Tacoma News
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- Apr 25, 1882The Seattle-Tacoma RivalryA bold wager between cities exposes the intense competition for the region's first major railroad connection.Seattle, WA
- Mar 18, 1886The Push to Formalize Anti-Chinese OrganizingDr. T. T. Minor proposes a territory-wide convention to systematically drive Chinese residents from Washington, mirroring efforts in California.Seattle, WA
- Apr 1, 1887The Pen Is Mightier Than the PistolA Tacoma newspaper editor survives a point-blank assassination attempt after writing a stinging column about a local rival's reputation.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 6, 1892Tacoma’s Democrats Wake Up to a Republican CityA bitter municipal election leaves Tacoma’s O’Brien Democrats stunned, as Republicans take the mayor’s office and most of the council.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 6, 1892Tacoma’s 1892 Election Was a Republican Rout—and a Democratic FeudHerbert S. Huston won the mayor’s office as Republicans swept Tacoma’s city ticket. The paper saw the real drama in a 27-year-old Democratic operative, a losing bet, and a party eating its own.Tacoma, WA
- Nov 8, 1892Political Exile: The Tacoma News Attacks Seattle's Independent DemocratsA bitter feud between newspapers highlights the friction between regional interests and party loyalty in Washington.Seattle, WA
- Mar 2, 1893The State's Printing TroublesNew reports allege political corruption and financial mismanagement within state institutions.Medical Lake, WA
- Sep 22, 1893Tacoma Council Fights 'Boodle' Printing CostsCouncil members allege a monopoly of local newspapers is price-gouging taxpayers for municipal notices.Tacoma, WA
- May 27, 1894The Tacoma News Taken by SheriffA newspaper's own creditors seize the presses as bankruptcy fears trigger a legal showdown in Pierce County.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 21, 1894The Fusion Bargain: Democrats and Populists Trade Principles for a TicketA Tacoma dispatch describes backroom talks, proxies and newspaper maneuvering as Washington's Democrats and Populists weigh a joint slate.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 10, 1895The Push for a Seattle-Tacoma Inter-Urban BoulevardBusiness leaders rally behind a proposed wagon road to connect the two cities, hoping to capture rural trade and boost regional development.Seattle, WA
- Mar 26, 1895A City Council, a Bank, and a $15,000 Blackmail ChargeTacoma's council demanded that the Ledger prove its bribery allegations in person. The paper refused, calling the council unfit to investigate itself—while the Tacoma News denied that a local bank had been shaken down for $15,000.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 27, 1895The Newspaper Called Tacoma’s Council Corrupt. Then It Refused to Show Up.When the Tacoma Ledger accused city officials of incompetence and dishonesty, the council demanded proof. The paper stayed home; the council denounced it and asked for a grand jury anyway.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 7, 1899The Pit and the Claw: A Tacoma Man’s Terrifying Tale of Surviving a Bear AttackLarsen describes the agony of being pinned in a bear trap, his arm crushed by the beast's jaws, and his desperate fight for survival in the woods near Schomaker.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 16, 1899The Lawyer Who Spoke 'Jargon' to Save a Man from PrisonIn a Tacoma courtroom in the early days of Washington state, Attorney Frank Clark stunned federal prosecutors by abandoning legalese for Chinook Jargon, winning the acquittal of a poor logger accused of stealing timber.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 25, 1904Democrats Try to Buy a Newspaper, but The Times Won't Be a 'Party Organ'Local Democratic leaders, unhappy with the Ledger and the News, scout for a morning daily to call their own — and get a flat refusal when they ask whether The Tacoma Times is for sale.Tacoma, WA