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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1904 | 26 |
| 1909 | 33 |
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- The Last Colony of Snohomish Departs
A mother chooses her family over a religious sect’s move to California, pulling her children from the train at the final moment.
- Young Daughter Rescues Father from Burning Brush
A Sumner man falls into a fire while clearing brush, only to be pulled to safety by his two young daughters.
- The Jefferson Finally Breaks Free
After two weeks of being stuck on the channel bottom, the steamer Jefferson was pulled into deep water, prompting a call for city-wide harbor dredging.
- The YMCA Takes the Tacoma Basketball Crown
A scrappy season ends with a decisive win against the high school, solidifying the city championship for the Y's quintette.
- Mining Camp Tragedy Near Carbonado
A target practice outing turns lethal when a accidental discharge claims the life of a 50-year-old miner.
- The Last Drop at Our Corner Saloon
A local saloon proprietor turns the tables on two armed robbers by pulling his own gun during a late-night hold-up.
- A Point-Blank Escape
Ida Witikka wins divorce after husband attempts to kill her with a revolver on the Fourth of July.
- Horses Plunge Off Pacific Avenue Cliff
A panicked team of livery horses creates a scene of destruction on the Tacoma waterfront, leaping twenty-five feet over a railing.
- Domestic Violence Sentence at Police Court
A man was jailed for 33 days after being caught beating his wife with a club in a public disturbance.
- A Murder Trial Turns on Who Pulled the Trigger
Fred Stubbs's fate went to a Tacoma jury after a three-day trial for the killing of Thomas Vandiver; the defense argued the gun went off in a struggle.
- Tragedy at the Shingle Mill
A worker is killed in a horrific industrial accident in Everett, serving as a grim reminder of the dangers inherent in the Pacific Northwest's booming timber industry.
- A Ghastly Industrial Hazard
A horse is destroyed after a horrific accident at a railroad switch.
- Logging Locomotive Stolen and Abandoned on Tracks
A joyride on the Tacoma Eastern line ends in a collision after thieves abandon a logging engine on a blind curve.
- The Logger's Disguise
A Tacoma patrolman pulls off a sting operation against a hotelier selling illicit spirits.
- Coroner Blames Corroded Boiler for the Explosion That Killed Two on the 'Owl'
A coroner's jury near Mukilteo rules that the Great Northern locomotive that blew apart was destroyed by broken stay bolts and corrosion — an industrial failure, not an accident of fate.
- Sudden Death at South Tacoma Station
A night operator dies while on duty as the North Coast Limited arrives.
- A Held-Up Housewarming
A friendship turns sour when a woman allegedly uses a revolver to reclaim jewelry and clothing from a neighbor.
- The Midnight Stand of a Ruralita Station Agent
A lone telegraph operator mistakes a visiting railroad superintendent for a robber, turning the tables with a toy revolver in a moment of high tension.
- The Barber Who Inhaled Gas and Ran Screaming Down Pacific Avenue
A faulty gas arc left a new barber violently irrational and touched off a street struggle in Tacoma.
- The Battle for the Puyallup Line
Commuters in Fern Hill join forces with the South End Improvement Club to protest service cuts on the Puyallup streetcar line.
- Stadium Construction Site Leads to Youth's Arrest
A 15-year-old student finds himself behind bars after interfering with the construction machinery at the new high school stadium.
- The 'Luck Powder' Swindle
A Seattle man is arrested for selling worthless 'luck powders' to women via mail order—and then suggesting they be used as laundry detergent.
- The Disappearing Lake
Residents are baffled as the waters of Surprise Lake suddenly recede, leaving property owners high and dry.
- Filipino Sailors Arrested Over Card Game
A festive dinner in a Chinese chop suey house ended in jail time for nine sailors when police mistook a casual game of cards for gambling.
- The Migration West: First Wave of Homeseekers Arrives in Tacoma
A train from St. Paul, delayed by mountain blizzards, brings hundreds of new settlers to the Pacific Northwest.