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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 4 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 14 |
| 1877 | 17 |
| 1878 | 14 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 25 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1885 | 28 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 20 |
| 1888 | 20 |
| 1889 | 35 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 39 |
| 1892 | 79 |
| 1893 | 76 |
| 1894 | 129 |
| 1895 | 154 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 28 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 46 |
| 1904 | 37 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 12 |
| 1909 | 47 |
| 1910 | 17 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 4 |
1,233 stories matching statement, the 400 most mentioned
People 279
- Judge Humes1892–189518
- Judge Hanford1889–189513
- John H. McGraw1892–18959
- Chief Rogers1894–18959
- W. H. White1878–18958
- James Hamilton Lewis1887–18998
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller1892–18958
- A. A. Denny1859–18957
- Senator Squire1891–18957
- Gov. McGraw1893–18957
- Nelson Bennett1892–19096
- Chief of Police Rogers1894–18956
- Coroner Horton18946
- Chief Jackson1892–18936
- Judge Glasgow1893–18956
- Judge Langley1894–18956
- John B. Allen1889–18935
- Mayor Phelps1894–18955
- Prosecuting Attorney Hastie18955
- Coroner Askam18955
- Eugene Semple1894–18954
- Beriah Brown1872–18854
- John Collins1893–19034
- John Leary1887–18924
- H. L. Yesler1859–18874
- O. Jacobs1872–18924
- Grover Cleveland1889–18954
- J. T. Ronald1885–18954
- John L. Wilson18954
- Mr. Ronald1889–18954
- Miles C. Moore1889–19034
- A. M. Cannon1883–18944
- H. J. Snively1892–18934
- Eugene V. Debs1894–18954
- Justice Caldwell18944
- Justice Humphrey1893–18944
- John Fairfield1893–18954
- Mayor Orr1894–18954
- Henry Craemer1894–18954
- Mayor Appel1908–19094
- Henry L. Yesler1893–18943
- S. H. Piles1894–18953
- Abraham Lincoln1860–19033
- Elwood Evans1861–18913
- Theodore Roosevelt19033
- Senator Ankeny19033
- Senator Foster1899–19033
- Miller1892–18953
- Governor Ferry1891–18923
- White1884–18893
- Sheriff Cochrane18883
- Judge Lewis1877–18853
- Henry Yesler1880–18933
- Roger S. Greene1891–18953
- John J. McGilvra1878–18803
- Judge Jacobs1872–18953
- Gardner Kellogg1872–18953
- C. B. Bagley1877–18913
- Dr. Miller1889–18953
- Colonel Haines1888–18893
- Thomas W. Prosch1878–18943
- W. D. Wood1887–18993
- Smith1893–19033
- Levi Ankeny1893–19033
- Commissioner Emery1894–18953
- Mr. Piles1888–18953
- Watson C. Squire1885–18933
- Murphy1891–18953
- E. O. Graves18953
- Rogers1877–18953
- Sadie Brantner18893
- John P. Judson18893
- Judge Osborn1893–18953
- J. B. MacDougall1893–18953
- Sheriff Woolery18943
- John Wiley1892–18953
- King1880–18953
- Caldwell19083
- J. J. Browne1883–18943
- Mayor Ronald1892–18943
- E. W. Taylor1894–18953
- Robert H. Lindsay1894–18953
- Snively1892–18953
- Leslie Cullom18953
- William A. Wilcox18953
- Detective Wells1894–18953
- Mrs. Steel1894–18953
- M. H. Nichols1894–18953
- James J. Hill18952
- George Washington1889–18942
- President Roosevelt19032
- Johnson1894–18952
- Governor McBride19032
- Mr. McNaught1876–18942
- Brown1883–18932
- Page18952
- Geo. F. Richardson19142
- L. S. J. Hunt1889–18952
- Mayor Campbell19042
- Jim Hill18922
- James1886–18952
- Mayor Humes18992
- Hutchinson18952
- Dexter Horton1876–18852
- Mr. Smith1888–18992
- Thomas Burke1885–18862
- Judge Turner1887–18952
- Kelly Ramsey18882
- Wickersham1889–18952
- Judge Burke18892
- Wm. B. Bourn, Sr.18882
- Patterson1888–18932
- James Longmire1876–18882
- Justice Cann1883–18992
- Henry Villard18842
- J. M. Frink1891–18922
- Anderson1860–18952
- Dr. Sparling18922
- Dr. Weed1877–18852
- Judge Greene1883–18852
- Selucius Garfielde1861–18722
- H. A. Atkins1872–18762
- J. Eugene Jordan1893–18952
- Thompson1877–18992
