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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 6 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 6 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 27 |
| 1877 | 21 |
| 1878 | 9 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 35 |
| 1884 | 30 |
| 1885 | 44 |
| 1886 | 33 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 26 |
| 1889 | 66 |
| 1890 | 21 |
| 1891 | 52 |
| 1892 | 132 |
| 1893 | 101 |
| 1894 | 137 |
| 1895 | 110 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 12 |
| 1899 | 18 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 48 |
| 1904 | 50 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 19 |
| 1909 | 75 |
| 1910 | 33 |
| 1911 | 19 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1916 | 19 |
| 1917 | 11 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1924 | 9 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
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- McMillan on the Brink of Washing Away
A farmer appeals to commissioners as a diverted river threatens to swallow his town.
- The New Penal Code Left the Red Lights Burning
Washington's 1909 criminal code accidentally protected brothels from local crackdowns, and Northport's city fathers could only watch the glare.
- The Tacoma Fishing Fleet's Diplomatic War
Tacoma’s Chamber of Commerce takes on the British Empire to protect local halibut profits in the Hecate Strait.
- Who Should Pay for the Fireboat?
The Tacoma City Council debates whether taxpayers should fund fire protection for industrial waterfront property that pays no local taxes.
- The Price of Five Cents an Hour
A labor organizer’s fiery speech in Everett challenges the exploitation of women workers and demands legislative protection for their health.
- YWCA to Deploy Women Officers to Combat 'White Slave' Trade
Tacoma women's organizations move to protect young women arriving at the city's depots and docks from human traffickers.
- Calispel Votes Again to Hold Back the Water
Property owners back a diking district 31 to 2, setting up a court survey and a railroad partnership to protect lowland farms from overflow.
- The Silent Hours at the State Capitol
A local labor newspaper questions the integrity of the state labor commissioner, accusing him of ignoring labor violations to serve his political masters.
- The Scandal of the Sandberg District
City council members launch a blistering investigation into a protected 'vice syndicate' they allege is forcing hundreds of women into a restricted district.
- The Fight for Childhood
A national campaign to end the exploitation of children in the factory system gains ground in state legislatures.
- The War on Tacoma's Public Market
Stallkeepers and property owners accuse the city council of conspiring with a 'grocery trust' to demolish a vital public resource.
- A Waterfront Tug of War
Tacoma’s city council demands a $100,000 fireboat to protect the harbor, sparking a heated debate over whether the Northern Pacific Railway should foot the bill.
- The Bread Wrapping War: Tacoma Women Take On City Hall
With 1,500 club members, city doctors and a health inspector behind them, Tacoma women demand that bakery bread be wrapped—and that dogs be barred from groceries.
- The Fight for Clean Bread in Tacoma
Tacoma women mobilize to push a city sanitation ordinance through the council, battling bakers who claim wrapping bread is too expensive and technically impossible.
- Congressman Cushman and the Tariff 'Barter'
A stinging editorial accusation that Tacoma's representative traded his constituents' interests for a seat on the House Ways and Means Committee.
- Protecting Young Women at the Train Depots
Fearing a repeat of the 'world's fair' disappearances, the YWCA seeks city funding for station matrons.
- 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.
- A Hypocritical Banquet
Local lumber magnates lobby against foreign labor only to hire Japanese staff for a high-society dinner.
- The Fight for a Woman Deputy Labor Commissioner
A legislative push in Olympia aims to appoint a woman to inspect the conditions of female workers across the state, marking a critical step for labor protections.
- Fire Takes the Jay Gould Shaft House at Chewelah
A Friday-night blaze destroyed the mine's shaft house, its tools and cable, and the blacksmith shop — blamed on heat from the compost packed around the water pipes.
- The Price of a Subway
Tacoma officials set strict financial terms for a developer hoping to build a subway franchise.
- A Labor Day Call for Civic Accountability
Labor leader William Blackman addresses an Everett crowd, linking the labor movement to the struggle against corporate trusts and political corruption.
- Tacoma Launches Juvenile Court to Protect City's Youth
A crowded public meeting of citizens endorses a new system to provide probation and guidance for troubled children.
- Snohomish River Fishermen Form Union
Local fishers organize to protect their river rights against a powerful industrial lobby.
- A Dazed Traveler Found at the Depot
A woman arrives in Tacoma from the East, seemingly disoriented, and is taken into custody for her own protection.