
- James Hamilton Lewis1892–189810
- Judge Lichtenberg1891–189510
- John L. Wilson1883–18959
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller1892–18959
- Chief Jackson1892–18939
- Francis Henry18638
- W. H. White1872–18958
- John H. McGraw1892–18958
- Coroner Horton1892–18948
- Byron Phelps1892–18958
- Judge Langley1893–18958
- Thomas Burke1887–18957
- Judge Burke1889–19107
- Charles H. Kittinger18887
- H. L. Yesler1876–18957
- George B. Kittinger18887
- Levi Ankeny1893–19087
- Judge Osborn1893–18957
- Mayor Ronald1892–18947
- Detective Cudihee1892–18957
- Chief Hunt1893–18957
- Henry L. Yesler1876–18956
- James J. Hill1894–19046
- Rev. John F. Damon1872–18956
- Henry Villard1883–18956
- Jacob Furth1893–18996
- Watson C. Squire1888–18946
- E. O. Graves1893–18956
- R. J. Moore1876–18776
- John Wiley1891–18956
- Chief of Police Rogers1894–18956
- Gov. McGraw1894–18956
- James King1893–18956
- Charlotte Fetting1893–18956
- Mayor Appel1908–19096
- Andrew Jackson1892–18955
- Johnson1878–19145
- Brown1877–18955
- Amos Brown1891–18955
- Dexter Horton1885–18955
- Orange Jacobs1888–18955
- Grover Cleveland1888–18955
- Herman Chapin1888–18995
- Smith1876–19035
- Senator Squire1894–18955
- Nelson Bennett1887–18955
- J. J. McGilvra1872–18955
- Arthur A. Denny1888–18955
- T. P. Freeman1877–18785
- A. M. Cannon1883–18845
- John L. Sullivan1884–18925
- John W. Considine1892–18955
- Bennett1908–19095
- John Miller Murphy1891–18925
- City Engineer Thomson1894–18955
- William A. Wilcox18955
- William Harris1893–18945
- T. C. Van Epps18915
- Mayor Horr1891–18925
- Sickels1891–18925
- Coroner Askam18955
- Hynes1908–19095
- James N. Glover1883–18955
- Miller1889–18954
- Judge Turner1888–18954
- W. R. Ballard1888–18954
- Wilson1889–18944
- Henry Yesler1872–18914
- Judge Jacobs1872–18954
- J. Eugene Jordan1893–18954
- Robert Moran1889–18954
- M. S. Booth18764
- Bolton Rogers1892–18954
- Commissioner Emery1888–18954
- George Turner1894–18954
- Elisha P. Ferry1891–18934
- Geo. D. Hill1876–18784
- L. E. Johnson1915–19174
- Judge Orange Jacobs1888–18954
- Murphy1891–18954
- J.W. Hunt1877–18884
- Fred Gasch1885–18954
- David T. Denny1883–18954
- Philip Dawe1892–18954
- John F. Gowey1891–18924
- Caldwell1908–19094
- J. J. Browne18834
- Andrew F. Burleigh1892–18954
- R. G. O'Brien18914
- Will H. Thompson1894–19094
- Justice Caldwell1893–18944
- Detective Philbrick1894–18954
- Corporation Counsel Scott1894–18954
- Simon Rumpf18944
- Joseph Mayer18944
- Detective Phillips1894–18954
- Commissioner Masel1894–18954
- Commissioner Kahaley1894–18954
- Commissioner Jones1894–18954
- Rose Zetler18954
- Thomas Blanck18954
- Attorney Sherlock1908–19094
- Councilman Caldwell19084
- J. C. H. Reynolds19084
- Thomas1882–19043
- John B. Allen1891–18933
- Governor Ferry1876–18913
- C. C. Terry1876–18953
- Louis D. Campbell1904–19093
- Jackson1877–18993
- Hill1888–19033
- Councilman James18993
- Williams1876–19093
- Wickersham18953
- Josiah Collins Jr.18883
- John Arthur1892–18943
- Eben Smith1886–18943
- James G. Blaine1884–18913
- W. H. Patterson1884–18883
- D. T. Denny1888–18933
- Sullivan1894–19143
- Roger S. Greene1892–18953
- Anderson1893–18953
- Daniel Bagley1893–18953
- Leander Miller18953
- J. R. Lewis1877–18833
- L. V. Wyckoff1877–18783
- John Smith1885–18943
- C. H. Hanford1877–18883
- J. D. Lowman18933
- William H. White18953
- Mr. Denny1860–18883
- Baker1889–18953
- A. R. Gardner1914–19163
- John Schram1894–18993
- Nelson1877–18953
- Ward1891–18923
- J. C. Mitchell18893
- Thornton1894–18953
- George F. Fay18883
- J. B. Metcalfe1883–18953
- J. M. Colman1894–18953
- Gibson1876–19043
- Murray1893–19043
- James McNaught1883–18853
- Bell1892–19093
- Greene1877–18943
