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11 stories matching fern

  1. The Fern Hill Underdogs Demand Their Shot

    Excluded from the city's grammar school league due to municipal boundaries, the scrappy Fern Hill team issues a public challenge to the league's best.

    May 8, 1909The Tacoma TimesFern Hill, Tacoma, Pierce CountyNightlife

  2. Transit Frustrations in Fern Hill

    Complaints over reduced streetcar frequency meet a defensive retort from the T. R. P. company superintendent.

    Mar 18, 1909The Tacoma TimesFern Hill, Tacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Weekend Showdown at Fern Hill

    Local amateur baseball clubs face off in a tight, low-scoring match.

    Apr 6, 1909The Tacoma TimesFern Hill, Tacoma, Pierce CountyNightlife

  4. The Battle for the Puyallup Line

    Commuters in Fern Hill join forces with the South End Improvement Club to protest service cuts on the Puyallup streetcar line.

    Mar 17, 1909The Tacoma TimesFern Hill, Tacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

  5. Search Underway for Missing Fern Hill Lad

    Police are scouring the city for fifteen-year-old Harry Seaman, who vanished from his home last night.

    Apr 12, 1909The Tacoma TimesFern Hill, Tacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  6. The Great Kapowsin Safe Heist

    After bandits blew open a safe and vanished into the night, police are left with no clues and a ghost train.

    Feb 16, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  7. Safecrackers Blow Kapowsin's Only Safe and Ride the Rails Out

    A nitroglycerine charge, a stolen handcar and a $1,200 haul: Pierce County's small-town robbery baffles the sheriff.

    Feb 15, 1909The Tacoma TimesKapowsin, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  8. Forbidden Love Crosses the Border

    Due to Washington State's laws prohibiting marriage between first cousins, a local couple travels to British Columbia to wed.

    Feb 6, 1909The Tacoma TimesFern Hill, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  9. Is Tacoma Facing a Milk Famine?

    Dairy farmers are shuttering their businesses across the city, citing the soaring cost of feed and livestock as the root of a brewing crisis.

    Apr 15, 1909The Tacoma TimesFern Hill, Tacoma, Pierce County

  10. The Streetcar Thief Who Traded Booze for a Pardon

    A young man who hijacked a Tacoma streetcar avoided jail by swearing off cigarettes and alcohol for nearly a decade.

    Feb 25, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyNightlife

  11. Drunken Assailant Attempts Point-Blank Shooting on Pacific Avenue

    An intoxicated man confronted an employee of the Richmond Paper Company, but the victim managed to deflect the weapon during the struggle.

    Mar 10, 1909The Tacoma Times1728 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

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