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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1861 | 8 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 50 |
| 1877 | 35 |
| 1878 | 15 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 16 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 63 |
| 1884 | 18 |
| 1885 | 34 |
| 1886 | 30 |
| 1887 | 32 |
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1889 | 77 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1891 | 53 |
| 1892 | 147 |
| 1893 | 99 |
| 1894 | 128 |
| 1895 | 137 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 25 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 57 |
| 1904 | 45 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 24 |
| 1909 | 65 |
| 1910 | 17 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 14 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 13 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 2 |
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- Aberdeen’s Call to Action
A local editor criticizes the Chamber of Commerce for inertia and demands improvements to the Wishkah River road to boost the city's growth.
- The Steam Engine Enters the Timberlands
Logging railroads are rapidly replacing ox teams as the industry moves from the shoreline into the deep forests of the Snohomish River valley.
- Police Seek Local Man for Harassing Women
A warrant was issued today for a man accused of following and using indecent language toward women on the city streets.
- Puyallup Tribe Begins Commercial Hop Farming
In a historic shift, local indigenous farmers take the first step toward independent hop production.
- A Gunfight on Marion Street: The Clerk Who Shot a Seattle Policeman
Harry Good was bound over for attempted murder after a running shootout that left Officer Glasscock wounded and the downtown force scrambling.
- The Fight Over the State Agricultural College
Yakima and Colfax attorneys challenge the legitimacy of state funds being directed to Pullman.
- The Flying Coupling: Engineer Shanno Chases Down a Runaway Locomotive
When a detached engine tears toward Ellensburg, a quick-thinking engineer uncouples his own locomotive and catches the runaway on the fly.
- The Mystery of the Creeping Rail
A phantom force is physically shifting the interurban line's tracks toward Tacoma, baffling engineers and causing havoc with the electrical system.
- Turning the Chain-Gang Toward Thrift
A city commissioner rejects expensive wood bids for the pumping station, proposing to employ the chain-gang instead.
- Two Miles of Steel a Day: Hill's Great Northern Starts Laying Track Toward the Sound
Tracklaying on the Great Northern's main line east from Lowell began yesterday, and a steam tracklayer is expected to throw down two to three miles of rail a day on the road to Snohomish.
- A Hundred Feet of Great Northern Trestle Slips Toward the River
Wet, frozen clay undermines the fill east of Newport, forcing railroad crews to wait for a pile driver before they can rebuild.
- 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.
- A False Shock of Hair, a Slouch Hat, and $10 at Maplewood Station
A Tacoma department-store clerk steps off the Puyallup car and is stopped in the dark by a masked man in a false wig, who takes her money and orders her home on foot.
- The Daredevil of Seattle: A Near-Fatal Balloon Plunge
Thousands watched from the waterfront as Professor Van Tassell's aerial exhibition went awry, nearly ending in disaster over the harbor.
- Richland Eyes Municipal Water System for Fire Protection
After rejecting a used chemical fire engine from Kennewick, the Richland city council pivots toward building a self-sufficient water system.
- The Land is Moving Beneath the Mills
As Seattle's waterfront expansion struggles against unstable geology, a sash and door factory is forced to shutter as the hillside slips toward the bay.
- Carrier Pigeons and a Cougar on Rainier
A Puyallup party pushes toward the summit, sending dispatches by carrier pigeon and shooting a cougar for its skin.
- Prosser Businessman Frank Hedger Drowns in Yakima River
A prominent Prosser businessman drowns while duck hunting near the mouth of the Yakima River.
- Market Wagon Runaway Causes Dockside Chaos
A startled team of horses pulling a Seattle market delivery wagon crashed through railings on a city dock, resulting in a dramatic, albeit property-damaging, incident.
- Coxey's Army and the Struggle for the Rails
As the Seattle division of the 'Industrial Army' marches toward Washington, D.C., they face off against marshals and soldiers in a desperate attempt to cross the mountains.
- The Narrow-Gauge Dream Through Naches Pass
A completed survey and North Yakima's $100,000 pledge push a rail line toward the Sound.
- Chamber of Commerce Fights to Keep its Restaurant
Seattle's business elite debates the merits of maintaining a members-only dining room while scouting for a new headquarters in the rapidly shifting downtown core.
- The Birth of the Nisqually Power Project
Tacoma moves toward seizing land and water rights for the Nisqually power plant, a project that would eventually transform the city's infrastructure.
- Brakes Fail on the Yakima River Embankment
A young woman leaped into a runaway automobile as it rolled toward a ditch, highlighting the dangers of early car ownership.
- Bondholders Seize Control of the Lake Shore Road
A New York trust company secures the appointment of a co-receiver for the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway, signaling an imminent move toward foreclosure.