Same Streets
Create accountJoin

Research the archive

Narrow 27,002 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 1904, 3 stories. Pick a year or a decade to narrow to it.
1860s1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s
Show the numbers
YearStories
19043
19092

5 stories matching monster

  1. South Tacoma’s Industrial Revolution

    Northern Pacific Railway prepares to abandon steam for electricity in a shift that threatens the jobs of local coal-shoveling crews.

    Jan 13, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

  2. 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.

    Jul 19, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

  3. The Drunken Sea Lion of Olympia

    An intoxicated 800-pound sea lion is captured after a bender on crude oil.

    Feb 23, 1909The Tacoma TimesOlympia, Thurston CountyStrange But True

  4. The Return of the Devotee

    Rose Karasek returns to Tacoma after a stint abroad following the 'radio-active' teacher Josua Klein.

    Apr 2, 1909The Tacoma Times625 South 25th Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyLocal Legends

  5. Tacoma Steamship Survives Port Arthur Bombardment

    The American liner Pleiades escapes the opening salvos of the Russo-Japanese War, arriving in Tacoma with a harrowing firsthand account of the chaos.

    Mar 26, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce County

Download all 5 as a spreadsheet (CSV)