- Springer1889–18923
- Mr. Ronald18953
- Miles C. Moore1891–19033
- James Wickersham1889–18943
- A. H. Chambers1891–18923
- William D. Wood18953
- Sheriff McGraw1886–18893
- Cummings1889–19043
- William White1889–18953
- Fred E. Sander1886–18953
- Officer Philbrick1892–18953
- H. W. Miller1891–18923
- Sheriff Woolery1892–18943
- Rev. Clark Davis18953
- O'Brien1884–18913
- Edmund Peters1894–18953
- W. V. Rinehart1893–18953
- Dr. Sweeney1894–18953
- Officer Powers1893–18953
- John Parkinson1892–18933
- John Considine1893–18943
- Detective Cave18923
- Dr. Palmer18953
- Gil Hatfield18923
- Chief of Police Jackson18933
- Judge Carey1907–19103
- M. E. Hay19093
- Sheriff Duffy1916–19173
- Lesh1892–18953
- George P. Wright19043
- F. R. Jeffrey1915–19173
- John B. Denny1884–18953
- Mark E. Reed18913
- Jailer Monroe1894–18953
- E. B. Hyde1883–18843
- Detective Roberts1892–18943
- Phelps1891–18953
- Melvin G. Winstock1892–18953
- Nick Hanna1892–18943
- E. P. Dole1893–18943
- George R. Carter18943
- John Bushell18953
- Ford1891–18953
- J. M. Wolfe1894–18953
- Justice Humphrey1893–18943
- Nickerson1893–18953
- D. Thomas Denny1893–18953
- Commissioner Holmes18933
- Compton18953
- Dr. Riley1891–18923
- Louis Bohn1893–18953
- Dr. Horton1894–18953
- Joseph Chilberg18913
- Chief Willard18943
- W. J. Grambs18953
- Henry Shepard18943
- Mayor Orr1894–18953
- Frank Hart1894–18953
- Brig. Gen. Curry18943
- Frank Twichell18943
- J. W. Maple1894–18953
- Commissioner Meek1894–18953
- Robert Marr18913
- I. Liberman1891–18923
- Detective Hart18953
- Solomon Zetler18953
- C. M. Moore1891–18923
- A. D. Glover1891–18923
- Prosecuting Attorney Hastie18953
- Heaton18953
- Councilman Bennett19083
- Councilman Eckerson19083
- Alva S. Sherlock1907–19083
- Dr. Phillips19083
- John Riplinger18953
- Councilman Hynes19083
- G. W. Sutherland1908–19093
- Councilman McInnis19083
- Abraham Lincoln1891–18952
- Theodore Roosevelt19032
- Senator Ankeny19032
- Dr. Campbell1891–19032
- Senator Foster1899–19032
- Lang1882–18922
- Capt. Geo. D. Hill18762
- Councilman Navin18992
- James18952
- Richard Winsor1894–18992
- Mayor Humes18992
- Kellogg1895–19092
- Allen C. Mason1889–19042
- Judge Nash18882
- Charles Johnson18952
- Guy C. Phinney1885–18912
- Robert Wilson1888–18952
- Wm. B. Bourn, Sr.18882
- Burke1888–18892
- Allen Weir1889–18912
- Eugene Semple1892–18952
- Lewis1889–18942
- Mark Norton1892–18992
- Evans1884–18862
- W. H. Fife1892–18942
- Kelly1876–18882
- G. A. Weed1877–18952
- Martin1889–19142
- T. S. Russell18762
- B. Gatzert18762
- Ulysses S. Grant1883–18942
- Judge Greene1885–18952
- Cyrus Walker18932
Organizations 132
- Northern Pacific Railroad1877–191050
- Seattle City Council1884–189940
- Post-Intelligencer1882–189520
- Oregon Improvement Company1884–189518
- Great Northern Railroad1891–191016
- Great Northern Railway1892–190913
- Seattle Fire Department1876–189512
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1887–192911
- Chamber of Commerce1891–189911
- Seattle Athletic Club1892–189511
- Republican Party1884–189510
- Salvation Army1892–19109
- Northern Pacific1885–19169
- Kennewick City Council1914–19179
- Dexter Horton & Co.1877–18958
- Great Northern1892–19098
- Commercial Club1892–19168
- Seattle National Bank1891–18998
- Washington State Legislature1892–19098
- Board of Public Works1893–18957
- King County Commissioners1876–19047
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1891–18997
- Sunset Telephone Company1894–19047
- Olympia City Council1891–18927
- Northern Electric Co.1908–19097
- Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad19087
- Tacoma City Council1893–19096
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1894–18996
