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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 1 |
| 1904 | 17 |
| 1909 | 19 |
37 stories matching bound
- Daring Hotel Burglar Bound Over for Trial
After being caught in the act at the Lansing Hotel, a young suspect who made a brazen escape from police is headed to court.
- Mourned as Dead, He Came Home From Australia
C. W. Ellsworth vanished from Everett last September. His wife and little daughter on a ranch near Machias had given him up for dead — until he walked back in, with a story about a waterfront saloon, a drugged drink and a schooner bound for the Antipodes.
- Visions for Tacoma's Industrial Growth
Local business leaders and Congressman Cushman debate federal funding for harbor dredging and the city's potential as a Pacific coastal powerhouse.
- Forty-Three Days of Gales, Then a Jury-Rigged Schooner Limps Into Port Townsend
Sails torn to ribbons and gear twisted, the three-masted schooner Buhne makes port after a voyage that should have taken three weeks and took six.
- 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.
- A New Shipping Route to Alaska Proposed for Tacoma
The Northwestern Commercial Company considers making Tacoma the primary port for its newly refurbished fleet of Alaska-bound liners.
- The Cabin Boy Who Escaped a Shipwreck
A teenage runaway from England found adventure, fire, and a new life in Tacoma after deserting his vessel.
- 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'.
- Streetcar Accidents Plague Tacoma
Multiple citizens injured in transit mishaps across the city as streetcars continue to pose dangers to commuters and pedestrians.
- Theft at the Bostwick Hotel
A young woman pleads guilty to stealing a wardrobe from a guest at one of Tacoma's premier downtown hotels.
- The Plea of an Ex-Convict
A man caught breaking into a North End residence claims poverty drove him to steal, sparking a brief glimpse into the struggle for survival in 1910s Tacoma.
- A Judicial Attempt at Reconciliation
In a divorce proceeding, a local judge steps outside the bounds of the bench to urge a feuding couple to try again.
- Locomotives Bound for Japan Draw Crowds to Waterfront
A spectacular display of industrial engineering as Northern Pacific crews load massive steam locomotives onto the S.S. Tremont for export.
- Locomotive Strikes Boulder in North Bank Slide
A train derailment on the Spokane, Portland & Seattle line injures an engineer but spares passengers as the train was moving slowly through dangerous terrain.
- Railway Marauders Arrested Near Auburn
Railroad detectives apprehend three men accused of breaking into a Northern Pacific freight car bound for Tacoma.
- Youthful Offender Under Evaluation for Possible Insanity
A fifteen-year-old boy remains in custody following a series of assaults, with court officials weighing the prospect of psychiatric care over criminal prosecution.
- Verdict for Youth Tortured in Saloon Dispute
A one-armed youth wins a $500 judgment after being bound in wire and strapped for thirteen hours by a saloon owner.
- The Lumber Cartel Cracks
A weakening of the Pacific export agreement threatens to destabilize local timber prices as industry giants fall out of line.
- Grand Jury Digs Into the Restricted District
A secret investigation into local vice and government corruption begins, with former inhabitants of Tacoma's restricted district called to testify.
- The Great Bed-Sheet Debate
Legislators in Olympia waste the public's time by bickering over the legal length of hotel linens.
- A Heroic Rescue on the Tracks
A longshoreman narrowly saves an Indigenous child from an oncoming switch engine near the Northern Pacific dock.
- A Grocery Clerk Stole a Streetcar and Made a Run for Puyallup
James M. Tankisley took a Tacoma Railway & Power repair car out of the company barns at midnight and got as far as the Puyallup road before the law caught up. By the next afternoon he had pleaded guilty, and by night he was in the county prison waiting for the March jury.
- The Human Zoo at the St. Louis World’s Fair
Eighty Moros from Mindanao arrived in Tacoma via the steamship Tremont, bound for an exhibit at the St. Louis World’s Fair.
- The Brutal Reality of Being 'Shanghaied' in Puget Sound
A survivor recounts the terrifying process of being drugged and forced onto a deep-sea vessel, exposing the dark side of local maritime labor practices.
- The Secret Mission in Jimmy’s Gulch
Tacoma detectives make a clandestine search near an industrial trestle, sparking rumors about a high-profile disappearance.