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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 4 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1876 | 26 |
| 1877 | 20 |
| 1878 | 21 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 31 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1885 | 30 |
| 1886 | 18 |
| 1887 | 16 |
| 1888 | 21 |
| 1889 | 56 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 47 |
| 1892 | 141 |
| 1893 | 144 |
| 1894 | 165 |
| 1895 | 202 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 32 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 71 |
| 1904 | 55 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 12 |
| 1909 | 61 |
| 1910 | 18 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 13 |
| 1916 | 20 |
| 1917 | 7 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 1 |
1,346 stories matching william, from 186 towns
Walla Walla County58
Benton County38
Jefferson County27
Whatcom County25
Pend Oreille County22
Clallam County14
Lewis County10
Kittitas County10
San Juan County6
Stevens County6
Chelan County5
Pacific County5
Island County4
Adams County3
Klickitat County2
Grant County2
Asotin County1
Clark County1
Columbia County1