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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 21 |
| 1904 | 982 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1909 | 903 |
1,913 stories
- South End Club Moves to Take City Hall Out of the Ward Bosses' Hands
A hundred petitions, 4,000 signatures and a charter committee of fifteen: South Tacoma's improvement club launches a drive for commission government before the council can bury civil service for good.
- 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.
- Armed Heist at the Commercial Dock
A shopkeeper at the foot of Pacific Avenue is held at gunpoint in a daring daylight robbery.
- Spokane Police Crack Down on Free Speech
Nineteen members of the IWW are jailed after defying a city ordinance prohibiting street oratory.
- Tragedy at the Wilkeson Mines
A local laborer dies in a sudden industrial accident at the coal chutes.
- The End of Reservation Saloons
Tacoma’s county commissioners move to systematically shutter all liquor outlets on the Puyallup Indian Reservation.
- The Power Company Reckoning
A legal fight over bondholder claims and allegations of conspiracy has left the Olympia Power company facing a federal receivership.
- The Deadly Cost of a Marathon Craze
A 10-year-old boy dies after attempting to emulate professional marathon runners.
- The Iron Heel on the Toilers
A labor organizer warns that the U.S. Steel Corporation's wage cuts and anti-union tactics place the entire burden of industrial conflict on the backs of workers.
- City Hall's Risky Water Gamble
Tacoma officials are bypassing voter approval to fund a massive water expansion through high-interest debt that local bankers are only touching as a side deal.
- Tragedy on the Yakima River Line
A Northern Pacific train derails near Bristol, claiming the lives of a Tacoma engineer and fireman.
- Chamber of Commerce Bounties for Frace Murderers
Business leaders offer $500 for the capture of the man who left James A. Frace dead under a fir tree.
- The Railroad Says No: No Waterfront for Tacoma
Northern Pacific's attorney tells the city council flatly that the railway will not hand over a foot of Narrows shoreline as the price of its franchise — and dares the council to refuse.
- Neighborhood Fights Hospital Plans
Residents of Pacific Heights rally against the proposed site for contagious disease wards near the county hospital.
- The End of the Tidelands Battle
Judge Hanford settles the long-standing Bedford-Grosscup tideland dispute, effectively ending litigation over the rights to Tacoma's valuable waterfront.
- City Council Squeezes Out the Public Market
Tacoma’s city government moves to dismantle the D Street market, bowing to pressure from a grocery monopoly.
- City's Broken Promises Over Water Infrastructure
Contractors are suing Tacoma for thousands after the city abandoned plans for the Maplewood Springs pumping station in favor of new, less efficient well projects.
- 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.
- Tacoma Citizens Rally to Save the Public Market
Two thousand residents sign a petition to oppose a council-led effort to remove the market sheds, citing the affordability and necessity of the institution.
- The Battle for Tacoma's Public Market
City Hall attempts to shut down a thriving farmers market on D Street, sparking a political clash over corporate influence and public access.
- Tacoma’s Grocery Trust Fails to Kill Public Market
After intense lobbying from the Retail Grocers' association to dismantle the D Street market, citizens and the Central Labor Council force the city council to back down and preserve the farmers' market.
- The Race to Finish Tacoma’s Stadium
High school stadium construction accelerates to meet an August deadline.
- Tapping the Source
Tacoma prepares to test new municipal wells to bypass private water monopoly pricing.
- Union Clash at the Everett Smelter
Management threatens to shutter the newly constructed smelter indefinitely if organized labor interferes with non-union hiring.
- First Execution Under New State Law
C.K. Champoux is executed at the state penitentiary for the murder of a Seattle variety singer.