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| 1904 | 34 |
| 1909 | 23 |
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- Typhoid Fears in the West End
Tacoma health officials move to contain a potential outbreak linked to a local milk provider.
- City Hall Shakes Up Police Department
Tacoma replaces officers as the city prepares for a strict enforcement of municipal ordinances.
- The Union Pacific’s Secret Deal: Tacoma’s Next Rail Giant Already Buying Land
While the city debates whether the railroad will come to town, Mayor Campbell confirms negotiations are underway and insiders reveal land deals in the Indian Addition.
- The Great Cabbage Scandal
A citizen defends the public market against charges of unsanitary conditions, pointing the finger at local grocers instead.
- City Council Plays Hardball with Rail Magnate
Tacoma officials force James J. Hill to build depots in exchange for a multi-million dollar franchise.
- The Fight for City Improvements
Prominent citizens clash over property owner resistance to essential infrastructure projects in Tacoma.
- 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.
- Anacortes Moral Reformers Take On the Restricted District
The local W.C.T.U. brought an evangelist to Anacortes for a week of lectures against the 'white-slave traffic,' pressing to close the town's red-light district even as some businessmen warned the campaign could backfire.
- Tapping the Source
Tacoma prepares to test new municipal wells to bypass private water monopoly pricing.
- The Crumbling Sidewalk Scandal
Taxpayers are fuming as newly laid city cement walks crack and crumble, revealing a lack of oversight on public works contracts.
- Icy Rescue on the Columbia River
Two men survived a harrowing five-hour drift in freezing temperatures after their scow broke loose near Stevenson.
- 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.
- Tacoma's Secret Tax on Vice
Under the guise of official business, the police department allegedly collected protection money from gamblers and slot machine operators with no public accounting.
- Sumner Mayor Faces Impeachment Over Stray Cattle
A local political feud in the town of Sumner lands before a grand jury as citizens debate the enforcement of ordinances and the limits of mayoral power.
- Tacoma’s Transit Expansion Plans
A new street railway system proposed by the Commercial Trust Company aims to connect the waterfront with the Narrows, South Tacoma, and Point Defiance.
- Tacoma’s Liberal Turn Stirs Public Outcry
Mayor Wright’s new administration faces harsh criticism for loosening city moral standards.
- The City’s Push for More Rail
Tacoma’s business leaders and politicians unite in a high-stakes campaign to bring more transcontinental railroads to the city.
- Bankrupt Merchants Jailed for Contempt
Judge Hanford jailed Seattle clothier Samuel Njac and Alexander Isaacs for contempt over $15,000 owed creditors.
- The Pulpit Versus the Political Machine
A local minister denounces municipal graft and the influence of saloon-owners in the upcoming mayoral race.
- South End Residents Demand Park Board Probe
The South End Improvement Club initiates an inquiry into allegations of graft and the mistreatment of Point Defiance Park.
- The Courthouse Confrontation
A $10,000 slander suit between a judge and a bidder at a tax sale is resolved with a public apology.
- A Year-Old Mystery Ends in a Shallow Grave Near Kirkland
A skeleton found buried outside Kirkland is identified as Alfred Earl Plummer, missing from Seattle since the same date last year—and a revolver beneath the body suggests he died defending himself.
- Tacoma’s Bid for Global Trade
Shipping lines pivot to Tacoma as West Coast ports suspend traffic with the Orient.
- Late-Night Stabbing on Pacific Avenue
A laborer is found dead in a pool of blood after a night of drinking, leading police to arrest a local porter on suspicion.
- The Shadowy Fight Over Tacoma's Telephone Monopoly
Councilmen accused of catering to the Sunset Telephone company while ignoring constituent demands for fair rates.