- E. A. Gardner1888–18922
- Victor Smith18622
- J. C. Haines1885–18892
- M. S. Booth1872–18762
- Superintendent Barnard1894–18952
- Judge Cann1899–19042
- J. W. Godwin18992
- General Otis1895–18992
- Bolton Rogers1893–18952
- Addison G. Foster1899–19032
- Dr. Annie Russell1893–18992
- John Lamb1894–18992
- City Engineer Thompson18992
- Wright19042
- Palmer1894–19092
- Hall1889–18952
- Moore1889–18942
- Harold Preston19032
- Price1888–18932
- George Turner1895–19032
- Mr. Johnson1891–18952
- Holmes1889–18952
- Elisha P. Ferry1877–18782
- E. W. Trenbath1914–19172
- G. W. Hamilton1914–19162
- John Sherman1888–18892
- Judge Wickersham18892
- Terrace18882
- McGraw1888–18922
- Mrs. Taylor1888–18912
- Gov. Ferry1872–18932
- Paul Schulze1887–18952
- McElroy1877–18992
- John McGraw1892–18942
- J. M. Carson1893–18942
- Justice Scott1877–18802
- John Miller1894–18952
- John Thompson1877–18932
- Mayor Weed1878–18912
- Constable Thornton18852
- John Burke1878–19042
- A. H. Smith1892–18932
- Mr. Burke1880–18952
- Mayor Moran1889–18902
- William M. Evarts1883–18892
- Reynolds1889–18942
- James Wickersham18892
- Miss Brantner18892
- Sheriff McGraw1883–18862
- Fred H. Peterson1894–18952
- Junius Rochester1892–18932
- Officer Philbrick1894–18952
- W. L. Meredith1889–18942
- James G. Swan18912
- Hugh Wallace18942
- Chief Delaney1891–19042
- E. M. Carr1893–18952
- Henry W. Elliott18912
- Professor Baird18912
- Chief Monroe18912
- Ben Stretch1891–18922
- Senator Allen18922
- L. C. Gilman1887–18952
- Armstrong1895–19092
- Joseph Kuhn1884–18852
- President Harris18952
- Ah How1892–18942
- Griffith Davies1893–18952
- John G. Carlisle18952
- Judge Robinson1891–18922
- I. J. Lichtenberg1892–18942
- T. C. Collins18942
- Officer Powers1892–18952
- A. B. Kibbe1892–18982
- John W. Considine1894–18952
- George Donworth1893–18942
- Thomas F. Oakes1891–18932
- John Burns18842
- Detective Cave18922
- Detective Cudihee1894–18952
- Walter Bowen1892–18952
- Charles W. Saunders18952
- Andrew F. Burleigh18952
- Charley1859–18832
- Bennett1895–19082
- Gilbert Hunt19032
- Secretary Smith1877–18952
- Conrad19042
- John F. Miller1894–18952
- John Leonard1898–19032
- John H. Schively19092
- Brewer1895–19032
- Frank Kees19032
- W. B. Mack1893–18942
- George P. Wright19042
- John Reid19042
- J. C. Scott1903–19252
- John Miller Murphy18912
- Dr. Love1904–19092
- J. Lewis Smith19042
- Dr. E. G. Johnson18952
- Byron Phelps1894–18952
- Joseph Cook1895–19032
- C. R. Miller19042
- Attorney General Jones18952
- Krug1893–18952
- James Murphy18952
- Speidell19032
- Melvin G. Winstock18952
- Coroner Shaver19092
- Carson18942
- Col. Green18942
- Henry J. Snively18922
- R. H. Lindsay18952
- J. C. Saunders1894–18952
- Wusthoff18842
- Mrs. Fay18932
- Senator Hutchinson1893–18952
- City Engineer Thomson1894–18952
- Percy Rochester1892–18932
- Detective Philbrick18952
- Lee Fook Bow1893–18942
- James King18952
- T. B. Ford18942
- Bogue18932
- W. A. Shanklin18942
- Boggs18942
- Commissioner Lamoreux1894–18952
- Judge Jenkins18932
- Nash1893–18942
- H. A. Fairchild1894–19092
- Representative Doolittle1894–18952
- Corporation Counsel Scott1894–18952
- H. R. Clise1894–18952
- Mary Steel18942
- George H. Hollidge18942
- Mr. Steel18942
- Councilman Watson18942
- Judge Battle18942
- President Demorest18942
- City Attorney Wickersham1894–18952
- F. M. Frost18942
- Tom Box18942
- Clise18952
- Van Houten1893–18952
- Secretary of State Price1893–18952
- Lovejoy18952
- R. W. Jennings18942
- Bishop Joyce1894–18952
- Ex-Mayor Ronald1894–18952
- W. T. Ford18942
- Mrs. Ford1894–18952
- Arthur Griffin1894–18952
- J. R. Chaplin18922
- Rose Zetler18952
Organizations 121
- Northern Pacific Railroad1872–190936
- Post-Intelligencer1883–189535
- Seattle City Council1876–189919
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1886–192915
- Oregon Improvement Company1884–189511
- Tacoma City Council1884–190910
- Knights of Labor1885–189210
