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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1909 | 11 |
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- Judge Overrules Jury in Controversial Assault Case
Despite a guilty verdict for assault with a deadly weapon, the judge intends to sentence the defendant for a minor charge.
- Mill Accident Injures South Tacoma Youth
A teenage worker is recovering after being struck by machinery at the Western Mill Company.
- A Light Pole, A Fall, and a City’s Liability
A jury awards $2,500 to a worker injured while grading South Thirty-first Street.
- The High Price of Ninety Cents
A jury finds a man guilty of stealing less than a dollar from an intoxicated victim, recommending leniency to the judge.
- Stuck Inquest Clears Family of Wrongdoing
A jury finds that the death of a woman on the railroad tracks near Stuck was a tragedy, not a crime.
- A Candid Letter Stalls Divorce
A husband’s bid for divorce hits a snag in Judge Shackleford’s court after his wife’s letter reveals marital incompatibility.
- Steamship Tremont Collides in Heavy Fog
Dense fog leads to a collision near Marrowstone Point, stalling a major freighter's Pacific voyage.
- The Fire Safety Debate of 1904
Tacoma building owners argue that 'fireproof' construction renders fire escapes redundant, but city officials stand their ground.
- The Price of Opening a Street
A condemnation battle concludes, clearing the way for the extension of Center Street.
- The Fight Over Who Owns the Reservation
A legal battle over assessing Puyallup Indian lands triggers a debate on citizenship and taxation in the Superior Court.
- The Monopoly of Life and Labor
An editorial questioning the morality of the super-rich funding medical research while their monopolies squeeze the working class.
- The City Hall Tug-of-War Over Power
A legal opinion opens the door for a private utility to power a public school, sparking a heated debate over city charter boundaries.
- Jim Hill’s Tideflat Tactic
How a railroad magnate manipulated the City Council into a lopsided depot deal by trading away public bridge obligations for private land gains.
- A Logger's Final Despair
After being robbed of his life savings in a Tacoma resort, a distraught logger takes his own life in a series of desperate acts.
- The Case for Political Asylum
Tacoma’s newspaper calls on the federal government to stop extraditing Russian political refugees, citing the nation's own revolutionary roots.
- 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 Lawyer Who Pocketed the Property
A Supreme Court ruling exposes a shady real estate scheme involving a local attorney and a disputed Tacoma property.
- The Laborer Who Said He Might Be Dead Tomorrow
A transient worker shot himself on a Tacoma wharf. A dentist’s receipt and a Steilacoom postmaster gave him back his name.
- The Rockets Turned Around: Tacoma's Fourth of July Went Up in a Sheet of Flame
A spark touched off the entire $500 pyrotechnic stock at Wright Park, driving rockets and bombs into a crowd of thousands and leaving women and children burned, trampled and briefly lost in the smoke.