Same Streets
Create accountJoin

Research the archive

Narrow 25,688 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.

Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.

Refine1 on
Published
Clear all
When they were publishedBusiest year 1909, 6 stories. Pick a year or a decade to narrow to it.
1860s1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s
Show the numbers
YearStories
19031
19045
19096

12 stories matching execution

  1. First Execution Under New State Law

    C.K. Champoux is executed at the state penitentiary for the murder of a Seattle variety singer.

    May 6, 1904The Tacoma TimesWashington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime

  2. Tacoma Mourns Five Residents Lost on the Steamship Clallam

    Tacoma reels from the loss of five residents in a deadly steamboat sinking as questions of seaworthiness arise.

    Jan 11, 1904The Tacoma TimesFirst Congregational Church, Tacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

  3. Knockout Drops at the Standard Saloon

    A Tacoma man swears he was drugged, fleeced of $210, and knocked toothless—then asks the city to revoke the saloon's license.

    Sep 16, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  4. Vengeance at the Dog Show

    A Fox Island rancher executes a bloodhound on the streets of Tacoma to avenge his wife's previous injury.

    Apr 28, 1909The Tacoma TimesYakima Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

  5. Tacoma Mayor Indicted for Ignoring Vice

    A grand jury has charged Mayor John W. Linck with failing to enforce laws against the city's 'social evil' districts.

    May 1, 1909The Tacoma TimesPacific Ave, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  6. The Lawyer Who Pocketed the Property

    A Supreme Court ruling exposes a shady real estate scheme involving a local attorney and a disputed Tacoma property.

    Mar 25, 1904The Tacoma TimesE Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

  7. The Battle Over Tacoma's Tidelands

    Federal court hears closing arguments in the dispute between landholders and those asserting Indigenous treaty rights to the waterfront.

    Mar 11, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyExclusion & Resistance

  8. Tacoma Votes to Take the Power Back

    Mayor Linck urges a city-owned plant as Tacoma goes to the polls against the private power monopoly.

    Jan 2, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

  9. Military Spectacle at Lakeview

    Thousands gathered at the plain near Lakeview to witness a massive review of state troops, marking the end of recent military maneuvers.

    Jul 18, 1904The Tacoma TimesAmerican Lake, Lakewood, Pierce County

  10. The Painter Who Played the Local Market

    A local tradesman's attempt to execute a 'get-rich-quick' scheme by double-dipping on merchant credit ends in a police court trial.

    Mar 19, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  11. The Mayor’s Pavement Panic: Tacoma’s Roads Crumbling Before Christmas

    Mayor Campbell warns that streets paved less than a year ago are already failing, demanding better materials before the holiday rush.

    Dec 22, 1903The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  12. The Lawyer's Stranglehold on Governance

    A scathing editorial arguing that the legal profession’s devotion to precedent over progress is choking American democracy.

    Mar 10, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

Download all 12 as a spreadsheet (CSV)