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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 28 |
| 1877 | 19 |
| 1878 | 31 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 29 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 16 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 10 |
| 1889 | 19 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1891 | 18 |
| 1892 | 26 |
| 1893 | 36 |
| 1894 | 32 |
| 1895 | 21 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 10 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 3 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 9 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 11 |
| 1917 | 4 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 3 |
195 stories matching ton, the 63 most mentioned
People 22
- George White18788
- Henry Villard1880–18844
- Lee M. Lampson1914–19163
- Royal Haskell18783
- Mr. Alvord18852
- Steele1877–18882
- Sheriff Cochrane1888–18892
- H. L. Yesler1876–18832
- Mr. Coleman1872–18782
- Ezra Meeker18852
- John Ross18922
- Judge Hanford1891–18932
- Smith1889–18932
- James M. Colman1876–18772
- T. B. Corey18942
- P. C. Comstock18852
- Patrick Henry Winston18922
- William Campbell1885–18952
- L. Hannevig19162
- Herbert Hoover19172
- E. W. Steffen1924–19252
- Colgate Hoyt1893–18942
Organizations 41
- Oregon Improvement Company1883–189521
- Northern Pacific Railroad1877–189314
- Post-Intelligencer1883–18957
- Northern Pacific1888–19147
- Union Pacific1891–18944
- Great Northern Railway1893–19044
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad1876–18784
- Seattle Coal and Iron Company1889–18954
- Great Western Iron and Steel Works18914
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company1888–18953
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad1888–18923
- Seattle Coal Company1876–18783
- Renton Coal Company18763
- Northern Pacific Coal Company1891–18943
- Great Northern Railroad1893–18953
- Black Diamond Company1885–18953
- Tacoma Ledger1883–18953
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1887–18882
- King County Commissioners1888–18922
- Oregon Railway & Navigation Company1880–18882
- Canadian Pacific Railway18952
- Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad18912
- Knights of Labor1888–18912
- Seattle Coal and Transportation Company1876–18852
- Congress1872–18762
- The Daily Intelligencer18762
- Talbot Mine1876–18772
- San Francisco Board of Marine Underwriters18762
- Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad1877–18802
- Blackman Bros.1877–18952
- United States Navy1889–18912
- First National Bank1890–18942
- Baker, Bacon & Co.18892
- E. Meeker & Co.1892–18942
- Denny mines18912
- Washington Improvement Company1883–18842
- Longshoremen's Union18922
- Anderson Steamboat Company19162
- Hannevig Brothers19162
- American Steel Barge Company1894–18952
- San Pedro1883–18932