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| 1876 | 7 |
| 1877 | 7 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 37 |
| 1884 | 21 |
| 1885 | 30 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 59 |
| 1888 | 27 |
| 1889 | 60 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 44 |
| 1892 | 220 |
| 1893 | 223 |
| 1894 | 200 |
| 1895 | 154 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 26 |
| 1903 | 54 |
| 1904 | 784 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 716 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 7 |
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| 1924 | 3 |
2,734 stories
- The Road to South Tacoma is a Muddy Mess
Business leaders complain that the main thoroughfare connecting Tacoma to its southern prairie is in such disrepair that it is throttling local trade.
- Tacoma Property Owners Fight Street Improvements
Citizens mount a second protest against expensive city upgrades to E Street, but the council remains unmoved.
- Pierce County Republicans Clash at Convention
A rowdy local political gathering sees Gen. J.M. Ashton secured as a national delegate amidst party infighting over county nominations.
- Tacoma's Sudden Slot Machine Surge
After local cigar shops were flooded with gambling machines, the city revealed a secret arrangement to legalize and tax the devices.
- The Water-Sprinkling Scandal
A taxpayer calls out city hall for permitting the wealthy to water their lawns for free while the rest of Tacoma pays.
- City Council Clashes Over Paving Failures
A stalled Pacific Avenue paving project sparks a fiery city council debate over contractor accountability and city ordinance violations.
- The Tacoma Assembly Social Club faces a liquor licensing crackdown
Officers of a local club are heading to court to defend their right to serve drinks to members, setting up a legal clash over city regulations.
- South Tacoma’s War on the Monopoly
Citizens revolt against the Sunset Telephone Company’s discriminatory rates and poor service, calling for competition to break the city's grip.
- The Unsinkable Seaman
After losing his leg in a shipboard accident, an American sailor invents a wooden limb that keeps him working the high seas.
- City Dock Bottleneck Hits Local Merchants
The Northern Pacific Railway's failure to install a short spur track has left Tacoma's new city dock paralyzed for months, forcing local producers to pay extra wharfage fees.
- The Fire Safety Debate of 1904
Tacoma building owners argue that 'fireproof' construction renders fire escapes redundant, but city officials stand their ground.
- The Courthouse Standoff
A local treasurer defies a court order to pay city school warrants, deepening a long-running legal feud over the Tourist Hotel site.
- The City’s Controversial Watering Hours
New city regulations for lawn sprinkling spark protests from North End residents who claim the schedule ignores the reality of their working hours.
- The City vs. The Monopoly in Indian Addition
Tacoma moves to bring public electricity to the Indian Addition, challenging a private utility's hold on the neighborhood.
- The Mystery of the Creeping Rail
A phantom force is physically shifting the interurban line's tracks toward Tacoma, baffling engineers and causing havoc with the electrical system.
- The Automatic Entertainer's Divorce
A local husband defending a divorce suit reveals his unique business holdings in coin-operated slot machines and automatic banjos.
- Holiday Crime Wave Sweeps Tacoma
While crowds gathered for the Fourth of July celebration, a brazen spree of burglaries and robberies left residents on edge.
- Labor Unions March Through Tacoma
Striking displays of organization and craft pride defined the industrial parade as unions from Tacoma and Seattle joined forces.
- The Neighborhood Fight Over South X Street Saloons
Tacoma residents organize a standoff against local bar owners as the City Council debates liquor license renewals.
- Sidewalks Torn Up and Abandoned
Tacoma residents vent frustration as contractors rip up streets and leave them barricaded for months without completion.
- A Whale Surfaces in Commencement Bay and Soaks a Tacoma Couple's Launch
Mr. and Mrs. M. Sutter were ten feet from a spouting whale while crossing the bay in their launch Comet — and came ashore soaked.
- The Silent Runaway
A young wife vanishes from her home, leaving behind only the question of whether she was fleeing her husband's unreasonable demands or his silent pressure.
- The Teamsters’ Pay Protest
When city laborers weren't paid for grading Eleventh Street, they threatened legal action against Tacoma, revealing a messy clash between public works and local ordinances.
- The Puyallup Kept Its Dead—and an Old Belief Said It Always Would
A boy drowned in the Puyallup River; his father searched the muddy current in vain, while neighbors recalled an old belief that the river never gives up its dead.
- Interurban Sub-Station Workers Strike Over Pay and Rest
After management cut their days off and refused to increase wages, substation workers on the Tacoma-Seattle line walked off the job, citing hazardous working conditions and isolation.