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| 1854 | 2 |
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| 1861 | 5 |
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| 1876 | 12 |
| 1877 | 16 |
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| 1895 | 81 |
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- Before Pike Place: Seattle's Push for a Public City Market
An 1904 farm-paper editorial argued that Seattle lagged behind smaller eastern cities by lacking a daily public market where rural producers could sell directly to consumers — a proposal that anticipated Pike Place Market by three years.
- The Self-Appointed Reformer of Tacoma
A man claiming divine orders to improve the city is sentenced to 30 days in jail for vagrancy after repeated police interference.
- The Tragic Decline of Ben Bainbridge
A local man's descent from a $150,000 fortune to life as an indigent vagrant serves as a cautionary tale of vice and misfortune.
- Government Warehouse Hires Non-Union Labor
Tensions rise at the waterfront as shipping companies attempt to bypass labor unions by hiring non-union crews to load government freight.
- Democrats Rally to Break the Pierce County Republican Stronghold
Delegates gather at Germania Hall to nominate a full slate of candidates, hoping to disrupt the Republican dominance of Pierce County politics.
- Typhoid Fears Reach Tacoma’s Water Supply
A fatality linked to the Clover Creek watershed raises alarms about the city's drinking water quality.
- The Pulpit Versus the Political Machine
A local minister denounces municipal graft and the influence of saloon-owners in the upcoming mayoral race.
- City Contractors Collude Against the Eight-Hour Day
Labor unions in Seattle allege that local contractors are manipulating the courts to strip workers of their legal protections.
- Manacled to the Courthouse
Two murder suspects arrive in Judge Snell's court in shackles to face capital charges as the city watches.
- The Mystery of Mayor Wright’s Citizenship
A local businessman claims to hold the key to a political scandal regarding the mayor's legitimacy to hold office.
- The Fight Over Tacoma’s Public Utilities
City Controller Lister defends the administration’s plan to earmark utility profits for bond repayment rather than immediate rate cuts.
- The World's Fair Human Zoo Arrives in Tacoma
A group of Filipinos, part of a traveling exhibit for the St. Louis World's Fair, stops in Tacoma, revealing the dehumanizing lens through which the era viewed them.
- The Standard Oil Monopoly Comes to Tacoma
A secret land grab on the tide-flats marks the arrival of a massive industrial alliance between the Standard Oil company and transcontinental railroads.
- City Pipe Crew Clashes with Telephone Company
A standoff over the '25-foot line' at Third and Main threatens the city’s water infrastructure as corporate conduits block municipal repairs.
- Fire Trap Expansions at the Globe Hotel
Tacoma building inspectors are ignoring unauthorized, illegal additions to a notorious downtown lodging house.
- A Spilled Bowl of Soup, a Fatal Shot at Camp Murray
A mess-tent quarrel between two young soldiers ended with Private Thomas Vandiver shot through the body and Private Frederick Stubbs in the county jail, claiming self-defense.
- "My Office Cannot Be Used by Gamblers": Tacoma's Prosecutor Explains Why He Won't Touch the Slot Machines
County Attorney Campbell says he is ready to prosecute slot-machine men any day of the week — but not on a complaint carried in by a rival operator who wants the law enforced only against his competition.
- Washington Dairymen Declare War on a Seattle Butter Dealer
At a dairy convention, producers accuse a Seattle dealer of cold-storing eastern butter and mislabeling it to break the market—and call for an organized, public fight.