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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 6 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 6 |
| 1861 | 8 |
| 1862 | 12 |
| 1863 | 27 |
| 1864 | 5 |
| 1865 | 3 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 38 |
| 1876 | 250 |
| 1877 | 207 |
| 1878 | 123 |
| 1879 | 15 |
| 1880 | 58 |
| 1882 | 52 |
| 1883 | 264 |
| 1884 | 117 |
| 1885 | 221 |
| 1886 | 106 |
| 1887 | 130 |
| 1888 | 130 |
| 1889 | 332 |
| 1890 | 61 |
| 1891 | 290 |
| 1892 | 677 |
| 1893 | 613 |
| 1894 | 581 |
| 1895 | 701 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 27 |
| 1898 | 67 |
| 1899 | 121 |
| 1900 | 39 |
| 1902 | 13 |
| 1903 | 460 |
| 1904 | 270 |
| 1905 | 22 |
| 1907 | 16 |
| 1908 | 104 |
| 1909 | 362 |
| 1910 | 56 |
| 1911 | 32 |
| 1912 | 14 |
| 1914 | 78 |
| 1915 | 88 |
| 1916 | 152 |
| 1917 | 85 |
| 1918 | 14 |
| 1919 | 2 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 4 |
| 1923 | 49 |
| 1924 | 49 |
| 1925 | 22 |
| 1928 | 7 |
| 1929 | 2 |
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- Cattle Thief Sent to Penitentiary After Two-Year Jail Wait
Henry Bubank, convicted for stealing cattle in Whitman County, begins a five-year sentence after his appeal failed.
- A Nine-Year-Old Kills a Walla Walla Merchant's Son
A child's quarrel in Walla Walla ends with Charles Rose shot dead and another nine-year-old in the county jail.
- Kennewick Bargained for Brighter Streets—and a Ten-Year Utility Deal
In December 1916, Pacific Power Light proposed replacing Kennewick’s carbon arc lamps with hydrogen lamps, but council members wanted guarantees that new technology and future rate cuts would reach the city.
- Seattle's School Census Explodes: One Year Beats Five
Clerk W. H. Taylor counts 2,675 children under 21 in District No. 1—a one-year jump of 798 that the paper calls proof of the Queen City's rapid rise.
- The 'Water Nymph' of the Northwest
At only 19 years old, Marie Arant, daughter of a Seattle lumber king, has rescued five drowning victims from the region's most dangerous waters.
- A Two-Year-Old's Fatal Fall From an East Seattle Wharf
A two-year-old girl drowns after falling from a Seattle wharf, a grim reminder of the city's rapidly expanding waterfront dangers.
- A Sixteen-Year-Old's Descent
A young boy is sent to reform school following a string of grocery store burglaries in Everett.
- The Building Boom of 1882
While Seattle today faces a housing supply crisis, this 1882 report details a rapid expansion period where 105 new buildings were erected in a single year, aiming to make the city more attractive to the outside world.
- Walla Walla Tells the Gas Company: Put Your Wires Underground — and Pay Up
A 25-year gas and electric franchise goes before the council tonight, rewritten to bury every wire on Main and Alder and to hand the city a grand total of $7,750 by 1928.
- The Bloom of Lake Washington
A 64-year-old gardener secures a one-year subscription to the Post-Intelligencer by showcasing 59 varieties of flowers still in bloom during the late autumn chill.
- A 13-Year-Old Stole $7. He Got Five Years in Reform School.
A Springdale meat cutter's missing change led to a child's five-year sentence — a window into early-1900s juvenile justice.
- The Miracle Cow of Pullman
A world-record-breaking Ayrshire cow at the State College of Washington yields ten tons of milk in a single year, proving a profitable asset for the local agricultural industry.
- The High Cost of City Living in 1876
An expatriate writing from London offers a comparative analysis of the staggering costs of housing, labor, and provisions in New York City versus abroad.
- Boy Scout Rescues Drowning Child from Anacortes Waterfront
A 14-year-old uses his training to save a drowning boy from the logs at the foot of 31st Street.
- Tragedy on the Road in Yakima
A five-year-old boy lost his life in a wagon accident, a grim reminder of the daily hazards in a growing frontier town.
- Swept Over the Falls: A Five-Year-Old Lost on a Spokane Bridge
Walking home from Sunday school, Walter Kreitz was struck by a Great Northern passenger train on the Post Street bridge. His body was carried downstream toward the falls and never recovered.
- The Future of the Grape Carnival
Should Kennewick kill its signature annual festival to save on tent rental costs? The local editor argues for permanent infrastructure instead.
- The New Year’s Baby Snatcher
A Seattle caller attempts to kidnap a child during a New Year’s visit, marking a disturbing escalation in his annual crime spree.
- Washington's Boom Was So Furious It Predicted a Million People by 1910
A 1903 state report counted 241,584 new residents in three years, put Everett's growth at 144 percent, and projected a population of 1,347,067 within seven years.
- Seattle’s First Great Infrastructure Boom
An 1877 report captures a young Seattle at a crossroads, boasting of massive rail investments and its first-ever public spending on city grading, setting a precedent for a city that never stops building.
- The Four-Year Schoolhouse Commute
A rural school district finally completes its long-delayed migration, ending years of hardship for pupils and teachers.
- Five Cents to a $10,000 Farm: A Yakima Booster's Story
J. S. Williams arrived in the Yakima Valley nearly broke. Seven years later, he told a reporter he wouldn't sell his Sunnyside-ditch farm for $10,000.
- The Logging Camp’s Oldest Hand
At 72, Richard Burnham remains one of the toughest laborers in the logging camps, defying the assumption that youth is a requirement for heavy work.
- A Father's Seventeen-Year Search Ends
After a divorce and years of wandering, a father reunites with his daughter thanks to a newspaper advertisement.
- The Old Farmer and the Child Bride
A 50-year-old farmer and a 12-year-old girl enter a marriage that ends in a messy, litigious divorce in the Seattle courts.