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| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 13 |
| 1876 | 63 |
| 1877 | 81 |
| 1878 | 73 |
| 1879 | 8 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 59 |
| 1884 | 26 |
| 1885 | 50 |
| 1886 | 30 |
| 1887 | 29 |
| 1888 | 50 |
| 1889 | 103 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 69 |
| 1892 | 149 |
| 1893 | 143 |
| 1894 | 114 |
| 1895 | 111 |
| 1897 | 13 |
| 1898 | 42 |
| 1899 | 33 |
| 1900 | 12 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 83 |
| 1904 | 72 |
| 1905 | 15 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 71 |
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| 1912 | 6 |
| 1914 | 30 |
| 1915 | 22 |
| 1916 | 64 |
| 1917 | 27 |
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| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 14 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
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- The Global Price of Local Barley
Tacoma's grain markets feel the ripple effects of the Russo-Japanese War as international demand drives up local prices.
- Black Diners Challenged Seattle Café’s Dual Menu Prices
A local cafe owner faces legal action for enforcing a discriminatory pricing policy against Black patrons.
- The Farmers' Own Store: Stanwood's Answer to the Butcher's Price
A correspondent from Florence reports that cooperative Rochdale stores are spreading down the West Coast — Stanwood's has been open six months, and its shareholders have just voted to add a butcher shop rather than keep selling cattle at a loss.
- Hop Shortage Promises Record Prices for Farmers
A disappointing harvest in Western Washington valley regions leads growers to expect a massive spike in market prices.
- The Cream Check That Didn't Add Up
A Whatcom County dairyman shipping cream to Seattle says the buyer's statement shorted him on butter fat and price — and he wants the other side to answer.
- The Public Caught in the Meat Strike's Crossfire
As packinghouse workers and beef trusts battle for profit and wages, the Tacoma Times laments the rising cost of living for everyday families.
- A Deadly Dispute Over the Price of a Calf
A multi-year feud in Walla Walla culminates in a brutal stabbing over a livestock transaction.
- The Shadow of War Drives Wheat Prices Up
Anticipating conflict between Japan and Russia, international buyers scramble for American flour, fueling fears of 'dollar wheat.'
- The City Hall Pay Dispute
A Tacoma teamster takes on the city after being shorted on his daily wage, sparking a potential test case for labor rights.
- The Price of City Hall
Tacoma prepares to put a price tag on its public servants, setting new salary caps for city officials ahead of the April 1904 election.
- Fatal Accidental Shooting at Friday Harbor
A fireman aboard the revenue cutter 'Grant' dies after a gun mishandled by a shipmate discharges.
- The Power Grab: Tacoma Businessmen Battle Utility Monopoly
Prominent citizens organize to fight an electric franchise they fear will cripple local industry and inflate power prices.
- The War Shadow Over Washington Wheat
Increased Japanese demand for flour and wheat ahead of the Russo-Japanese War threatens local supply and drives prices upward.
- The Confidence Man of the Colonial Hotel
A prolific hotel thief, captured in Minneapolis with $12,000 in diamonds, claims he offloaded stolen jewels in Tacoma, Seattle, and Spokane.
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Visits Tacoma
Leslie M. Shaw delivers an impromptu address at First Presbyterian Church, urging young men to embrace a 'strenuous existence.'
- The War on 'Unethical' Dentistry
Tacoma dentists face prosecution for the crime of advertising and cutting prices in a state-led industry crackdown.
- Hay Farmers Take a Stand Against Speculators
Driven to the brink by low prices, hay growers in the Sunnyside district form an association to secure fair returns and standardize their product.
- 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.
- The Price of a Fire: Stolen Lubricant
A Wilkerson man is jailed for pilfering railroad grease to heat his home.
- The Price of a Quail in South Tacoma
A local woodsman faces legal trouble for out-of-season hunting as authorities crack down on regional game violations.
- The Hop Bubble Bursts: Snoqualmie's Famed Ranch Sold at Auction
Once the largest and most profitable hop ranch in the country, the 1,240-acre Meadowbrook Farm goes to the highest bidder for $52,800 after a crash in hop prices and a receivership.
- The Price of a Broken Promise
A young woman in Rosedale takes legal action after her suitor repeatedly puts off their wedding.
- The Price of a Beer on Pacific Avenue
A visiting fisherman from Olympia reports being jumped and robbed by a gang in a downtown Tacoma saloon.
- The Price of a Telephone Franchise
A City Councilman publicly alleges he was offered shares in exchange for his vote, then refuses to follow through on the accusation.
- Tapping the Source
Tacoma prepares to test new municipal wells to bypass private water monopoly pricing.