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway1887–18956
- Democratic Party1889–18946
- Board of Regents1863–18996
- Bonney & Stewart1893–18946
- First National Bank1889–19176
- National Guard of Washington1889–18956
- The Tacoma Times19046
- American Railway Union18946
- Northern Pacific Railway1876–18995
- City of Seattle1883–18935
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad1888–18955
- University of Washington1863–19285
- City Council1883–19155
- People's Party1886–18955
- Seattle School Board1893–18955
- Tacoma Ledger1883–18955
- Ballard City Council1893–18955
- Seattle Consolidated Street Railway Company18955
- Northwestern Industrial Army18945
- West Coast Improvement Company18954
- Seattle Star1885–19294
- Seattle Police Department1889–18954
- Providence Hospital1884–18954
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad1894–18954
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad1876–18884
- Grand Army of the Republic1892–18954
- Seattle General Hospital1895–19094
- Common Council1878–18954
- Seattle Variety Store18774
- Bureau of Associated Charities1893–18944
- American Federation of Labor1909–19294
- Aberdeen City Council18924
- Walla Walla City Council19034
- Washington Supreme Court18924
- Denny Clay Company1894–18954
- Oregon Cavalry18634
- Wells, Fargo & Co.18634
- Seattle Board of Aldermen1893–18954
- Pacific School1893–18954
- Municipal League1894–18954
- Company G, Second Regiment1889–18944
- Fidelity Lumber Co.1908–19104
- Newport City Council1908–19094
- Union Illuminating Company18954
- Eshelman, Llewellyn & Co.18883
- The Seattle Star18993
- General Land Office1885–18953
- Plymouth Congregational Church1889–18953
- Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad1888–18923
- Knights of Labor1885–18873
- USS Decatur1877–18953
- Arlington Hotel1888–18943
- Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1882–18873
- Schwabacher Bros. & Co.1872–18933
- Plymouth Church1876–18953
- Odd Fellows1891–18953
- The Daily Intelligencer18763
- Daily Intelligencer1876–18803
- Puget Mill Company1886–18953
- Knights of Pythias1892–18943
- First Washington Volunteers18993
- Whitman College19033
- Hovey & Barker18763
- Stetson & Post1876–18883
- Jackson Street Cable Railway18883
- King County Board of Commissioners1894–18953
- Board of Aldermen18953
- Washington House of Representatives1893–18953
- Ladies' Relief Society19033
- Methodist Episcopal Church18953
- First Presbyterian Church1895–19033
- Standard Theater1892–18953
- Consolidated Street Railway Company1893–18953
- Seattle Baseball Club1892–18943
- Seattle Telegraph1893–18943
- Yakima Herald1889–18923
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1884–18943
- Seattle Theater1894–18953
- State College of Washington1914–19253
- Tacoma Railway & Power Company19043
- Western Union1883–18953
- Union Club18953
- Walla Walla Athletic Club1903–19043
- First Regiment of Oregon Cavalry18633
- Union Trunk Line18953
- Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway Company18953
- King County delegation1892–18933
- Portland Rowing Club18943
- Burrard Inlet Rowing Club18943
- Elliott Bay Yacht Club1894–18953
- board of county commissioners1892–18953
- Idaho Washington Northern1908–19093
- Newport Town Council1908–19093
- Hall & Paulson1876–18882
- Union Pacific1894–18952
- United States Congress1888–18892
- Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company1893–18952
- Snoqualmie Falls Power Company18992
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company1891–18952
- Union Electric Company1895–18992
- Seattle Street Railway Company1883–18882
- Washington State Penitentiary1894–18952
- Shubrick1882–18882
- Territorial University1872–18892