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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 18 |
| 1904 | 788 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1909 | 716 |
1,529 stories
- Taming the Puyallup and Duwamish
Tacoma and Seattle delegates join forces to lobby the state and congress for flood control and navigation improvements.
- 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 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 New Chance for Tacoma's Youth
Tacoma prepares to open its first juvenile court, shifting the focus from punishment to rehabilitation for wayward children.
- 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 Battle for the Puyallup Road
After a heated argument between commissioners and local boosters, the new state aid road will bypass Milton-Edgewood for a more direct route through Puyallup and Sumner.
- City Council Mulls Municipal Asphalt Plant
Proponents argue that a city-run paving operation could cut costs by 10 percent, potentially paying for its own installation in just two jobs.
- The Church's Radical Pivot on Poverty
A Tacoma newspaper editorial challenges the Home Mission Council to look past 'bad character' and confront the structural monopolies driving urban poverty.
- Soccer Dispute Settled by Replay
After accusations of biased officiating by a Seattle referee, the Northwest soccer league orders a do-over on neutral ground.
- The Unseen Lobby: Why Your Congressman Ignores You
A scathing editorial challenging Tacoma residents to stop letting 'predatory wealth' influence their representatives in Washington, D.C.
- A Crippled Prisoner’s Wild Dash at the Flyer Dock
A United States prisoner slips his handcuffs and leads a deputy marshal on a frantic footrace through the railyards.
- City Hall's Power Grab Thwarted by Citizens
Tacoma councilmen back down on plan to dismantle civil service after public outcry.
- The City's Bridge Dilemma
Tacoma faces a choice between costly wood, fading steel, or a permanent concrete future.
- Puget Sound Shippers Break Free of Eastern Monopoly
Local grain dealers are no longer forced to accept predatory shipping rates dictated by Eastern financiers.
- 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.
- The North End's Water Works Fairness Fight
Tacoma’s City Council faces accusations of unequal treatment regarding public infrastructure costs for water hydrants.
- The Gold-Brick Con: A Tacoma Contractor Swindled
A Slavonian contractor loses $550 to two men posing as subcontractors in an elaborate fake-deal scheme.
- Fatal Scuffle at the Bohemian Bar
A local man dies of infection following a rough dispute in a saloon.
- Fatal Brawl in the Peerless Saloon
A jury has cleared a local bartender of responsibility in the death of a Seattle traveler who died from a head injury sustained during a fight.
- The Great Sticker Campaign of 1909
Tacoma’s boosters are planning a massive, city-wide sticker campaign to promote the town to the world.
- The Fight for Tacoma’s Pool Rooms
City council weighs whether to lower the age limit for young men in Tacoma's billiard parlors.
- Portland Bank Bandit Arrested in Tacoma
A bartender named Charles Wells was quietly taken into custody by local authorities and spirited away to Portland to face robbery charges.
- New Hotel Regulations Threaten Tacoma's Small Boarding Houses
A proposed legislative act would force small rooming houses to meet strict hotel standards, placing a financial burden on widows and small-scale landlords.
- County Public Assistance Funds Nearing Exhaustion
Mounting relief costs for Pierce County’s indigent population leave officials scrambling as funds run dry before the fiscal year's end.
- A Year's Savings Gone
A Buckley logger is robbed of his life savings after a night in the city's red-light district.