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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1904 | 11 |
| 1909 | 6 |
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- City Council Balks at Hospital Fees
Tacoma officials clash with Fannie Paddock Hospital over the rising costs of public health and scarlet fever care.
- Tacoma Shippers Fear for the Shawmut
Global tensions from the Russo-Japanese War reach Tacoma as merchants worry about a local steamship being intercepted.
- The Town That Was Blown Up to Save Itself
Leavenworth citizens dynamited the Cascade Hotel to halt a massive inferno, narrowly avoiding a secondary disaster.
- The City Water Crisis
While typhoid fever spreads in Tacoma, a bureaucratic breakdown leaves the Health Officer unaware he was even ordered to investigate the tainted water supply.
- The Battle for Tacoma's Waterfront
City officials fight to stop Northern Pacific Railroad from creating a permanent monopoly on the Narrows coastline.
- The Streetcar Thief Who Traded Booze for a Pardon
A young man who hijacked a Tacoma streetcar avoided jail by swearing off cigarettes and alcohol for nearly a decade.
- Counterfeit Case Ends in Ink-Stained Chaos
A woman facing counterfeit charges turns a Tacoma courtroom into a battlefield, pelting the Secret Service chief with office supplies.
- City Health Official Sounds Alarm on Water Supply
Dr. Schug confirms that Parkland cesspools are poisoning Tacoma's drinking water, urging residents to boil their supply.
- A Waterfront Tug of War
Tacoma’s city council demands a $100,000 fireboat to protect the harbor, sparking a heated debate over whether the Northern Pacific Railway should foot the bill.
- A Wedding Across the Color Line in Walla Walla
A local preacher marries a white girl and her Chinese partner after her mother grants formal consent.
- City Hall Appointment Sparks Democratic Party Feud
Tacoma’s incoming mayor faces internal party resistance over the appointment of a plumber to a high-ranking public works post.
- Factory Fire Narrowly Avoids Catastrophe
A two-hour battle against a lumber kiln fire on Puyallup Avenue threatened to spark a larger blaze in the industrial district.
- Issaquah Coal Strike Looms as Management Issues Ultimatum
Miners face replacement after company demands return to work or removal of tools, signaling a shift toward a long, bitter labor standoff.
- Fireworks Panic at Wright Park
A lack of basic safety measures at Tacoma's Fourth of July celebration nearly leads to a deadly stampede.
- Typhoid Outbreak Traced to Wapato Creek Dairies
City and state health officials issue urgent sanitation ultimatum to local dairymen after tracing typhoid fever cases to contaminated creek water.
- An Alarming Rise in Typhoid Cases
Public alarm grows in Tacoma as local health officials downplay a spike in illness, suggesting citizens boil their water while avoiding any official critique of the city's water supply.
- The Passive Citizen: Why Tacoma’s Streets Stagnate
A biting critique of civic apathy toward the power and land grabs of the Tacoma Railway & Power Company.