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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 3 |
| 1877 | 6 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1888 | 5 |
| 1889 | 4 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1893 | 2 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1903 | 1 |
| 1916 | 1 |
| 1917 | 2 |
47 stories matching sprawl, in 12 newspapers
| Newspaper | Stories | Years found | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle · published 1888–1914 | 20 | 1888–1894 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Daily IntelligencerSeattle · published 1876–1881 | 5 | 1876–1877 | Catalog ↗ |
| Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle · published 1881–1888 | 4 | 1883–1885 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Northern StarSnohomish City · published 1876–1879 | 4 | 1877–1878 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick · published 1914–1938 | 3 | 1916–1917 | Catalog ↗ |
| Puget Sound DispatchSeattle · published 1871–1880 | 3 | 1872–1876 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Seattle StarSeattle · published 1899–1947 | 2 | 1899 | Catalog ↗ |
| Washington StandardOlympia · published 1860–1921 | 2 | 1861–1862 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla · published 1903–1910 | 1 | 1903 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Yakima HeraldNorth Yakima · published 1889–1914 | 1 | 1890 | Catalog ↗ |
| The Olympia TribuneOlympia · published 1890–1893 | 1 | 1891 | Catalog ↗ |
| Puget Sound HeraldSteilacoom · published 1858–1864 | 1 | 1861 | Catalog ↗ |