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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 6 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 37 |
| 1877 | 31 |
| 1878 | 18 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 34 |
| 1884 | 23 |
| 1885 | 21 |
| 1886 | 10 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 23 |
| 1889 | 78 |
| 1890 | 24 |
| 1891 | 74 |
| 1892 | 117 |
| 1893 | 96 |
| 1894 | 98 |
| 1895 | 107 |
| 1897 | 9 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 22 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1903 | 72 |
| 1904 | 55 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 78 |
| 1910 | 25 |
| 1911 | 33 |
| 1912 | 9 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 23 |
| 1917 | 16 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1928 | 1 |
1,430 stories matching system, the 400 most mentioned
People 234
- James J. Hill1891–190911
- Henry Villard1883–18959
- Mayor Ronald1892–18949
- Jacob Furth1892–19048
- Judge Hanford1889–18958
- John H. McGraw1892–19097
- George W. Hall18927
- Jesse Cochran1891–18947
- Eugene V. Debs18947
- Thomas Burke1889–18976
- Beriah Brown1876–18786
- J. T. Ronald1887–18956
- H. W. Miller18926
- Benezette Williams1891–18956
- Mayor Wright1904–19076
- City Engineer Thomson1894–18956
- John Collins1876–18995
- John Leary1883–18955
- Judge Jacobs1872–18955
- Dr. J. Eugene Jordan1888–18895
- E. O. Graves1892–18955
- Paul Schulze1892–18955
- John Mitchell1909–19125
- M. M. Moulton1914–19185
- Councilman Smith19035
- Weile19035
- Mayor Phelps1894–18955
- S. H. Piles1892–18954
- Andrew Jackson1893–18954
- Theodore Roosevelt1903–19094
- Mayor Campbell19044
- W. H. White1872–18954
- Jay Gould1882–18914
- Bailey Gatzert1878–18934
- Ezra Meeker1885–18934
- Thomas W. Prosch1891–18954
- Smith19034
- Watson C. Squire1885–18944
- Stambaugh1909–19104
- Judge Langley1893–18954
- Alderman Clise1894–18954
- J. S. Camp18914
- Abraham Lincoln1863–19103
- John B. Allen1892–18943
- Miller1899–19033
- James1895–18993
- Rinehart1892–18993
- Councilman James18993
- Judge Burke1884–18943
- A. A. Denny1876–18953
- James G. Blaine1876–18873
- Judge Lewis1876–18883
- Anderson1889–18943
- Ulysses S. Grant1872–18763
- Thompson18993
- Grover Cleveland1887–18923
- Robert Moran1889–18993
- James Hamilton Lewis1892–18953
- Clark1889–19033
- Elisha P. Ferry1877–18783
- Nelson Bennett1890–18953
- Murphy1891–18923
- Judge Moore1892–18993
- Turner1865–19033
- Walter N. Granger1889–18913
- John L. Wilson1894–18953
- Chapman1895–19093
- C. B. Wright1893–18953
- Colonel Waring1889–18913
- Frank J. Barnard1891–18933
- Judge Humes1891–18933
- Roberts1910–19113
- Henry George1892–19113
- Thomas W. Symons1891–18943
- Bennett1885–19093
- Schwagerl1892–18943
- Byron Phelps1894–18953
- E.H. Harriman1903–19043
- Otto Weile19033
- Giblett19093
- Engineer Weile19033
- C.B. Wright1892–19043
- Turnbull19093
- Hawthorne19093
- R.H. Thomson1893–18953
- Chief Hunt1893–18953
- Collector Saunders1893–18953
- John H. Bryant18953
- John Shields18953
- Corporation Counsel Scott1894–18953
- Percival1891–18923
- Delegate Voigt1894–18953
- Mr. Savage18913
- Mayor Appel1908–19093
- James N. Glover1883–18843
- Senator Ankeny19032
- Brown1885–18882
- Mr. Robinson1899–19162
- C. C. Terry1876–18952
- Hill1899–19092
- E. W. Way1889–18992
- Crichton1895–18992
- Thomson18942
- Dexter Horton1876–18952
- Josiah Collins Jr.1888–18892
- John Arthur1891–18942
- Henry Yesler1876–18882
- Allen Weir1889–18922
- D. T. Denny18932
- Mark Norton1882–18992
- Roger S. Greene1892–18952
- Evans1894–18992
- H. L. Yesler1877–18882
- Scott1892–18952
- George F. Whitworth1893–18952
- Parker1891–18992
- Val Wildman18762
- George Kinnear1893–18952
- John J. McGilvra1892–18932
- Selucius Garfielde18722
- Mrs. Bell1872–18772
- Gardner Kellogg1884–18882
- Horace Greeley18762
- J. Eugene Jordan18892
- Vanderbilt1888–18992
- Mr. Colman1877–18882
- Edmond S. Meany1893–18952
- J. D. McIntyre1889–18942
- Clark Davis1894–18992
- Everett Smith1892–18942
- Bolton Rogers1892–18952
- Councilman Jones18992
- Levi Ankeny19032
- L. E. Johnson1916–19172
- E. C. Kilbourne1889–18992
