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| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1861 | 9 |
| 1862 | 1 |
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| 1876 | 82 |
| 1877 | 43 |
| 1878 | 27 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 72 |
| 1884 | 43 |
| 1885 | 76 |
| 1886 | 32 |
| 1887 | 34 |
| 1888 | 48 |
| 1889 | 137 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 84 |
| 1892 | 179 |
| 1893 | 145 |
| 1894 | 164 |
| 1895 | 229 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1899 | 35 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 90 |
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101 stories matching entir
- The Gift of an Elegant Era
Tacoma club women receive a historic windfall as the W.R. Rust family donates the entire contents of their mansion for a new clubhouse.
- The Great Dayton School Walkout
A student disciplinary dispute spirals into a mass resignation of the entire teaching staff.
- Powering the Mines: $100,000 Plant Planned at Meyers Falls
Railway and power company officials secure lease for entire water power, promising 1,000 horsepower to mines and a major new plant.
- Doctors Clash at the Capitol Over Medical Practice Regulations
Legislative battle brewing as 'regular' medical associations face scrutiny over anti-competition rules against lodge-contracted doctors.
- The Milwaukee Railway's Massive Industrial Expansion
A quarter-million-dollar contract aims to connect Old Town to the city's industrial waterfront, signaling heavy infrastructure growth.
- The Midnight Cash-Out at the N.P. Bar
A local saloon proprietor vanished with the entire week's payroll just before payday.
- The Chaos at the Polls
Voters across Tacoma are finding polling places locked, unmanned, or missing ballots entirely—a chronic failure in the city's election machinery.
- The Lamp That Killed a Nurse
Margaret Humphrey, burned in an alcohol-lamp explosion at Colville's Harvey Hospital, died of her injuries.
- Legislative 'Joker' Stalls Protections for Women Workers
A new law aiming to limit work hours for female employees includes a loophole that may render it entirely toothless.
- The City's Frozen Pipe Crackdown
Tacoma water inspectors issue fines to hundreds of residents who left taps running to prevent freezing, raising $400 for city coffers.
- The Governor Wants Every State Office in His Own Hands
Governor Hay will ask the legislature to make every statewide office but his and the lieutenant governor's appointive — a cabinet government for Washington — while a commission tries to untangle a legal code nobody can read.
- The Fire That Killed a Hotel
A disastrous downtown blaze consumed the Star Theater, inadvertently scuttling a major quarter-million-dollar property deal.
- A High-Speed Crash Into a Saloon
After a harrowing collision on Puyallup Avenue, a local couple sues their driver for reckless speed.
- The Four Days James McCutcheon Was Someone Else
A Roy butcher vanished on Sunday and reappeared near Auburn with no memory of where he had been—an early-twentieth-century case of “dual personality.”
- Tacoma's Chinese Community Welcomes the New Year
A small group of twenty-five celebrates the Lunar New Year with traditional customs, despite the lack of a formal Chinatown.
- Armed Heist at the Commercial Dock
A shopkeeper at the foot of Pacific Avenue is held at gunpoint in a daring daylight robbery.
- The Great Sluicing Failure
A municipal engineering project designed to clear the Union Pacific tunnel construction site ends in a clogged pipe and embarrassing failure.
- A Heartbroken Mother Denied Access
After signing away legal rights, a local woman finds herself barred from visiting her adopted child.
- Persian Rug Store Ravaged by Early Morning Blaze
A mysterious fire in the Tacoma Theater building destroyed the inventory of a local Oriental goods merchant.
- Tacoma’s $375,000 Push for Infrastructure
The city prepares to tackle persistent flooding in the South End and bridge connectivity issues with a major bond initiative.
- Verdict for Youth Tortured in Saloon Dispute
A one-armed youth wins a $500 judgment after being bound in wire and strapped for thirteen hours by a saloon owner.
- The Railroad That Decided It Did Not Have to Obey the State
Great Northern built a $20,000 depot at Odessa as a gift to a friendly town — while flatly ignoring orders from the Washington Railroad Commission. Now the commission says it will prosecute.
- A Power Station to Light Newport
The Northern Idaho & Montana Power Co. is building a $15,000 fireproof office and substation at Washington and Pine, promising 24-hour electric service within ninety days.
- Vanishing Act: The Search for Two Teenagers
Two Tacoma teenagers disappear, sparking a region-wide search after rumors suggest they eloped with newsboys.
- Defending Tacoma’s Engineering Foothold
The Chamber of Commerce rallies to stop the federal government from shifting a key engineering office to Seattle.