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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1904 | 4 |
| 1909 | 10 |
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- Savoy Stock Company Actors Sue for Unpaid Wages
Troupe members seek $656.75 in back pay as the theater management faces a separate legal battle over an unpaid lighting fixture bill.
- Coroner's Jury Clears Elevator Operator in City Hall Fatality
A janitor's death in the elevator shaft was ruled an accident, as the operator testified he believed the path was clear.
- Horses Plunge Off Pacific Avenue Cliff
A panicked team of livery horses creates a scene of destruction on the Tacoma waterfront, leaping twenty-five feet over a railing.
- A Ghastly Industrial Hazard
A horse is destroyed after a horrific accident at a railroad switch.
- Stuck Inquest Clears Family of Wrongdoing
A jury finds that the death of a woman on the railroad tracks near Stuck was a tragedy, not a crime.
- Phone Line Planned for Road to the Mountain
A new telegraph and telephone line will connect Tacoma to Longmire Springs.
- City Hall Moves to Bar Women from Saloon-Linked Restaurants
Citing 'disgraceful' practices, councilman aims to separate women from Tacoma’s open barrooms and attached eateries.
- Legislators Duck 'Wife Beater' Bill
Public ridicule stops lawmakers from sponsoring a measure to punish domestic abusers.
- Actors' Trunks Looted on Train to Tacoma
A traveling theatrical troupe arrives in Tacoma only to find their costumes and jewelry stolen by 'tramps' riding the rails.
- A $2 Promise, a $1.50 Payday, and a Fight at the Tacoma Theatre
Two high-school supers said they were promised $2 for four Ben-Hur performances. When they objected to $1.50, the theater men were arrested for assault.
- Musicians Stranded in Seattle After Labor Dispute
Two orchestra members of the Shay Opera Company find themselves out of work and funds after requesting their pay.
- After Disaster, Shipyards Scrutinized
Following the tragic Clallam disaster, federal inspectors turn a watchful eye toward ongoing construction at Tacoma’s Heath shipyards.
- The Great Strawberry Goat Caper
A backyard dispute over a fence-breaking goat results in a police court standoff.
- The Annual Migration to the Hop Fields
With harvest season underway in the Puyallup and Yakima valleys, 10,000 workers descend on the fields for a grueling, seasonal labor rush.