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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 9 |
| 1858 | 11 |
| 1859 | 16 |
| 1860 | 6 |
| 1861 | 22 |
| 1862 | 14 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1872 | 24 |
| 1876 | 90 |
| 1877 | 73 |
| 1878 | 46 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 28 |
| 1882 | 15 |
| 1883 | 124 |
| 1884 | 75 |
| 1885 | 126 |
| 1886 | 82 |
| 1887 | 80 |
| 1888 | 66 |
| 1889 | 198 |
| 1890 | 31 |
| 1891 | 172 |
| 1892 | 383 |
| 1893 | 389 |
| 1894 | 400 |
| 1895 | 445 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 16 |
| 1898 | 33 |
| 1899 | 100 |
| 1900 | 12 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 183 |
| 1904 | 159 |
| 1905 | 15 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 71 |
| 1909 | 183 |
| 1910 | 60 |
| 1911 | 27 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1914 | 35 |
| 1915 | 30 |
| 1916 | 55 |
| 1917 | 30 |
| 1918 | 9 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 17 |
| 1924 | 19 |
| 1925 | 8 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 2 |
183 stories matching report
- Everett Labor Leaders Send Aid to Swedish Strikers
The local Trades Council maintains international solidarity while reporting growth in local union membership.
- City Council Clashes Over Polluted Water Reports
A health officer's report alleging city water contamination sparks a heated confrontation with a city commissioner.
- The Boom on the City's Edge
Tacoma’s Builders' Exchange reports a record year of growth, noting that hundreds of new homes were built in 'outside additions' beyond the official city limits.
- A Reporter's Tip Stopped a City Hall Elevator Plummet
A Times reporter noticed one of the passenger elevator's support cables was nearly eaten through — three-fourths of its strands broken. The cage was lowered and the power cut before anyone was hurt.
- Tacoma Grand Jury Indicts Mayor and Officials Over 'Social Evil' District
A sweeping probe into city vice and municipal corruption concludes with calls for reform and the indictment of the mayor.
- The Price of Industrial Growth
A scathing critique of Teddy Roosevelt's 'Homes Commission' report reveals the deadly reality behind the era's industrial boom.
- Tacoma’s Public Market Finds Its Feet
City report confirms that the municipal public market is paying down its initial debt and thriving with a diverse range of local vendors.
- Summer Beach Cottages Targeted by Thieves
A teacher at Tacoma Public Schools loses $300 in silverware as prowlers return to the Quartermaster Harbor beaches.
- Everett Labor Unions Tighten Boycott Against Non-Union Meats
Organized labor in Everett launches a city-wide effort to identify and avoid markets carrying 'unfair' meat products.
- No Way to Head It Off
A forest fire on the west bank of the Pend Oreille has outrun every crew sent against it. It will burn to the river, the reports say, and cover most of the country between Ruby and Blueslide — and when Newport called for men, none could be found.
- The State’s Powerless Labor Inspector
A deputy labor commissioner finds poor conditions for women and children in Everett, but discovers the law offers her no teeth to force compliance.
- Labor's Vision for Industrial Schools
A landmark American Federation of Labor report advocates for public vocational training as a remedy for 'industrial misfits,' emphasizing that the future of the American worker depends on training both hand and brain.
- The Spotlight on the Sandberg District
Hundreds of curious onlookers descend on Tacoma’s red-light district following a critical council report.
- Forest Service Challenged Homesteaders in the LeClerc Creek Timberlands
Thirteen claimants faced a March 19 hearing over whether their Pend Oreille River homesteads were homes or timber grabs.
- The juvenile court sits for the first time — and sends two boys home to report weekly
Judge Easterday hears Pierce County's first juvenile cases: two lads who burglarized a Buckley store are placed on weekly probation instead of behind bars.
- So Rich They Locked It in the Bank Vault: A $50,000-a-Ton Strike at Republic
The New Republic mine's second slope turns up ore that assays higher than anything yet reported in the state — and nobody yet knows how far the ledge runs.
- Fire Limits, Flying Switches and a Fifty-Year Franchise: One Evening at Newport's City Hall
In a single session the council moved to outlaw frame buildings downtown, chased street grades on three avenues, turned back a second telephone exchange, and heard that trains were nearly killing people at the Fourth Street crossing — three times in one day.
- An Eight-Foot Seam of Coal Turns Up on a Pend Oreille County Ranch
The 'coal strike' on the Dieder place near Dalkena is bigger than first reported — eight feet wide instead of three — and Newport is already dreaming of a mine, a spur, cheaper fuel and a new town tributary to its own.
- The Governor Calls the Legislature Back to Get Rid of an Insurance Commissioner
Olympia convenes in extraordinary session to hear the investigating committee's report on Commissioner Schively — and cannot agree on whether to impeach him or simply abolish his office out from under him.
- Stevens County Votes the Saloons Dry — Then Newport's Saloon Men Go to Court
A low-turnout local-option election shut down thirty rural saloons, with Newport precinct voting 18 to 5 dry while Ione held out wet and the legal fight moved to the next court term.
- Fourth Suicide Reported at Steilacoom Asylum Since January
A patient at the state hospital takes his own life, marking a string of recent tragedies at the institution.
- Mayor Accused of Silencing Health Official Over Water Safety
Physicians in Pierce County call a meeting at the Tacoma Hotel, suspecting the Mayor fired the bacteriologist to hide pollution data.
- Labor Editor Confronts Clergy Over Non-Union Church Contract
An Everett trade unionist reports on the AFL convention and a failed promise from the Presbyterian Department of Church and Labor regarding local construction contracts.
- Railroad Profits vs. Living Wages
While railway magnates plead poverty to block pay increases for switchmen, their own financial reports reveal a surplus that tells a different story.
- Tacoma’s War on Rubbish
The Anti-Compulsory Vaccination society leads a citywide cleanup campaign, deputizing police to hunt down vacant-lot litter.