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1. The 'Buy Local' Crusade of 1904

   Tacoma’s industrial boosters celebrate a year of lobbying, recruitment, and a rigid insistence on regional loyalty.

   Jul 8, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

2. A Mad Dash for Liberty in Downtown Tacoma

   A young burglary suspect escapes police custody and leads officers on a chaotic foot chase from City Hall to the Tacoma Hotel.

   Feb 19, 1909The Tacoma TimesPacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

3. The Jailhouse Mimic

   A soft-hearted jailer is driven to madness by what he assumes is a distressed feline, only to find a prankster in a cell.

   Jan 30, 1909The Tacoma TimesCounty Prison, Tacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

4. A Grocery Clerk Stole a Streetcar and Made a Run for Puyallup

   James M. Tankisley took a Tacoma Railway & Power repair car out of the company barns at midnight and got as far as the Puyallup road before the law caught up. By the next afternoon he had pleaded guilty, and by night he was in the county prison waiting for the March jury.

   Feb 12, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce County

5. Team of Horses Nearly Plunge Into The Bay

   A local expressman is injured after his runaway team bolts through railroad yards and narrowly misses a deadly drop from a coal bunker.

   Mar 4, 1909The Tacoma TimesThea Foss Waterway, Tacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

6. A Runaway Horse Crashes Into a Tacoma Shop

   A spooked horse hitched to a cutter careened down St. Helens Avenue before smashing through a storefront, meeting a tragic end.

   Jan 9, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

7. City Council Clashes Over Polluted Water Reports

   A health officer's report alleging city water contamination sparks a heated confrontation with a city commissioner.

   Apr 29, 1909The Tacoma TimesCity Hall, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

8. South End Residents Demand Park Board Probe

   The South End Improvement Club initiates an inquiry into allegations of graft and the mistreatment of Point Defiance Park.

   Mar 10, 1909The Tacoma TimesPoint Defiance Park, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

9. A Nine-Acre Gulch for a Park—and a City Council That Hesitates

   Tacoma is offered a ready-made public park, but the council balks at changing Tacoma Avenue and removing a bridge near the tennis club grounds.

   Feb 4, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

10. The Shadow Cabinet of the Tacoma Railway & Power Company

    A critical report on corporate influence over municipal government and the 'nose counting' of city officials.

    Apr 11, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

11. The Denny Station Rampage

    A man fueled by alcohol kills his brother and sister-in-law in a violent spree near Seattle.

    May 7, 1909The Tacoma TimesSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

12. Congressman Cushman and the Tariff 'Barter'

    A stinging editorial accusation that Tacoma's representative traded his constituents' interests for a seat on the House Ways and Means Committee.

    Mar 17, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

13. The Loneliness of the South End Chicken Rancher

    Neighbors discover Johann Neugerg, a solitary 66-year-old rancher, dead in his shack after days of silence.

    Mar 1, 1904The Tacoma TimesPacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce County

14. The Great Balfour Dock Pie Heist

    A group of hungry laborers were left with nothing but their pride when two men made off with their dessert, ignoring everything but the pastries.

    Jul 13, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

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