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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1876 | 7 |
| 1877 | 7 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 37 |
| 1884 | 22 |
| 1885 | 30 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1887 | 59 |
| 1888 | 27 |
| 1889 | 60 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 46 |
| 1892 | 223 |
| 1893 | 227 |
| 1894 | 203 |
| 1895 | 161 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 26 |
| 1903 | 56 |
| 1904 | 789 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 726 |
| 1910 | 3 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 7 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1924 | 3 |
2,771 stories
- The Councilman Who Said No to $132,000
Councilman Conrad rejects a massive bribe offer, triggering a city-wide scandal and the mysterious flight of a corporate agent.
- The President’s Directive at the Hotel Tacoma
A leaked account of a 1903 banquet reveals how Theodore Roosevelt settled a local political dispute over railroad regulation with a single, sharp rebuke.
- The Boldest Holdup in Years
Five masked, armed men raided the West Hotel in Tacoma, forcing the proprietor to open the safe and escaping with $1,600 and jewelry.
- Tacoma Contractor Held in Child Abuse Case
A prominent contractor faces serious charges after authorities allege he lured vulnerable girls to his home with candy and money.
- The Secret Lumber Pool
A clandestine plan to monopolize Pacific Coast timber shipments emerges from the shadows.
- State Attorney Resigns to Help Secure Army Post
Assistant Attorney General Scott Z. Henderson leaves his post to assist in the land acquisition for a massive new U.S. army base in Pierce County.
- Longshoremen and Strike-Breakers Clash at Tacoma Flour Mill
Striking workers storm the Sperry flour mill and board a steamer, leaving guards and employees beaten in a violent labor dispute.
- The Unsolved Disappearance of Norma Hoyt
A sixteen-year-old girl vanishes while returning from summer camp, leaving her family and the Tacoma police searching for clues.
- The Real Estate Deal That Bought Silence on Vice
A lawsuit to shut down 'vicious dens' on A Street is dropped after a mysterious buyer purchases the property, raising concerns about city-sanctioned corruption.
- Tacoma's Secret Tax on Vice
Under the guise of official business, the police department allegedly collected protection money from gamblers and slot machine operators with no public accounting.
- The Deadly Water at Clover Creek
For years, the city has ignored the dangerous, contaminated state of the municipal water supply, preferring half-measures over a permanent solution.
- An Umbrella, A Locked Door, and a Young Girl's Ordeal
A teenager finds herself an unwilling prisoner in a Pacific Avenue hotel room after a chance meeting on a streetcar leads to an alleged theft and coercion.
- City Council Prepares to Give Away Valuable Tideflat Land
Tacoma officials are poised to hand over prime waterfront property to the Great Northern Railway without demanding fair concessions or adequate infrastructure in return.
- Police Officer Arrested for Brutal Assault on Wife
A longtime member of the Tacoma police department was jailed after violently beating his wife and threatening his children during a domestic dispute.
- The Fight Against Mandatory Vaccination
Tacoma citizens organize a mass meeting at Union Hall to challenge school board mandates requiring vaccination for enrollment.
- Jim Hill’s Tideflat Tactic
How a railroad magnate manipulated the City Council into a lopsided depot deal by trading away public bridge obligations for private land gains.
- Peniel Mission Struggles to Feed Tacoma's Growing Unemployed Population
After launching a daily free meal service that is already overwhelmed by 200 hungry men nightly, a local mission considers opening a free shelter to address the deepening city crisis.
- Former Supreme Court Justice Arrested for Embezzlement
A high-profile scandal hits the local legal scene as a former Supreme Court judge faces charges involving thousands of dollars in missing railway funds.
- The Alpine Captivity of Dora Sauvageot
A local musician is allegedly trapped in a remote Swiss cottage under the control of a man she met in Vienna, sparking a violent confrontation in North Tacoma.
- Fireman Killed in Collision Between Hose Wagon and Streetcar
Dan Noonan, a veteran relief fireman, dies after a tragic collision on the steep Twenty-third street hill.
- The End of the Railroad's Good Old Boys
Tacoma's long-standing era of railroad tax manipulation ends as the Northern Pacific transitions from backroom whiskey diplomacy to formal tax accounting.
- The 1909 City Hall Power Grab That Tacoma Voters Were Told to Stop
A fiery Times editorial urged citizens to pack the council chamber against charter amendments it said would gut civil service, raise council pay, and hand city jobs to political loyalists.
- 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.
- City Hall Under Siege: Mayor and Councilman Clash Over Police Graft
A heated feud erupts between Mayor Linck and Councilman Jamieson over alleged police corruption and the reopening of local 'cribs'.
- Tacoma’s Vice 'Lid' Finally Sealed
Mayor and Chief of Police bow to council pressure to finally end the city's unofficial restricted vice district.
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