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5 stories matching hack

  1. The Ghost on Pacific Avenue

    Tacoma’s hack drivers are convinced a local man is a walking curse after a series of strange carriage wrecks.

    Jan 4, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyLocal Legends

  2. The Cabbies' Ghost

    Tacoma’s hackmen hold a desperate parade to break a jinxed night on Pacific Avenue.

    Jan 8, 1904The Tacoma TimesPacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

  3. The Street Swindler's Bad Day

    A carnival-style street hawker is mobbed and arrested after selling worthless watch chains to an angry Tacoma crowd.

    Jun 11, 1904The Tacoma Times12th Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Horseless Carriage Conflict

    Tacoma motorists face strict new ordinances that force cars to yield to horse-drawn wagons.

    Sep 21, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

  5. Laundry Workers Take Over Spanaway Park

    1,300 Tacoma laundry workers and their families gathered for an annual picnic despite the rainy weather, competing in races and dancing into the evening.

    Jun 10, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

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  1. A High-Wire Heist at Ninth and Commerce

    Budding criminals scaled a twelve-foot transom to loot a hardware store, only to ignore a massive, unlocked safe in favor of a handful of change.

    May 28, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma

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