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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 21 |
| 1877 | 12 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 24 |
| 1884 | 13 |
| 1885 | 25 |
| 1886 | 17 |
| 1887 | 21 |
| 1888 | 20 |
| 1889 | 34 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 27 |
| 1892 | 65 |
| 1893 | 52 |
| 1894 | 75 |
| 1895 | 119 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 17 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 26 |
| 1904 | 24 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 15 |
| 1909 | 29 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 6 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 2 |
665 stories matching speak, the 225 most mentioned
People 151
- James J. Hill1894–19038
- Theodore Roosevelt1903–19096
- Judge Humes1893–18956
- Thomas Burke1880–18955
- W. H. White1872–18925
- John Collins1876–18945
- James Hamilton Lewis1892–18955
- A. R. Gardner1915–19185
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller1892–18955
- Coroner Horton1892–18945
- Mayor Ronald1892–18935
- A. A. Denny1884–18954
- Henry Yesler1885–18924
- Chief Seattle1892–18954
- Judge Jacobs1872–18994
- Grover Cleveland1886–19094
- Nelson Bennett1890–18954
- Murphy1876–18954
- John L. Wilson18954
- John H. McGraw1892–18954
- Sheriff Woolery1892–18944
- Eugene V. Debs1894–18954
- Byron Phelps1893–18954
- Gov. McGraw1893–18954
- Judge Langley1894–18954
- Mayor Phelps1894–18954
- Brown1883–18883
- Miller1893–18953
- Richard Winsor1894–18953
- Judge Burke1888–18943
- Rev. John F. Damon1872–18953
- Orange Jacobs1878–18953
- James G. Blaine1884–18883
- B. S. Miller18883
- A. W. Bash18883
- W. H. Whittlesey18883
- H. L. Yesler1880–18893
- Henry Villard1883–18953
- Judge Hanford1889–19043
- John D. Rockefeller1894–18953
- Elisha P. Ferry18923
- Judge Orange Jacobs1889–18953
- Allen1876–18953
- E. S. Ingraham1892–18953
- Mr. Ronald18953
- John L. Sullivan1889–18923
- Judge Lichtenberg18923
- John Wiley18953
- Chief of Police Rogers1892–18953
- Samuel Gompers1892–19113
- Robert H. Lindsay18953
- John B. Slater1892–19083
- Justice Caldwell1894–18953
- Corporation Counsel Scott18943
- Mr. Winsor18953
- S. H. Piles1894–18952
- Abraham Lincoln1861–18862
- President Theodore Roosevelt19032
- Berry1890–18922
- Amos Brown1888–18952
- Judge Turner1888–18952
- Guy C. Phinney1889–18912
- Judge Lewis1877–18882
- Allen Weir18882
- John Leary1892–18932
- Mr. Mason1876–18992
- Henry Ward Beecher1877–18832
- Cyrus Walker1880–18932
- John Webster1861–18952
- C. B. Bagley1877–18942
- Robert Moran18952
- Levi Ankeny18952
- McMillan1876–18952
- Rev. G. F. Whitworth1872–18772
- J. J. McGilvra1872–18952
- Judge McFadden18722
- Ben Holladay1872–18762
- E. O. Graves1895–18992
- Thomas Edison1878–18882
- D. H. Gilman18922
- Arthur A. Denny1886–18952
- C. D. Emery1892–18932
- James McNaught1885–18952
- E. C. Ferguson1876–18922
- Watson Squire1886–18942
- William Cochrane1886–18942
- William M. Evarts18832
- Rogers1877–18952
- A. M. Cannon18842
- Jack McDonald18942
- Fred H. Peterson1893–18942
- Junius Rochester18922
- Charles E. Laughton1891–18922
- George M. Armour18942
- Jesse Cochran1891–18922
- Dr. Churchill1892–18952
- P. P. Carroll1894–18952
- Henry Drum1892–18952
- D. C. Garrett18952
- Chief Rogers18942
- Thomas W. Symons18952
- J. J. Browne1883–18842
- Chief Jackson1892–18932
- John Considine18942
- Dr. Palmer1893–18942
- George S. Brown18922
- Patrick Henry Winston1892–18942
- Charley1859–18942
- John F. Miller1894–18952
- H. J. Snively18922