- A. Mackintosh18782
- Peterson1899–19092
- Mr. Murphy18912
- J. D. Ross1914–19242
- Rev. George F. Whitworth1893–18942
- Reed19092
- D. H. Gilman1889–18912
- Ronald1888–18942
- W. E. Boone18942
- Chief Moses1878–18922
- Sutton1877–18912
- N. H. Owings1891–18922
- G. Morris Haller1878–18952
- Watson Squire1892–18942
- Mayor Moran18892
- Frank Morrison1909–19112
- Davis18892
- John P. Hoyt1889–18922
- Thomas W. Prosser18952
- P. McNatt18892
- D. A. McKenzie1892–18952
- Sylvester Pennoyer1893–18942
- J. B. MacDougall18932
- Mayor White18912
- Rev. Clark Davis18952
- John Wiley18912
- Alderman Wilcox18912
- G.H. Heilbron1891–18922
- Robert Harris1884–18872
- Robert Wingate18932
- David T. Denny1883–18952
- Richard Osborn1891–18952
- Mr. Watkins1885–18862
- Lynn19092
- F. H. Osgood18952
- W. D. Tyler1894–18952
- J. M. Hill1887–19032
- Andrew Furuseth1887–19112
- Knight1903–19042
- Chief of Police Rogers18952
- J. J. Sullivan1893–18952
- Rev. D. C. Garrett1892–18952
- Alderman Sweeney1893–18952
- S. L. Crawford1891–18932
- James Hart1891–18932
- Charles W. Saunders18952
- Sweeney1894–18952
- Patrick Henry Winston1892–19032
- George B. McClellan1894–19092
- Samuel Gompers1909–19112
- Governor Lister1915–19172
- James Stewart18912
- Mayor Hunt19032
- Samuel Hill1893–19042
- Gov. Hay19092
- Philips19102
- E. A. Turner1890–18932
- Fred R. Reed18912
- Jay Lynch1891–19032
- C. O. Young1911–19122
- Charles R. Case19102
- Hawley19092
- Mayor Hartley19112
- D. A. Spencer1892–18942
- W. H. Paulhamus1903–19152
- A. S. Goss19172
- H. S. Hughes1917–19182
- J. J. Hill1895–18972
- Joshua Pierce1895–18972
- R. H. Thomson1895–19042
- Councilman Phillips19112
- A. F. Brown1916–19172
- A. B. Hunt1893–18952
- Thomas Ross18832
- Joseph Francisco18832
- F. H. Baldie19042
- R. Schmidt18922
- Councilman Glasford19032
- McGregor19092
- Judge Easterday19092
- W. T. Scott1893–18942
- Wilkeson19092
- Doud19092
- L. Lanning1903–19042
- John H. Fuller1903–19042
- L. R. Hawley1903–19042
- Hogberg19092
- J.J. Hill1894–19032
- Superintendent Wilson18932
- Frank Hanford18952
- George Milton Savage19092
- Ellis Morrison18952
- Thomas Henderson Boyd1892–18932
- Gov. McGraw18952
- Senator Hutchinson1895–19092
- C. B. Talbot1893–18942
- D. Thomas Denny18932
- Alderman Daulton1894–18952
- Compton1894–18952
Organizations 166
- Seattle City Council1876–189955
- Northern Pacific Railroad1880–192453
- Tacoma City Council1892–190917
- Everett Trades Council1909–191217
- Northern Pacific1882–190916
- Commercial Club1892–190913
- Washington State Legislature1890–191113
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1885–190312
- Great Northern Railroad1891–190912
- American Railway Union189412
- Chamber of Commerce1889–190911
- Great Northern Railway1892–192411
- Union Pacific1882–190410
- Republican Party1876–189510
- Walla Walla City Council190310
- Board of Public Works1891–18959
- Post-Intelligencer1885–18959
- City Council1884–19099
- Olympia City Council1891–18929
- West Coast Improvement Company1893–18958
- Northern Pacific Railway1889–19168
- Oregon Improvement Company1885–18948
- Great Northern1891–19098
- Tacoma Light and Water Company1892–19048
- Puget Sound Dispatch1872–18767
- Seattle Fire Department1888–18956
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1891–19046
- The Tribune1877–18956
- The Tacoma Times1904–19096
- The Labor Journal1909–19116
- King County Commissioners1877–18945
- Oregon Railway & Navigation Company1888–19035
- Sunset Telephone Company1892–19045
- Seattle Board of Public Works1894–18995
- City of Seattle1885–18995
- Democratic Party1878–18945
- University of Washington1886–18955
- Western Central Labor Union1891–18945
- Union Pacific Railroad1883–18945
- Lake Union Water Company18925
- City of Tacoma1894–19095
- Seattle Consolidated Street Railway Company18955
- American Federation of Labor1909–19125
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1884–19175
- Aberdeen City Council1891–18925
- Tacoma Railway & Power Company1904–19095
- Walla Walla Water Company19035
- Northern Electric Co.1908–19095
- Northern Idaho Montana Power Co.1909–19105
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1891–19094
