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| Year | Stories |
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| 1904 | 2 |
| 1909 | 5 |
7 stories matching bargain
- The Widow’s Bargain
An elderly woman signs away her property in exchange for the county's promise to provide her care for the remainder of her life.
- The Price of a Transit Franchise
Tacoma’s City Council strikes a bargain for new railway depots in Old Town and the Narrows, bartering city streets for future development.
- A Desperate Pact at the East Waterway
A tragic attempt at a double suicide on the Seattle waterfront leaves one woman rescued and another missing.
- The Councilman Who Turned Down a King's Ransom
A local bribery scandal reveals the absurdity of Tacoma's political culture, where one official boasts of refusing a $132,000 bribe.
- The Midnight Stand-Off at the Grand Restaurant
A breakfast patron turns into a bandit, but gets more than he bargained for from the night cook's poker.
- The Confidence Man of the Colonial Hotel
A prolific hotel thief, captured in Minneapolis with $12,000 in diamonds, claims he offloaded stolen jewels in Tacoma, Seattle, and Spokane.
- City Council Standardizes Waterfront Rents
Tacoma sets a uniform $40 monthly rent for municipal land on the Middle Waterway, prioritizing new industrial development.