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1. State Snub for Tacoma

   Legislators in Olympia move horticultural headquarters to Kennewick, leaving Tacoma behind.

   Mar 11, 1909The Tacoma TimesOlympia, Thurston CountyBoom & Bust · City Hall

2. The City Hall Landlord Problem

   When Tacoma condemned land for a street project, it ended up in the house-moving business.

   Mar 15, 1909The Tacoma TimesNorth 35th Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

3. Tacoma Takes the Reins of Interurban Rail

   Consolidation moves the entire Interurban Electric system operations and repair shops from Kent to Tacoma.

   Feb 15, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

4. The Disappearing Pioneer

   A 99-year-old man, confused by his move to a new neighborhood, wanders the city streets all night.

   Apr 22, 1909The Tacoma TimesOld Town, Tacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

5. Street Hustlers Ordered Off Twelfth Street

   Tacoma officials move to clear sidewalk congestion caused by street performers and vendors blocking access to the post office.

   Aug 11, 1904The Tacoma TimesPacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

6. International Fisheries Expands Waterfront Operations

   Rapid growth of the halibut trade drives the company to move its packing facility to a larger building near the Eleventh Street Bridge.

   Jul 22, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce County

7. McKinley School's Marshy Misery

   Tacoma’s board of education moves to address debt and site conditions at the unhealthful McKinley School location.

   Aug 23, 1904The Tacoma TimesMcKinley School, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

8. Laborers Arrested for Risky Commute Over Tacoma Drawbridge

   Workers rushing to the tide flats mills are detained for ignoring city ordinances while crossing a moving bridge.

   Feb 3, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

9. The Fight to Save Tacoma’s U.S. Engineer Office

   Tacoma boosters scramble to keep the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers branch office from moving to Seattle.

   Mar 17, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

10. Tragic Crossing at Sumner

    An elderly woman is struck and killed by a passenger train just days before her planned relocation to Tacoma.

    Feb 22, 1909The Tacoma TimesSumner, Pierce CountyDisasters

11. Georgetown Declares Itself an 'Open Town'

    Local officials abandon the fight against vice, allowing gambling tables to move from back rooms into plain sight.

    Jun 4, 1904The Tacoma TimesSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

12. City Council Faces Backlash Over Secret Salary Hike

    Tacoma politicians attempt to abolish civil service and quadruple their own pay while blocking the popular commission government plan.

    Jan 30, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

13. The Birth of the Nisqually Power Project

    Tacoma moves toward seizing land and water rights for the Nisqually power plant, a project that would eventually transform the city's infrastructure.

    Apr 14, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

14. Tacoma Takes a Win in the War of the Rails

    Tacoma boosters celebrate a victory as the Great Northern Railroad prepares to move its commissary operations from Seattle to Tacoma.

    Mar 23, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

15. The Secret Railroad Push for Tacoma’s Tideflats

    Speculators and insiders track the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad’s massive move to secure Tacoma’s waterfront for a new industrial empire.

    Jul 1, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

16. Industrial Tragedy at the Far West Lumber Camp

    A young laborer is crushed to death by a falling boiler at an Electron construction site.

    Apr 13, 1904The Tacoma TimesEatonville, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

17. City Hall Shaken by Earthquake

    Tacoma’s council meeting was thrown into disarray when an earthquake tremor sent officials scrambling for composure.

    Mar 17, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

18. The Great Tacoma Mardi Gras Swindle

    A traveling carnival collapses in Tacoma, leaving residents out of pocket and a planned wedding abandoned in the ruins.

    Aug 8, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

19. The Parkland College Sewage Standoff

    Despite pressure from the Public Works Commissioner, the president of Parkland College refuses to move a cesspool, claiming it poses no threat to city water.

    Feb 16, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

20. 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

21. The Midnight Burglar of C Street

    A steamboat captain's home defense operation turns into a musical misunderstanding involving a cat.

    Mar 2, 1904The Tacoma TimesC Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

22. City Council Splits Over Telephone Franchise

    A surprise move to indefinitely postpone the new independent telephone franchise failed in a narrow 9-7 vote, signaling a shift in local utility control.

    Jul 28, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

23. South Tacoma Man Confined to Jail

    After months of family-led care, H. A. McKenney has been moved to the county jail due to worsening mental health.

    Jan 27, 1904The Tacoma TimesSouth Tacoma, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

24. Tragic Electric Train Accident on North Anderson Street

    A Tacoma salesman was critically injured attempting to board a moving interurban train.

    Mar 26, 1909The Tacoma Times1911 North Anderson Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

25. The End of Reservation Saloons

    Tacoma’s county commissioners move to systematically shutter all liquor outlets on the Puyallup Indian Reservation.

    Mar 27, 1909The Tacoma TimesPuyallup Indian Reservation, Fife, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Exclusion & Resistance

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