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| Year | Stories |
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| 1904 | 11 |
| 1909 | 10 |
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- Coal Beneath the Prairie
Drillers for the city water department strike a coal vein in South Tacoma, suggesting the city may be sitting on a major fuel field.
- Guilty Conscience Returns Satchel
A thief in Bellingham experiences a change of heart, leaving a stolen satchel full of cash and checks in the victim's yard.
- Tacoma's First Symphony Orchestra Prepares to Debut
Local musicians have officially organized a symphony orchestra, aiming to bring high culture to the Masonic Temple stage.
- Lecture on the African American Experience
Dr. I. W. B. Bowen of Atlanta addresses the First Methodist Church regarding the progress and social challenges of the Black community.
- Local Boy Runs Away to Live Like a Hero in a Book
An 11-year-old Tacoma boy has disappeared with $11, seemingly inspired by 'yellow-covered' adventure novels.
- Tacoma’s Great White Way: Tungsten Streetlights Arrive
A new electrical experiment on Pacific Avenue aims to slash power consumption while brightening the path to the city docks.
- Tacoma Women Demand a Female Food Inspector
Local women's groups argue that a woman's experience in food preparation makes her the most qualified candidate to enforce health standards in city stores.
- The Commissioner and the Sprinkler
A city official goes door-to-door in the hill district to enforce water restrictions, with mixed results.
- The Man Who Claimed to Be 1,000 Years Old
A local worker stumped the city registrar by claiming a millennium of life experience, citing the doctrine of reincarnation.
- The Great Sound Earthquake
A violent, multi-shock tremor sends Tacoma, Seattle, and Everett residents into the streets, rattling buildings and nerves across the Puget Sound region.
- A Whale Surfaces in Commencement Bay and Soaks a Tacoma Couple's Launch
Mr. and Mrs. M. Sutter were ten feet from a spouting whale while crossing the bay in their launch Comet — and came ashore soaked.
- Sabotage Strikes the Waterfront
A local stevedore firm investigates the malicious destruction of property following a series of mysterious explosions on their scows.
- City Hall Scrambles to Power Tacoma
As the power trust exerts pressure, Tacoma’s leadership struggles to staff the Nisqually plant.
- The Great Telephone Monopoly Debate
Tacoma’s business elite weigh in on whether a second telephone franchise will bring healthy competition or just more tangled wires.
- Nine Men Rescued from Collapsed Seattle Sewer Tunnel
After twenty-four hours trapped forty feet beneath the earth, workers in the North Trunk sewer project are pulled to safety.
- The Largest Military Encampment in Western History
Thousands of federal and state troops prepare for maneuvers around American Lake, turning the region into a temporary 'White City.'
- City Hall Appointment Sparks Democratic Party Feud
Tacoma’s incoming mayor faces internal party resistance over the appointment of a plumber to a high-ranking public works post.
- The High Price of 'Hello'
Medical experts warn that the grueling labor and public abuse faced by telephone operators are breaking the health of a generation of working women.
- 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.
- The Fight to Break the Phone Monopoly
Business leaders and residents rally against Sunset Telephone Company's grip on the city, calling for competition and accountability.
- Democrats Try to Buy a Newspaper, but The Times Won't Be a 'Party Organ'
Local Democratic leaders, unhappy with the Ledger and the News, scout for a morning daily to call their own — and get a flat refusal when they ask whether The Tacoma Times is for sale.