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11 stories matching dump

  1. Vancouver Loggers Demand Northern Pacific Rail Extension

    Local loggers petition for a branch line through the military garrison to improve access to deep water and mill sites.

    Sep 2, 1904The Tacoma TimesVancouver Barracks, Vancouver, Clark CountyBoom & Bust

  2. A Neighborhood Stench in the West End

    Residents of Tacoma’s West End demand action after a broken sewer begins dumping raw waste onto an open lot.

    Jun 30, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  3. The Thief Who Stole the Wrong Suitcase

    A burglar targeting a North Yakima Avenue home made off with a suitcase, only to find the contents were not quite what he expected.

    Jan 22, 1909The Tacoma TimesNorth Yakima Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  4. A Colossal Smoke Stack Rises Above Old Town

    A 75-foot steel incinerator aims to finally quell a fire that has smoldered for years at the local mill.

    Jun 24, 1904The Tacoma TimesOld Town, Tacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

  5. Hilltop Residents Rebel Against Contagious Hospital

    A bombshell announcement that contagious disease wards would be built at the county hospital site ignited a neighborhood protest.

    Apr 23, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  6. The Ghost Stories of the City Reservoir

    While typhoid fever rages in Tacoma, the city council struggles to address public panic over rumors of bodies dumped in the water supply.

    Feb 4, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · True Crime

  7. The Boss is Out: Tacoma Republicans Dump the Street Railway Henchman

    In a rapid-fire city convention at the Lyceum Theater, Mayor Lewis D. Campbell secured his renomination while voters signaled a break from the city's powerful streetcar monopoly.

    Mar 12, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  8. 15,000 Ties Float Toward Hoquiam as a New Railroad Takes Shape

    A joint Union Pacific-Milwaukee line moved closer to reality when contractors sent a raft of fresh ties down the Skookumchuck and Chehalis rivers—and Tacoma waited for the Milwaukee's president to talk connections.

    Feb 15, 1909The Tacoma TimesCentralia, Lewis CountyBoom & Bust

  9. Is Tacoma’s Water Supply Making People Sick?

    A reporter’s investigation reveals that farm runoff and sewage are flowing directly into the city's filtration system.

    Feb 2, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  10. The Depot That Took Twenty Years

    A steam shovel finally broke ground for Tacoma's new Northern Pacific station, ending two decades of promises.

    Feb 26, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

  11. The Fight Against Tacoma's Rubbish

    Health officials and the Pure Food Council declare war on 'old shacks' and vacant-lot dumping ahead of a summer influx of tourists.

    Mar 13, 1909The Tacoma TimesCommerce Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

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