C. P. Ferry
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- Oct 31, 1889The Most Famous Divorce Suit in the Territory EndsA landmark settlement involving $60,000 concludes a highly public dispute, marking a new chapter for the estranged couple.Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma, WA
- May 27, 1894The Power Struggle Over PavementTacoma's city council faces internal deadlock as officials fight over who gets to countersign checks and which material should pave the city streets.Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA
- May 31, 1899The Battle for the Homecoming: Tacoma vs. Seattle Over the First WashingtonAs Secretary of War Alger hints that troops may bypass Seattle to land in Tacoma, a civic war erupts over who gets to welcome the returning volunteers from Manila.Seattle, WA
- May 28, 1904The Great Telephone Monopoly DebateTacoma’s business elite weigh in on whether a second telephone franchise will bring healthy competition or just more tangled wires.Tacoma, WA