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| Year | Stories |
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| 1903 | 1 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1909 | 9 |
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- The Old Town Merry-Go-Round Uproar
A carnival attraction at North 29th and Carr streets is driving neighbors to distraction, leading to a swarm of police calls.
- Saloon Watchman Fired After 'Alcoholic Exuberance'
A newly hired watchman and his companion turn an Old Standard saloon into their personal party space, leading to an arrest.
- The Unsolved Murder of James A. Frace
A quarrelsome man is found riddled with bullets, leaving behind a confusing trail of clues and a city full of suspects.
- An Army of Caterpillars Invades the North End
Thousands of hungry pests swarm Tacoma’s trees, leaving residents fearful for the city’s greenery.
- Ledwena Mowitch's Plea for Safety
A young woman escapes a violent marriage through the court system, forcing a reckoning for her abusive husband.
- Eleven Years Old, and Out of Promises
A Tacoma police sergeant's stepson confesses to a string of robberies. A Seattle judge sends him to the Chehalis reformatory — after Tacoma courts had twice taken the boy's word that he would be good.
- The Shadowy Slot Machine King of Tacoma
A brutal divorce filing exposes the secret owner of Tacoma's pervasive slot machine operations.
- A Violent Outburst at a South G Street Boarding House
A jealous boarding house keeper, convinced his tenants were vying for his wife's affection, launched a violent attack that left him in police custody.
- Sumner Mayor Faces Impeachment Over Stray Cattle
A local political feud in the town of Sumner lands before a grand jury as citizens debate the enforcement of ordinances and the limits of mayoral power.
- 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.
- Tacoma Police Launch War on Speeders
After receiving numerous complaints, the police department is arming officers with stopwatches to catch drivers breaking city speed limits.
- The Return to the Restricted District
Tacoma officials shift policy toward segregating the 'disorderly element' into a designated district, reversing previous attempts at city-wide enforcement.
- The Eleventh Street Cable Line Breaks Down Again
Tacoma residents are left stranded and forced to hike up the hill after the latest in a string of mechanical failures on the transit line.
- The Hidden Cost of Tacoma’s Water Crisis
While public officials downplay safety, local physicians warn that Clover Creek is contaminated by sewage and fueling a typhoid outbreak.
- Detective's Divorce Case Reveals Scandalous Secrets
A former Spokane police detective is caught in a bitter divorce suit after a suspicious photograph is discovered in his watch.
- Tacoma's Women Take On the Bakers Over Wrapped Bread
A committee of pure-food reformers and a dozen bakers squared off before the city council's health committee over an ordinance requiring bread be wrapped — with more than 1,000 women enlisted behind the fight.