- Edward Lander18952
- Roland H. Hartley19162
- L. D. Campbell19042
- John W. Linck19092
- John B. Denny1893–18952
- Mayor Nichols1890–18912
- Joe Young1893–18942
- A. B. Hunt1892–18932
- Mr. Wiley18952
- Thomas Winsor18942
- Mayor Huson1892–18942
- J. C. Syford19162
- William1859–18832
- Wallingford1894–18952
- Princess Angeline1892–18952
- William Booth18952
- D. Thomas Denny1893–18952
- Mgr. Satolli18932
- T. B. Ford18952
- Charlotte Fetting1893–18952
- Louis Bohn1893–18952
- James Hogan1894–18952
- J. W. Nails18942
- Nakamura18942
- Aoki18942
- Satow18942
- Mayeda18942
- C. Carrothers18942
- Miss Ellen Creelman1894–18952
- Cheasty18942
- William H. Moyer1894–18952
- M. H. Nichols18952
- Keane18942
- J. N. Glover18842
- Frank E. Thompson18912
- Senator Helm18952
- Prosecuting Attorney Fristoe19162
- George Hynes1908–19092
- Inspector Bryant18952
- Mayor Appel1908–19092
- J. C. H. Reynolds19082
Organizations 74
- Northern Pacific Railroad1872–189822
- Post-Intelligencer1888–189512
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1886–190811
- Chamber of Commerce1889–189910
- Seattle City Council1888–18999
- Oregon Improvement Company1884–18958
- American Railway Union1894–18958
- Republican Party1892–18957
- Northern Pacific1886–19167
- Salvation Army1894–19096
- People's Party1886–18945
- Great Northern Railroad1892–18955
- King County Commissioners1884–18954
- Northern Pacific Railway1884–18994
- Great Northern Railway1895–19104
- Knights of Labor1885–18944
- Port Townsend Southern Railroad18884
- Hastings & Littlefield18884
- Knights of Pythias1883–18944
- Whitman College1903–19244
- The Oregonian1877–19034
- Washington State Legislature1878–18954
- American Federation of Labor1892–19234
- Board of Public Works1891–18953
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce18953
- Canadian Pacific Railway1894–19033
- Providence Hospital1892–18953
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad1888–18943
- Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1885–18873
- Commercial Club1892–19143
- Tacoma Ledger1884–18953
- Everett Trades Council1909–19113
- Newport Town Council19083
- Seattle18882
- Washington Standard18612
- Tacoma City Council1885–19092
- Tacoma News1892–18992
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce18952
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company1888–18942
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway1888–18922
- Democratic Party1876–18922
- McIntyre & Wood18882
- Argus Real Estate Company18882
- The Daily Intelligencer1877–18782
- University of Washington1895–19282
- Territorial University1872–18832
- Seattle Coal and Iron Company1893–18952
- County Commissioners1883–18862
- King County Teachers' Institute18722
- First Washington Volunteers18992
- Great Northern1899–19082
- Everett Land Company1892–18942
- Ancient Order of Hibernians1893–19022
- Oregonian1890–19162
- Kennewick Commercial Club1914–19152
- New York Herald1876–18932
- Board of Trade1884–18892
- Canadian Pacific1889–18952
- Canadian government1885–18892
- State of Washington1889–18952
- Ballard City Council18942
- Consolidated Street Railway Company18932
- Everett & Monte Cristo Railroad18922
- Aberdeen Herald1892–18932
- Industrial Workers of the World1909–19122
- National Guard1894–18952
- Puget Sound University19092
- Olympia City Council1891–18952
- A.P.A.1894–18952
- Puget Sound customs district18952
- The Ranch19032
- Idaho Washington Northern Railroad1908–19102
- The Miner1908–19092
- General Managers' Association18952