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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 36 |
| 1877 | 27 |
| 1878 | 8 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 34 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 31 |
| 1886 | 27 |
| 1887 | 23 |
| 1888 | 17 |
| 1889 | 58 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 84 |
| 1892 | 88 |
| 1893 | 104 |
| 1894 | 142 |
| 1895 | 176 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1899 | 36 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 66 |
| 1904 | 41 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 22 |
| 1909 | 70 |
| 1910 | 13 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 27 |
| 1917 | 13 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 3 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 3 |
1,446 stories matching whether, the 400 most mentioned
People 269
- Judge Hanford1891–190320
- Judge Humes1891–189516
- Judge Langley1893–189515
- Mayor Ronald1892–189413
- Corporation Counsel Scott1894–189513
- James Hamilton Lewis1891–189511
- Judge Osborn1889–189510
- W. H. White1887–18959
- Chief Rogers1894–18959
- Mayor Phelps1894–18959
- James J. Hill1894–19038
- Governor Ferry1891–18928
- Theodore Roosevelt1893–19097
- John Collins1884–19037
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller1892–18947
- Gov. McGraw1893–18957
- Thomas Burke1883–18976
- Senator Squire1891–18956
- Nelson Bennett1892–19096
- John L. Wilson1894–18956
- John Wiley1891–18956
- A. A. Denny1854–18945
- Henry Yesler1884–18945
- Judge Jacobs1872–18955
- J. T. Ronald1891–18995
- A. R. Gardner1915–19165
- H. W. Miller1891–18925
- Judge Lichtenberg1891–18955
- Rev. Clark Davis1891–18955
- Coroner Horton18945
- John Considine1893–18945
- Attorney General Jones1893–18955
- Krug1893–18955
- Judge Glasgow1894–18955
- Justice Humphrey1893–18945
- S. H. Piles1893–18954
- James18954
- John Leary1884–18924
- Judge Greene1880–18874
- Jacob Furth1889–18954
- L. E. Johnson1914–19174
- J. J. McGilvra1889–18954
- E. O. Graves1894–18994
- Paul Schulze1887–18954
- Chapman18954
- William Cochrane1893–18944
- Attorney-General Jones1891–18944
- George W. Hall1891–18944
- L. C. Gilman1892–18954
- George Donworth1893–18944
- Andrew F. Burleigh1892–18954
- R. E. Pratt1915–19164
- Will H. Thompson1894–19094
- Alderman Jordan1893–18954
- Voigt18954
- Van de Vanter1893–18954
- Abraham Lincoln1891–19033
- Senator Ankeny19033
- John B. Allen1893–18953
- Page18953
- Judge Burke1889–18943
- Orange Jacobs1892–18953
- James G. Blaine1876–18923
- D. T. Denny1876–18913
- W. H. Fife1893–18953
- H. L. Yesler1876–18893
- George Kinnear1884–18953
- Gardner Kellogg1872–18953
- Clements1916–19173
- J. Eugene Jordan1892–18963
- Colonel Haines1889–18913
- W. D. Wood1894–18953
- Everett Smith1891–18943
- John Lamb1894–18993
- Levi Ankeny1895–19033
- Moore18893
- Samuel H. Piles1892–19093
- Commissioner Emery18953
- Mr. Denny1854–18883
- George Turner1893–18953
- H. A. Bier1914–19163
- Murphy1888–18953
- Turner1889–18943
- President Harrison1876–18923
- Reed1891–19093
- John H. McGraw1892–18933
- Mayor Moran18893
- Judge Thomas Burke1892–18943
- George H. Heilbron1889–18923
- Robert Bridges1893–18953
- McNeill1916–19173
- Judge Calkins18913
- Sheriff Woolery18943
- David T. Denny1885–18873
- Armstrong1895–19093
- George Venable Smith1885–18943
- John F. Gowey1891–18923
- T. C. Collins18943
- Chief Jackson1892–18933
- Detective Cudihee1894–18953
- Dr. Palmer1894–18953
- E. C. Hughes1892–19053
- Mayor Hunt1903–19043
- Miles Poindexter1909–19163
- M. S. Lewis1915–19173
- Hawley1903–19093
- Mayor Wright19043
- Byron Phelps1894–18953
- A. B. Hunt1893–18953
- Giblett1904–19093
- Justice Caldwell1893–18953
- Dr. Mitten18953
- A. G. Lane1894–18953
- Mayor Orr1894–18953
- City Attorney Wickersham18953
- E. C. Cheasty1894–18953
- Sickels18913
- Napoleon Hoagland18913
- John W. Maple18953
- John Riplinger18953
- Mrs. Fraser18953
- Henry L. Yesler1884–18912
- Judge Gilbert18942
