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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1904 | 44 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1909 | 23 |
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- The Morning Brawl at City Hall
A deputy city controller’s public intoxication and volatile temper lead to a physical altercation and his immediate arrest.
- City Finances Near Total Collapse
Tacoma’s Controller warns that general expense funds will run dry within six months as expenditures dwarf tax collections.
- City Treasury Nearing Empty, Controller Warns
Controller L. Q. Jackson reveals Tacoma's coffers are so low the city may soon struggle to pay for basic services, forcing a halt to promotional spending.
- The Fight for Public Water Power
As corporations scramble to monopolize the nation's rivers, the Times argues that the government must intervene before water becomes a private commodity.
- Tacoma's Business Men Draw a Line at Railroad Control
Independent members of the Chamber of Commerce nominate a rival ticket after charging that Northern Pacific and Tacoma Railway & Power proxies packed the nominating committee.
- The Tragedy of a Seattle Clairvoyant’s Victim
A woman has been committed to the asylum at Steilacoom after a self-proclaimed 'clairvoyant' convinced her he was controlling her life through electricity.
- Senate Smothers Temperance Measure in Heated Legislative Battle
A key liquor-control bill meets its end in Olympia, with temperance advocates denouncing the replacement legislation as a toothless farce.
- The Corporate Coup at the Chamber
A bitter boardroom battle erupts as independent members challenge the business elite's control over Tacoma's commercial future.
- City Council Clashes Over Street Grade Funding
A proposed $400 street grade adjustment at South M and Sixteenth sparks a tense confrontation over the city's dwindling general expense fund.
- Armed Robbery on the Sixth Avenue Line
Two masked gunmen held up a streetcar at the end of the line, leaving the crew stranded and making off with the cash.
- The Fight Over Tacoma’s Public Utilities
City Controller Lister defends the administration’s plan to earmark utility profits for bond repayment rather than immediate rate cuts.
- City Hall Battles County Over School Warrant Funds
Tacoma officials move to secure $16,000 in school warrant payments, challenging the County Treasurer's refusal to honor the debt.
- The Power Struggle Behind City Hall's Doors
Tacoma’s city engineer has been ousted following a refusal to resign, exposing a messy conflict over municipal authority and political control.
- Jail Time for a Runaway Horse
A man claims he was wrongfully jailed after his horse got out of control on 12th Street, sparking a tense confrontation with police.
- Streetcar Accident Maims Local Working Horse
A runaway streetcar in Tacoma injures a horse, highlighting the dangers of failing public transit infrastructure.
- Taming the Puyallup and Duwamish
Tacoma and Seattle delegates join forces to lobby the state and congress for flood control and navigation improvements.
- Forest Fire Threatens Tacoma's Power Grid
A massive blaze near Orting threatens the Electron power plant, which supplies essential electricity to streetcars and homes in Tacoma and Seattle.
- Persian Rug Store Ravaged by Early Morning Blaze
A mysterious fire in the Tacoma Theater building destroyed the inventory of a local Oriental goods merchant.
- Midnight Explosions Rock Pacific Avenue
A late-night blaze at the Robinson Clothing Company forced hotel guests to flee into the streets in their nightclothes.
- City Hall Turns Landlord on the Tideflats
Tacoma assumes control of former Northern Pacific Railway properties and begins collecting rent.
- Monopoly on the Produce Market
Tacoma hucksters claim that a select group of large garden concerns is colluding to fix prices on all greenstuffs, squeezing out small sellers and local buyers.
- Tacoma Votes to Break the Power Monopoly
Citizens overwhelmingly approve a municipal power plant, aiming to reclaim control from private interests and slash utility influence.
- The Mayor's Controversial Return to 'Regulating' Vice
Mayor George Wright announces a plan to re-establish police control over prostitution, arguing that recent reform efforts have only worsened conditions in the city's downtown.
- Tacoma Bets $300,000 of Its Own Credit on a Municipal Power Plant
With the engineer due Monday for the Nisqually plant, the sinking fund commission puts the bonds on the market — and invites anyone, including the state school fund, to bid.
- High Winds Spark Multiple Fires Across Tacoma
A day of high winds kept city fire crews busy across several neighborhoods, threatening industrial sites and residential homes.