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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 33 |
| 1877 | 27 |
| 1878 | 13 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 44 |
| 1884 | 21 |
| 1885 | 24 |
| 1886 | 21 |
| 1887 | 27 |
| 1888 | 16 |
| 1889 | 43 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 47 |
| 1892 | 99 |
| 1893 | 98 |
| 1894 | 93 |
| 1895 | 132 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 29 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 34 |
| 1904 | 37 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 11 |
| 1909 | 67 |
| 1910 | 18 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 14 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 3 |
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- A Deadly Labor Dispute Over Wages
A trap-line worker is killed in his cabin by his stepson following a quarrel over unpaid labor.
- A Fatal Misstep on the Tracks
A tailor is struck and killed by an electric streetcar after stepping directly into its path near Lake Union.
- The Iron Molder’s Attack on Main Street
A young Seattle woman narrowly survives a brutal assault by her stepfather, who attempted to force muriatic acid down her throat before fleeing the city.
- A Street Fight Over a Package of Meat
A man attempted to steal a package of meat off the steps of the Golden Gate building, only to face a vigorous drubbing from his victim.
- A Public Separation on the Courthouse Steps
A Tacoma couple’s attempt to end their marriage in Seattle ends in a public spectacle of incompatibility.
- An Infernal Machine on the Editor's Step
Someone left a dynamite bomb at the office of the Springdale Reformer. It was spotted before the mechanism could be tripped — and Editor Burrows shrugged it off as a joker's prank.
- The Misfortune of Mr. Krats
A local land office official takes a tumble on Yakima Avenue and takes his frustration out on an innocent dog.
- A Child’s Hazard in a Smoky City
A young girl is severely burned after stepping into a smoldering coal bunker in Belltown, highlighting the dangerous urban conditions of a rapidly growing Seattle.
- A Painful Step in Belltown
A late-night walk leads to a broken leg and a warning about the precarious state of city sidewalks in 1877.
- Puyallup Tribe Begins Commercial Hop Farming
In a historic shift, local indigenous farmers take the first step toward independent hop production.
- A Dangerous Fall at the Calispel Spur
A railroad inspector suffers a broken collarbone after stepping off a train in the dark and falling twenty feet into the river bank.
- The Waterfront 'Hotbed of Disorder'
In 1887, Seattle officials and citizens mobilized to purge the city's waterfront of the 'notorious' floating houses that provided a refuge for the city's poorest residents.
- The Mud of the Tideflats
An impoverished aristocrat, clinging to the fading pride of her family name, is saved from a lonely death in Seattle's treacherous marshlands by a man she once scorned.
- The Fatal Price of a Land Lease
A rancher shoots a woman as she shields her brother during a violent dispute over a property lease in the Grand Coulee.
- An unfortunate encounter with a detective
A citizen is fined for confronting an undercover officer after a heated exchange near the circus grounds.
- The Struggle to Fix the Price
Local fruit and vegetable growers move to consolidate marketing efforts in an attempt to stabilize prices against market volatility.
- The Deadly Sidewalks of Old Seattle
A local minister’s tumble into a 'horrible pit' sparks public outrage over the city’s treacherous, poorly lit, and uneven walkways.
- Nature’s Engineering: Lessons from the Baltic Dikes
An 1875 perspective on how the Baltic coastline’s natural defenses against the sea served as a blueprint for human resilience and infrastructure.
- The Search for a Missing Boy
An investigation into a missing child leads to rumors of a boy living among Indigenous people near Kupper Inlet.
- A Gun Goes Off in a Passing Hand and a Fox Island Rancher Dies
Handing her husband his gun as he stepped into a boat, a Fox Island woman accidentally discharges it at point-blank range, killing him in front of her.
- City Council Faces Power Struggle over Board of Public Works
As two members are removed and vacancies persist, the Council weighs an unprecedented move to seize control of city infrastructure projects.
- The High License Battle
As Seattle debates the future of the liquor trade, the city's editorial voice warns that failing to support 'high license' regulation will only invite full prohibition.
- A Plunge into the Mud at Carkeek's Brick Yard
A passenger on an electric railway takes a dark, unintended shortcut off the tracks and into the waters of the bay.
- The Perilous Journey of the Little Brown Jug
A logger's desperate, tipsy attempt to retrieve his prized whiskey jug from the Seattle harbor makes for a chaotic afternoon on the waterfront.
- Chamber of Commerce Targets Striking Machinists
The Everett Chamber of Commerce declares for the 'open shop' amid a heated eight-hour workday strike.