- Isaac I. Stevens1859–18622
- Andrew Jackson1894–18952
- Johnson18952
- Governor McBride19032
- Senator Foster1899–19032
- President Arthur18822
- Will H. Parry1892–18952
- Miller1894–19032
- L. L. Lynn19152
- Mayor Campbell1903–19042
- Marcus Whitman1892–18932
- Jackson1883–19112
- Hill1888–18952
- Crichton18952
- Richard Winsor1894–18952
- Mayor Humes18992
- Kellogg18932
- Amos Brown1894–18952
- Dexter Horton1876–18862
- Judge Turner1887–18952
- McDonald1894–18952
- Guy C. Phinney1892–18932
- John Arthur18942
- Eben Smith1887–18952
- Benjamin Harrison1889–18922
- Beriah Brown1878–18802
- Sullivan1895–19032
- Roger S. Greene1883–18942
- Robert Abrams1884–18952
- Henry Villard1883–18842
- Scott1894–19032
- Chief Seattle18952
- Marshall Blinn1872–18772
- Leander Miller18952
- Hughes1885–18912
- C. H. Hanford1889–18982
- Dr. J. Eugene Jordan1893–18962
- J. C. Haines18912
- Beck1886–18992
- Edmond S. Meany1895–18992
- Mrs. Collins1878–18942
- Mr. Davis1885–18912
- C. P. Ferry1899–19042
- Harry White18912
- Councilman Jones1899–19042
- Griffith1889–18992
- Dr. Annie Russell1893–18992
- Smith1883–18952
- John Johnson1887–18902
- President of the United States1884–18882
- Capt. Pickett1859–18602
- Baker18952
- Harold Preston1895–19032
- Price1893–19032
- Jones1891–19042
- Elisha P. Ferry1876–18922
- George D. Hill18802
- Fred A. Minnick1876–18952
- E. M. Sly1914–19162
- Woodrow Wilson1914–19162
- A. Mackintosh18782
- W. C. Squire1888–18942
- Mr. Piles1889–18952
- Powell1894–19162
- Judge Orange Jacobs1892–18952
- Watson C. Squire1891–18942
- Governor Semple1887–18892
- Isaac Stevens18592
- Woodruff1889–18912
- James Smith1889–18952
- Robert Frost1891–18922
- Rutherford B. Hayes18762
- John McGraw1893–18942
- H. W. Baker18952
- J. M. Carson1892–18942
- D. H. Gilman1888–18932
- Justice Scott1877–18782
- John Miller1887–18952
- James M. Colman1884–18952
- John Thompson1877–18952
- C. B. Wright1893–18952
- Samuel J. Tilden18762
- Judge Parker1893–19042
- N. H. Owings1884–18932
- G. Morris Haller1878–18892
- Watson Squire1886–18912
- George B. Adair1891–18952
- Mr. Ronald18952
- Henry Landes1891–19102
- E. F. Blaine18942
- D. A. McKenzie1893–18952
- Jack McDonald1894–18952
- Captain Jones1891–18922
- Judge Langford1886–18872
- Fred E. Sander18932
- Junius Rochester18932
- Kinnear1893–18952
- Governor Squire1886–18892
- Officer Philbrick18942
- W. L. Meredith1894–18952
- Chief Kellogg1891–18922
- Mayor Rinehart1891–18922
- Milton L. Baer1891–18942
- Thomas B. Valentine1891–18942
- Justice Von Tobel1891–18922
- Harry Clarke18912
- Benezette Williams18912
- Chief of Police Monroe18912
- Dr. Shannon1891–18952
- Coroner Morton1891–18942
- Colonel Owings1885–18922
- Rutter18932
- Fred Gasch1893–18942
- Schulze18952
- Chief Justice Greene1880–18852
- J. C. Horr18912
- Mayor Yesler18862
- Senator George18862
- J. Manning Colman1894–18952
- Dr. Churchill18952
- Mayer1894–18952
- Hoyt1891–18952
- Henry George1891–18952
- Griffith Davies1893–18952
- Mayor Hall18922
- McBride1883–18942
- Chief of Police Rogers1894–18952
- Judge Robinson1891–18922
- J. J. Sullivan18952
- John G. McBride1892–18952
- Thomas W. Symons1892–18942
- John W. Considine1893–18942
- George G. Mills1892–18932
- B. F. Bush18952
- Adolph Krug18932
- Thomas B. Hardin18952
- David E. Durie18942
- Sweeney18952
- Charley1859–18952
- M. M. Moulton1914–19162
- Judge Snell1904–19092
- W. C. Jones18952
- H. M. Lund19082
- J. B. Clements19162
- M. E. Hay19092
- Mrs. Stone1890–18912
Organizations 131
- Seattle City Council1876–189944
- Northern Pacific Railroad1872–190940
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1885–192922
- Northern Pacific1876–192316
- Post-Intelligencer1885–189515
- Republican Party1876–189415
- Tacoma City Council1893–190912
- Northern Pacific Railway1886–190911
- Great Northern Railway1889–190811
- City of Seattle1877–189911
- Oregon Improvement Company1884–189511
- Board of Public Works1891–189510
- Commercial Club1903–19169
- Chamber of Commerce1890–18998
