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1. Tacoma City Council Sidesteps Liquor Reform

   While council members rushed through routine city business to attend a social club event, a highly anticipated liquor ordinance remained stalled in committee.

   Mar 10, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

2. Longshoreman Injured at Commercial Dock

   A dock worker is rushed to the hospital after a workplace accident involving falling lumber.

   Apr 19, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

3. The Sheriff’s Son and the Jailbreak

   A quick-thinking schoolboy foils a planned escape at the Vancouver county jail.

   Mar 11, 1909The Tacoma TimesCounty Jail, Vancouver, Clark CountyTrue Crime

4. A Desperate Corral Rescue

   A husband is gored by a bull near his home, leading to a harrowing, multi-generational effort to save his life.

   Jun 2, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

5. The Great Washington Oyster Land Grab

   In a defiant legislative maneuver, the state senate pushed through a bill ceding valuable tide lands, sparking accusations of corruption.

   Mar 12, 1909The Tacoma TimesOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money

6. Tragedy on Vashon Island

   A widower takes his own life after preparing a final meal for his two sons.

   Mar 11, 1909The Tacoma TimesVashon, King CountyTrue Crime

7. Tacoma Yacht Club Sets Course for Growth

   Members vote to incorporate and lobby Congress against new motor boat regulations as they finish their clubhouse at Brown's Point.

   Mar 2, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce County

8. The Harvest Rush at Puyallup

   Warm weather forces a premature start to the raspberry season, leaving growers in urgent need of labor.

   Jun 27, 1904The Tacoma TimesPuyallup, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

9. A Citizen's Public Protest Against a Councilman

   A local resident takes to the newspaper to shame an elected official over his opposition to telephone competition in the city.

   Jul 29, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

10. 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

11. A Night-Time Standoff in the North End

    A curious police officer patrolling the North End finds himself staring down the barrel of a resident's revolver.

    Jan 5, 1909The Tacoma TimesNorth End, Tacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

12. The Lakeside Gold Rush

    Wealthy Tacomans shift their sights from Gravelly Lake to American Lake as prime real estate becomes a hot commodity.

    Apr 17, 1909The Tacoma TimesAmerican Lake, Tacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

13. The Russian War Scare Hits the Port of Tacoma

    Fearful of Russian warships patrolling the coast, San Francisco merchants turn to Tacoma to route their urgent Japanese trade.

    Sep 17, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

14. 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.

    Apr 23, 1909The Tacoma TimesSumner, Pierce County

15. Infant Abandoned on Auburn Porch

    An unknown motorist dropped a two-hour-old baby boy on Alfred Collins' doorstep in the middle of the night.

    Apr 7, 1909The Tacoma TimesAuburn, King CountyStrange But True

16. Fatal Accident at the Fremont Lumber Mill

    A day laborer at Lake Union loses his life after being struck by a drifting log while working on a boom.

    Jul 13, 1904The Tacoma TimesLake Union, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

17. A Risky Ride on St. Helens Avenue

    A livery stable employee survives a dangerous fall after his horse slips on icy Tacoma streets.

    Jan 18, 1904The Tacoma TimesSt. Helens Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

18. A Miraculous Fall from a Construction Site

    A corniceman plunges three stories from a building under construction, surviving with only cuts and bruises.

    Apr 13, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

19. Proprietor of Rainier Valley Record dies after fiery explosion

    Richard Nash, a Seattle newspaper proprietor, succumbs to burns after a gasoline tank he was repairing exploded, igniting his office.

    May 6, 1909The Tacoma TimesColumbia City, Seattle, King CountyDisasters

20. The Great Sound Earthquake

    A violent, multi-shock tremor sends Tacoma, Seattle, and Everett residents into the streets, rattling buildings and nerves across the Puget Sound region.

    Mar 17, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

21. The Tragic Sinking of the Steamer Clallam

    A devastating storm claims the lives of dozens as the Puget Sound Navigation Company’s new steamer founders in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

    Jan 9, 1904The Tacoma TimesPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyDisasters

22. 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

23. The Neighborhood Fight Over South X Street Saloons

    Tacoma residents organize a standoff against local bar owners as the City Council debates liquor license renewals.

    Jul 7, 1904The Tacoma TimesSouth K Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

24. The Great School Door Standoff

    Tacoma’s Building Inspector and the Board of Education clash over fire safety ordinances and classroom door configurations.

    Sep 10, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

25. The Senatorial Bomb Threat at the State House

    A local man causes a panic in the Olympia senate gallery while screaming threats of violence over a U.S. Senate election.

    Jan 20, 1909The Tacoma TimesWashington State Capitol, Olympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall · True Crime

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