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway1888–18954
- Knights of Labor1885–18914
- Salvation Army1889–19044
- Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1882–18854
- Spring Hill Water Company1883–18914
- Seattle School Board1886–18934
- Socialist Party19114
- Idaho Washington Northern Railroad1907–19104
- H. M. Byllesby Co.1909–19104
- The Seattle Star1899–19103
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company1894–18953
- Union Electric Company1892–18993
- Seattle Intelligencer1872–18783
- The Daily Intelligencer1876–18773
- Intelligencer1876–18773
- The Intelligencer1877–18783
- Standard Oil Company1889–19043
- Southern Pacific1888–18943
- Territorial Legislature1876–18773
- Washington Territorial Legislature1877–18873
- Seattle Common Council1886–18893
- First National Bank1891–19083
- Seattle Electric Railway & Power Company1889–18923
- Farmers' Alliance1890–18923
- Seattle Water Department1894–18953
- Ballard City Council18953
- Board of Aldermen1892–18953
- City of Ballard18953
- Stimson Mill Company1893–18943
- Kennewick City Council1905–19163
- State Federation of Labor1910–19113
- Board of State Land Commissioners18953
- City of Aberdeen1891–18923
- Olympia Street Railway Company1891–18923
- Olympia Light and Power Company1891–18923
- Newport Town Council19083
- The Miner19093
- Newport town council1908–19093
- Southern Pacific Railroad1894–18952
- United States Congress1854–18842
- Tacoma Police Department1904–19092
- Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company1895–18992
- Puget Sound National Bank1895–19042
- Snoqualmie Falls Power Company18992
- Providence Hospital1888–18932
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad1888–18942
- Seattle City Government1876–18892
- Washington State Penitentiary1894–18952
- Post Office Department1891–19162
- Seattle Jockey Club1872–18762
- Seattle Daily Intelligencer1876–18772
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad18772
- Daily Intelligencer1877–18782
- New York Tribune1872–18852
- Board of Health1892–18942
- King County1876–18772
- Congregational Church1908–19092
- Puget Sound Power Company1899–19092
- Seattle Electric Company1903–19042
- Seattle Electric Co.1899–19032
- Kennewick Commercial Club1915–19162
- Board of Regents18952
- Pacific Insurance Union1893–18942
- Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington1854–18632
- Grand Jury18872
- Courier1872–18832
- Port Townsend Southern1891–18922
- Yakima Investment Company18952
- Northern Pacific Coal Company18912
- Seattle and Southern Railroad Company18882
- Weekly Puget Sound Dispatch1876–18772
- Board of County Commissioners1876–19092
- The Oregonian1877–18922
- Evening Dispatch18782
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers1876–18942
- Fire and Water Committee1893–18952
- People's Party18922
- Tacoma Ledger18952
- N. W. Harris & Co.1891–18922
- House of Delegates1892–18942
- Seattle Chronicle18852
- Prohibition Party1894–18952
- Legislative Assembly of Washington Territory1876–18852
- Washington Improvement Company1893–18942
- Equal Suffrage Association1891–19092
- First Presbyterian Church18932
- Bureau of Associated Charities18922
- Sailors' Union1893–18952
- Brewery Workmen's Union18922
- Seattle House of Delegates1893–18952
- Anti-Saloon League19092
- Labor Journal1910–19122
- Public Service Commission19162
- Washington State Senate1893–19092
- White Bluffs Water Company1916–19172
- Tacoma Globe1891–18922
- Washington State Federation of Labor19112
- Everett City Council1909–19112
- Washington Irrigation Company1903–19052
- Walla Walla County Commissioners1903–19042
- Everett Labor Journal1909–19112
- Dominican Sisters1891–18922
- Western Union1883–18952
- Northern Pacific Irrigation Company1917–19182
- Spokesman-Review18952
- Trades Council1892–19112
- Standard Oil1904–19092
- Board of Education1893–18942
- Finley Grange1916–19172
- Ship Challenger18832
- Northern Pacific Irrigation company1917–19182
- Pennsylvania Railroad1907–19092
- Union Trunk Line18952
- Columbia Irrigation District1917–19182
- Knoell Brothers19092
- North Olympia Land Company18912