- Democratic Party1876–18948
- Washington State Legislature1891–19098
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1884–19178
- General Land Office1880–19087
- University of Washington1889–19287
- Tacoma Land Company1880–18946
- Tacoma Light and Water Company1893–19046
- Everett Trades Council1910–19126
- Washington Supreme Court1891–19096
- The Seattle Star18995
- Daily Intelligencer1876–18805
- City Council1883–18995
- King County1886–18955
- Western Central Labor Union1891–18945
- American Federation of Labor1892–19295
- The Tacoma Times19045
- King County Commissioners1893–18954
- Union Pacific1889–19034
- Oregon Railway & Navigation Company1885–18954
- United States Congress1886–18894
- The Herald1878–18914
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1892–18954
- Seattle Police Department1888–18994
- Knights of Labor1885–18894
- Hudson's Bay Company1854–18634
- Washington State Penitentiary1894–18954
- Interstate Commerce Commission1893–19234
- Washington Territorial Legislature1862–18864
- People's Party1892–18944
- Great Northern Railroad1891–18974
- Board of Aldermen1893–18954
- Methodist Episcopal Church1861–18954
- Seattle Board of Education1894–18954
- Seattle Telegraph1892–18944
- Aberdeen Herald1891–18944
- Keeler Brothers1914–19164
- Seattle Fire Department1894–18953
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1891–18993
- Sunset Telephone Company19043
- Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad1889–18943
- Department of the Interior1885–18983
- Puget Sound Dispatch18723
- Board of Health18953
- County Commissioners1877–18853
- Bonney & Stewart18943
- Secretary of the Interior1877–18893
- United States Senate18863
- First National Bank1884–19173
- State of Washington1892–18953
- Spokane City Council1895–19103
- Seattle School Board1894–18953
- Benton County1916–19173
- Washington State Senate1893–19093
- Aberdeen City Council1891–18923
- Tacoma Railway & Power Company19043
- American Railway Union18943
- Sumner Iron Works1910–19113
- Port of Kennewick1915–19163
- Olympia City Council18913
- Populists18953
- American Protective Association1894–18953
- Seattle Police Commission18943
- Referendum Club18953
- Northern Electric Co.1908–19093
- Southern Pacific Railroad1883–18952
- Treasury Department1892–18942
- Canadian Pacific Railway1894–18992
- Providence Hospital1893–18992
- Miners' Union18892
- Salvation Army1894–18952
- U.S. Congress1883–19292
- Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1885–18872
- Congress1885–19092
- Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad1876–18782
- Intelligencer1872–18802
- The Intelligencer1876–18772
- Knights of Pythias18942
- Seattle Coal and Iron Company18942
- Dexter Horton & Co.1876–18942
- First Washington Volunteers18992
- The Star18992
- Great Northern1892–18992
- Great Britain1879–18882
- The Evening Statesman19032
- Board of Regents1891–18992
- Associated Press1877–18922
- National Bank of Commerce18952
- Board of County Commissioners1894–18952
- King County Board of Commissioners1877–18942
- United States District Court1886–18942
- Canadian Pacific Railroad1887–18932
- Board of School Directors18922
- Seattle Electric Railway & Power Company18912
- Seattle City Railway Company18952
- Washington Constitutional Convention18892
- Tacoma Ledger1895–19042
- N. W. Harris & Co.1891–18952
- House of Delegates18952
- Lake Union Water Company18922
- Prohibition Party1894–18952
- Committee of Fifteen1892–18952
- The Ledger1893–18942
- St. Stephen18872
- Catholic Church1891–18952
- Seattle Athletic Club1892–18932
- King County Bar Association18862
- Northern Hotel18952
- Bureau of Associated Charities18952
- Seattle School District No. 118952
- The News1895–19042
- Washington State Supreme Court1909–19122
- Seattle House of Delegates1893–18952
- Anti-Saloon League19092
- Kennewick City Council1914–19162
- Kennewick Printing Co.1915–19172
- Supreme Court of the United States1885–18922
- Walla Walla City Council19032