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| 1854 | 1 |
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| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 55 |
| 1877 | 24 |
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| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 36 |
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| 1886 | 6 |
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| 1889 | 33 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1891 | 34 |
| 1892 | 65 |
| 1893 | 42 |
| 1894 | 68 |
| 1895 | 78 |
| 1896 | 1 |
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| 1899 | 9 |
| 1900 | 2 |
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17 stories matching occas
- The City Police Station Turns Into an Impromptu Barbershop
Twenty-six aspiring barbers descended upon police headquarters for a rigorous examination and practical test of their skills.
- Will the Railroad Finally Deliver a Depot?
Northern Pacific president visits Tacoma with promises of a new train station, repeating a pledge from a previous visit.
- Police Raid Opium Den; Suspect Leaps from Hotel Window
Alfred Dupre broke his leg and suffered internal injuries after jumping from a second-story window at the Pacific Hotel during a police raid on an alleged opium joint; two women were also arrested.
- The Courthouse Confrontation
A $10,000 slander suit between a judge and a bidder at a tax sale is resolved with a public apology.
- The Eleventh Street Cable Line Breaks Down Again
Tacoma residents are left stranded and forced to hike up the hill after the latest in a string of mechanical failures on the transit line.
- Tacoma’s Poisoned Water
A local newspaper argues that the city's reliance on the polluted Clover Creek for drinking water is driving typhoid fever and threatening the lives of its residents.
- A Wrongful Arrest on Seattle's Streets
A British subject traveling through the Northwest sues the Seattle police chief for $8,000 following a baseless jail stay.
- An Old Warrior Arrested in North Yakima
A remnant of the 1877 Nez Perce conflict is taken into custody following a dispute over his wife.
- The Battle for Rail Oversight
Mayor A. L. Black of Bellingham clashes with rail giants, demanding a commission to regulate rates and combat monopoly practices.
- The Grand 1904 Fourth of July Prep
Tacoma readies a massive celebration featuring an electric fountain and a municipal fundraising drive for a 'monstrous' patriotic event.
- A Predatory Property Theft
An Indigenous woman fights to reclaim land she says was swindled from her in a saloon transaction.
- The Seamen’s Friend Society Reports a Year of Maritime Ministry
A look back at the Tacoma Seamen’s Friend society's year of shipboard outreach, social gatherings, and the solemn loss of a long-time leader.
- The Ministers and the Mayor-Elect
A committee from the Ministerial Alliance meets with Mayor-elect Wright to probe his stance on the city's 'open' or 'closed' status, leaving the public to guess the outcome.
- Summer Recess at the Puyallup Industrial School
The government-run school shifts operations as it manages land sales and student housing expansions.
- The Passive Citizen: Why Tacoma’s Streets Stagnate
A biting critique of civic apathy toward the power and land grabs of the Tacoma Railway & Power Company.
- A Desperate Corral Rescue
A husband is gored by a bull near his home, leading to a harrowing, multi-generational effort to save his life.
- The Produce Hustlers of Western Avenue
A newspaperman walks Seattle's commission district and finds winter vegetables, Yakima potatoes and shipments bound for Alaska, Asia and the East.