- Northern Pacific1886–190910
- Tacoma Ledger1885–18989
- Republican Party1889–18957
- Great Northern Railroad1892–19087
- Chamber of Commerce1891–19096
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1893–18986
- Great Northern Railway1895–19106
- Puget Sound Dispatch1872–18766
- Board of Public Works1891–18945
- General Land Office1861–18945
- Seattle Police Department1894–18995
- Democratic Party1859–18955
- City Council1883–18945
- Commercial Club1908–19145
- First National Bank1885–19035
- Washington State Senate1893–19095
- American Railway Union1893–18955
- City of Seattle1892–18954
- Providence Hospital1879–18954
- King County1894–18954
- Methodist Episcopal Church1894–18954
- Yakima Republic1895–19174
- Everett Trades Council1909–19114
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1884–18954
- Spokane Review1891–19074
- Olympia City Council1891–18924
- Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad1908–19094
- The Seattle Star18993
- Union Pacific1892–19123
- Seattle Fire Department1894–18953
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1894–19093
- University of Washington1882–19033
- The Tribune1891–18923
- Intelligencer1877–18803
- Whitman College19033
- Bonney & Stewart18943
- Secretary of the Interior1877–18843
- Board of County Commissioners1877–18953
- The Oregonian1877–18783
- Weekly Dispatch18783
- Spokane Falls Review1883–18843
- Tacoma Light and Water Company1893–18943
- Aberdeen Herald1892–18943
- Northern Pacific Railway Company1884–18983
- Spokesman-Review18953
- Democratic State Committee1894–19043
- Union Trunk Line18953
- Puget Sound Conference1894–18953
- Olympia Improvement Company18923
- Newport Town Council19083
- The Miner1908–19093
- Filipino Forum1928–19293
- King County Commissioners1876–18872
- The Herald1888–18902
- War Department1914–19172
- Northern Pacific Railway18932
- Tacoma News1894–18952
- Seattle Star19292
- Snoqualmie Falls Power Company1899–19042
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad1892–18942
- Miners' Union1888–18892
- Washington State Penitentiary18952
- Salvation Army1894–18952
- Schwabacher Bros. & Co.1883–18892
- Seattle Tribune18782
- Supreme Court of Washington Territory18872
- Board of Health18952
- Tacoma National Bank18952
- First Washington Volunteers18992
- Washington Iron Works18912
- Grand Hotel19092
- Western Central Labor Union1892–18942
- Great Northern1892–19222
- Southern Pacific1894–19122
- Olympia Standard1862–18882
- Union Pacific Railroad1891–18942
- National Bank of Commerce1895–18992
- King County Board of County Commissioners1883–18872
- King County Board of Commissioners1885–18952
- New York Herald1889–18932
- Washington State Legislature1895–19092
- Seattle City Railway Company18952
- United States Department of Agriculture1902–19172
- Board of Aldermen18952
- Toklas & Singerman18892
- Tacoma Fire Department1894–18952
- Seattle Board of Education1894–18952
- The Ledger1893–18942
- National Guard of Washington1892–18942
- First Methodist Episcopal Church18942
- City of Tacoma19092
- Sailors' Union1892–19102
- Stimson Mill Company1892–18952
- Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Company1892–18952
- Seattle Telegraph1892–18942
- American Federation of Labor1922–19292
- The Labor Journal1909–19122
- Walla Walla County Commissioners19032
- Washington Supreme Court1891–18922
- Chehalis County Commissioners18932
- Denny Clay Company18942
- Trades Council1903–19122
- Union Club18952
- Board of Education1893–19032
- Seattle Board of Health1892–18952
- State Land Commission1893–18942
- Bay View Brewery18942
- Thurston County Commissioners1892–18942
- Columbia National Bank1894–18952
- Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway Company18952
- Flynn & Rockmark1894–18952
- Seattle Police Commission18942
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad18952
- Puget Sound customs district18952