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| Year | Stories |
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| 1854 | 6 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 42 |
| 1877 | 33 |
| 1878 | 18 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 2 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 57 |
| 1884 | 43 |
| 1885 | 60 |
| 1886 | 50 |
| 1887 | 40 |
| 1888 | 43 |
| 1889 | 109 |
| 1890 | 17 |
| 1891 | 125 |
| 1892 | 274 |
| 1893 | 279 |
| 1894 | 279 |
| 1895 | 328 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 73 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 126 |
| 1904 | 103 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 24 |
| 1909 | 154 |
| 1910 | 49 |
| 1911 | 24 |
| 1912 | 15 |
| 1914 | 17 |
| 1915 | 23 |
| 1916 | 45 |
| 1917 | 24 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1923 | 25 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1929 | 5 |
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- Tacoma's Slavonian Community Celebrates
Members of the Slavonian-American society held a day-long celebration, including a parade and banquet, to mark their annual festivities.
- Crisis at Whitworth College
Faculty dismissals trigger a faculty-student revolt and a tense emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees.
- Whitworth Trustees Vote Out President and Popular Faculty
Trustees fire popular faculty over moral disputes, sparking intense community outcry in Tacoma.
- The Walla Walla Water Fiasco
A city committee braves a 'biting wind' to discover that their expensive new water development is just collecting surface runoff from irrigation ditches.
- Longshoremen Strike Over Wage Cuts on Government Docks
Local union members halt loading of the S.S. Lyra after federal contractors attempt to slash wages for cargo handling.
- The Corporate Coup at the Chamber
A bitter boardroom battle erupts as independent members challenge the business elite's control over Tacoma's commercial future.
- The Political Ambitions of a Progressive Society
After finding traction in a local ward race, a Scandinavian social reform group vows to expand its influence into county and state elections.
- Smuggling Silks in His Trousers
A crew member of the steamship Olympia attempts to bypass customs, revealing the era's aggressive enforcement against Chinese laborers.
- Police Corruption Allegations Spark City Hall Showdown
Tacoma City Council members pressure the Mayor to dismiss the Police Chief over alleged bribery.
- Tacoma's Business Men Draw a Line at Railroad Control
Independent members of the Chamber of Commerce nominate a rival ticket after charging that Northern Pacific and Tacoma Railway & Power proxies packed the nominating committee.
- Sixth Addition Residents Cool to Transit Report
Tacoma’s streetcar committee reports back to the improvement club, but residents remain dissatisfied with the service.
- Musicians Stranded in Seattle After Labor Dispute
Two orchestra members of the Shay Opera Company find themselves out of work and funds after requesting their pay.
- Tacoma Labor Unions March in Seattle
Two thousand Tacoma union members chartered steamboats to participate in a massive Labor Day parade in Seattle.
- The Shadow Over the Telephone Franchise
A Tacoma councilman accuses colleagues of taking payoffs to favor one telephone company over another, igniting a fight for accountability.
- The 'Buy Local' Crusade of 1904
Tacoma’s industrial boosters celebrate a year of lobbying, recruitment, and a rigid insistence on regional loyalty.
- 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.
- St. Patrick’s Day in Tacoma
The Ancient Order of Hibernians held high mass and a benefit drama to celebrate their patron saint, while surprisingly weighing in on international affairs.
- The Railroad Men Had the Proxies. The Chamber’s Businessmen Had Had Enough.
A fight over a Chamber of Commerce nominating committee exposed how thoroughly Northern Pacific and T.R.P. men had captured Tacoma’s civic boosters—and how a reform faction decided to run its own ticket.
- Socialists Enter Tacoma Municipal Election
Local labor unions mobilize a political challenge with a full municipal ticket aimed at the city government.
- Scandinavian Reformers Eye Municipal Power
A powerful local organization gathers in the Swedish Baptist Church to solidify their influence on the upcoming municipal election.
- Labor Presses Mayor for Public Jobs Bureau
Tacoma Trades Council calls for the establishment of a city-run employment bureau, nominating J.J. Hicks to lead the initiative.
- Labor Unions March Through Tacoma
Striking displays of organization and craft pride defined the industrial parade as unions from Tacoma and Seattle joined forces.
- Great Northern Train Derails into the Wenatchee River
A passenger train falls into a washed-out track near Leavenworth, leaving three dead and passengers clinging to life in the mountain currents.
- Police and Civic Union Raid Poker Parlor
A gambling den at a downtown saloon is shuttered by authorities following a local reform effort.
- The Puyallup Sunday Debauch
A weekend of drunken chaos led to the arrest of three saloon keepers for selling liquor to minors and ignoring Sunday closing laws.