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10 stories matching cheap

  1. A Teenager’s Seattle Escape

    A fourteen-year-old girl is at the center of a criminal hearing after being found in a cheap lodging house.

    Jun 2, 1904The Tacoma Times3831 6th Ave, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Closure of the Sandberg District

    City Attorney Stiles unilaterally forces the closure of Tacoma's red-light district, triggering a panicked exodus from the blocks between Court A and A Street.

    Feb 24, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  3. The Cruelest Con: Fake Letters From the Sickroom

    Police say an Englishman charmed strangers, learned their children’s addresses, then mailed desperate pleas for medical money.

    Feb 17, 1909The Tacoma TimesSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  4. Tacoma's 1909 Fight to Own Its Power

    On the eve of a city election, advocates urged voters to approve a $2 million municipal light and power plant—and warned the private power trust would lie to stop them.

    Jan 1, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

  5. The City's 'Souvenir' Epidemic

    Tacoma restaurants struggle with a wave of thefts as society women and girls make off with hotel silverware as mementoes.

    Feb 19, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyScandal

  6. The Political Price of a Brother’s Seat

    Tacoma residents accuse Congressman F. W. Cushman of trading the city's federal bench appointment for his own brother's gain.

    Mar 31, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  7. Who Really Owns Our Public Parks?

    Citizens push back against the Metropolitan Park Board, questioning the influence of business titans like Nelson Bennett.

    Apr 13, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  8. The Case for Concrete

    Tacoma voters decide on a $375,000 bond issue to replace decaying wooden bridges with permanent concrete structures.

    Apr 5, 1909The Tacoma TimesPuyallup Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  9. The High Price of 'Luxury' Gloves

    An editorial in the Tacoma Times calls out Congress for a proposed tariff that would hit poor women's glove purchases harder than the rich.

    Apr 10, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce County

  10. The Mardi Gras Con Job

    Tacoma's city government is accused of selling out to a traveling troupe of mediocre performers after being warned by Seattle newspapers.

    Aug 3, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

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