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  1. The War on Bicycle Racks

    A local business owner protests the removal of bike parking in downtown Tacoma, shifting the blame to the city’s crumbling infrastructure.

    Jun 10, 1904The Tacoma Times943 Tacoma Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  2. The Man Who Wasn't: Tacoma’s Mysterious 'John Doe' and the Burglary That Never Was

    Police Chief Fackler returns from Everett with a prisoner who fits the description of a local thief, but lacks the evidence to prove it. A tale of mistaken identity and urban anxiety in early 20th-century Tacoma.

    Dec 22, 1903The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  3. Typhoid Outbreak Traced to Wapato Creek Dairies

    City and state health officials issue urgent sanitation ultimatum to local dairymen after tracing typhoid fever cases to contaminated creek water.

    Aug 13, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Disasters

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