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| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
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| 1862 | 2 |
| 1876 | 10 |
| 1877 | 3 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 12 |
| 1884 | 7 |
| 1885 | 11 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 9 |
| 1888 | 11 |
| 1889 | 28 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 42 |
| 1893 | 36 |
| 1894 | 51 |
| 1895 | 63 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 16 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 21 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 15 |
| 1909 | 23 |
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427 stories matching understood
- The Looming Expulsion of Chinese Workers from Grays Harbor Canneries
As local salmon canneries gear up for the season, the paper notes an ominous understanding regarding the workforce.
- The Steamship Cricket Finds a New Owner
A local steamer has been sold for $7,000 to serve the route between Seattle and Everett.
- Seattle's Rival Gas and Electric Firms Merge Under One Roof
The Union Electric Company and the Seattle Gas and Electric Light Company lease their plants to a new Union Illuminating Company, promising customers that 'consumers will be unaffected.'
- Eastern Capitalists Bet Big on Seattle's Future
A Boston bank president purchases a half-block of prime downtown Seattle real estate for a major business development.
- The Riverside Bar's Final Night
After a series of ownership changes and a police attachment, the Riverside bar is stripped of its stock and shuttered for good.
- Chief Moses Demands His Land—and a Hearing
A Columbia chief says the government cannot take back a reservation just because his people refused to move onto it; the cabinet agrees he has grounds.
- The Railway 'Boss' Who Demanded Silence
A Great Northern superintendent issued a blunt warning to employees: keep your mouths shut about the company's administration, or get out.
- Church Faction Fight at the African M.E. Church
A local pastor faces a push for his resignation, but claims the effort is led by unauthorized parties.
- Spare Land for Hard Times: Seattle's Pingree Plan
Seattle's Pingree Plan offered vacant land to indigent families for a season's cultivation—on a contract that gave them crops but no claim to the ground.
- The Petty Feud Over the Lake Washington Canal
While Seattle lawmakers pushed for a monumental canal to connect the lakes to the Puget Sound, Tacoma’s boosters fought the project simply to spite their rival neighbor.
- The Mysterious Burning of the Scow Bleecker
A steam scow used to haul bricks from Fog Island is destroyed by fire, fueling local rumors of arson.
- The Political Trading Floor in Mission
A backroom bargain in Chelan County pits local ambition against the governor's power, revealing the high-stakes chess game behind early 20th-century endorsements.
- An Indecent Display at the Coal Bunkers
Seattle residents take offense as sailors from the barkentine Modoc turn the public waterfront into an impromptu swimming hole.
- The Deed Was Too Generous: Yesler's Estate Sues to Take Back a Slice of Seattle
A forgotten 1892 complaint by Seattle's founding figure is revived by his administrators, who say a mutual mistake gave away too much of the Yesler donation claim.
- Street Duel Leaves Bystander Wounded
A card game dispute between a gambler and a bartender escalated into a nine-shot exchange on a Prosser street.
- The North Yakima Night-Riders
Vigilante arsonists strike at property owners in the growing town of North Yakima.
- The $100,000 Flip: How a Seattle Speculator Made a Fortune on the Corner of Pike and Pioneer
While the city debates housing affordability, a quiet real estate deal reveals how early developers turned modest lots into massive wealth in just one year.
- An Empty Cage: Sheriff McGraw’s ‘Ghost’ Jail
In a turn of fortune for the Seattle jail, the cells have emptied out, leaving the Sheriff with little to do but manage a single remaining debtor.
- Gambling Near the Throne
City hall's political elites are quietly sanctioning a new gambling house for the well-connected.
- A Candid Letter Stalls Divorce
A husband’s bid for divorce hits a snag in Judge Shackleford’s court after his wife’s letter reveals marital incompatibility.
- The Limits of Espionage Laws in Wartime Richland
A local man accused of voicing traitorous sentiments regarding the President and the war effort walks free after a grand jury finds no legal grounds for indictment.
- The Mayor's Hat Scandal
Snohomish citizens stage a humorous protest when the Mayor ditches his traditional straw hat for the season.
- The Town's Bachelor Problem
An editorial tongue-lashing for four local men who chose independent living over marriage.
- Golden Chariot Mine Prepares First Shipment
High-grade copper ore is being hauled to the Oroville station for a trial shipment to the smelter.
- The Fight for the Nitrate Plant
Federal engineers scour Priest Rapids, scouting a location for a massive $20 million government facility.