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- The Peril of the 'Patent Knocker'
A rancher's squirrel-extermination device explodes, nearly ending his life.
- Frozen Ground Crushes a Railroad Worker
A steam-shovel man on the Idaho & Washington Northern is struck by a collapsing bank of frozen gravel and brought to Newport with a broken nose and severe bruises.
- The Shadow Cabinet of the Tacoma Railway & Power Company
A critical report on corporate influence over municipal government and the 'nose counting' of city officials.
- The Science of 'Degeneracy' in the Courtroom
Tacoma experts describe the dubious medical pseudoscience used to argue insanity and 'degeneracy' in high-stakes murder trials.
- Longshoreman Injured at Commercial Dock
A dock worker is rushed to the hospital after a workplace accident involving falling lumber.
- The Launch Shamrock Caught Fire on the Pend Oreille
A Sunday boat party narrowly escaped when a barge collision ruptured the gasoline tank and ignited the launch. Charlie Flynn steered for shore—then jumped.
- Brutal Assault and Robbery in Tacoma: Mrs. Peckman Beaten by Unknown Thug
A 57-year-old woman is brutally attacked and robbed in Tacoma, leaving her severely injured and the assailant at large.
- The War on the Hatpin
Legislators move to curb the 'menace' of oversized fashion accessories in public spaces.
- Vancouver Beavers Outplay Tacoma Tigers in Season Opener
A tough weekend at the Tacoma Athletic Grounds sees the home team fall in back-to-back losses to the Vancouver Canucks.
- The Politics of the Red Light
Spokane's mayor refuses to suppress the 'social evil,' arguing that regulation in a restricted district is the only realistic approach to human nature.
- The Silent Hours at the State Capitol
A local labor newspaper questions the integrity of the state labor commissioner, accusing him of ignoring labor violations to serve his political masters.
- The Saturday Night Highwaymen
A masked gang terrorized citizens on the edge of town, holding up two men at gunpoint in a single night.
- City Left in the Dark by Gas Failure
A mechanical error at the gas works plunged Tacoma into darkness, ruining breakfasts and sparking public frustration.
- A Night at the Chinese Lodging House
A persistent disturbance in a Chinese boarding house leads to a violent confrontation and a jail sentence.
- A Violent Scuffle in Old Town
A longtime Tacoma patrolman is hospitalized with severe injuries after attempting to arrest a disruptive sailor in a waterfront saloon.
- The Detective Who Could Smell a Crime
A keen-nosed Tacoma detective tracked an opium den by its scent, leading to the arrest of two men and the confiscation of 'elegant' pipes.
- A Boulder, a Pistol, and a Saloon Reckoning
Harvey Goodman came back to Reis' saloon after being thrown out, setting off a rock attack, a gunshot, and two prosecutions in Newport.
- The Depot That Took Twenty Years
A steam shovel finally broke ground for Tacoma's new Northern Pacific station, ending two decades of promises.
- The Bread Wrapping War: Tacoma Women Take On City Hall
With 1,500 club members, city doctors and a health inspector behind them, Tacoma women demand that bakery bread be wrapped—and that dogs be barred from groceries.
- The Gold Bonanza Beneath the Palouse
On the headwaters of the North Palouse, two Farmington brothers struck a quartz ledge they say assays at more than $6,000 a ton — and they swear not one inch of it is for sale.
- A Saloonkeeper's .32 Ends a Masked Raid on Old Town
Three masked men with Winchester rifles walked into the Dougherty & Wilcox saloon at eleven o'clock Saturday night. One of them never walked out.
- The Rockets Turned Around: Tacoma's Fourth of July Went Up in a Sheet of Flame
A spark touched off the entire $500 pyrotechnic stock at Wright Park, driving rockets and bombs into a crowd of thousands and leaving women and children burned, trampled and briefly lost in the smoke.