J. L. McMurray
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- Jan 12, 1909The Prosecutor’s Moral CrusadeAs H.G. Rowland leaves office, the city reflects on his strict campaign against gambling, illicit Sunday activities, and prizefighting.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 20, 1909City Leaders Take a Stand Against GamblingTacoma citizens pack the First Presbyterian Church to demand the legislature pass Ole Hanson’s bill to ban racetrack betting.First Presbyterian Church, Tacoma, WA
- Feb 5, 1909The Divine Healer Who Left a Trail of Duped WomenLetters to Tacoma's prosecutor tied a self-styled 'divine sympathizer' to frauds in Eugene, Bellingham and beyond — and to a wife and children he claimed were outside his 'psychic sphere.'Tacoma, WA
- Feb 24, 1909New Juvenile Aid Society Targets Youth CrimeA dedicated group of Tacomans organizes to provide intervention and oversight for at-risk youth.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 1, 1909The Jailhouse Affidavit ScandalA convicted man seeks to overturn his accomplice's sentence by claiming a deputy attorney coerced a false confession.Tacoma, WA