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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 11 |
| 1877 | 6 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 12 |
| 1884 | 8 |
| 1885 | 16 |
| 1886 | 15 |
| 1887 | 14 |
| 1888 | 11 |
| 1889 | 25 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 31 |
| 1893 | 34 |
| 1894 | 53 |
| 1895 | 79 |
| 1899 | 12 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 1 |
| 1909 | 1 |
| 1928 | 2 |
364 stories matching speak, in 12 newspapers
| Newspaper | Stories | Years found | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle · published 1888–1914 | 236 | 1888–1895 | Catalog ↗ |
| Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle · published 1881–1888 | 66 | 1882–1887 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Daily IntelligencerSeattle · published 1876–1881 | 17 | 1876–1880 | Catalog ↗ |
| Puget Sound DispatchSeattle · published 1871–1880 | 17 | 1872–1880 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Seattle StarSeattle · published 1899–1947 | 12 | 1899 | Catalog ↗ |
| The RanchSeattle · published 1902–1914 | 5 | 1902–1904 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla · published 1903–1910 | 3 | 1903 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Seattle RepublicanSeattle | 2 | 1900 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Olympia TribuneOlympia · published 1890–1893 | 2 | 1891–1892 | Catalog ↗ |
| Filipino ForumSeattle | 2 | 1928 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Northern StarSnohomish City · published 1876–1879 | 1 | 1876 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-Current | 1 | 1909 | Catalog ↗ |