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| Year | Stories |
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| 1904 | 3 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1909 | 3 |
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- White Shield Home Faces Financial Crisis
The social service agency, currently housing 17 young women, launches a public appeal after being denied state funding.
- The Price of a Waltz at Whitman College
A student is suspended for defying her dean to attend a forbidden dancing school, while her Tacoma companion escapes with a month's confinement to campus.
- The Fashion Cost of Bird Extinction
A national wildlife advocate warns Tacoma women that wearing feathered hats is fueling a $800 million annual agricultural crisis.
- The Slot Machine Whistleblower
A local man accuses the County Attorney of shielding a slot machine monopoly in Tacoma’s saloons.
- The Battle Over Public Water on the Speedway
A city council dispute erupts over whether the Riding and Driving Association should get free water for the Yakima Avenue speedway while businesses pay for their own.
- Vashon College Students Threaten Mass Walkout After Student Assaulted
A campus engineer is accused of violently attacking a student; the student body now demands the employee's immediate termination.
- Government Intervenes in Landmark Labor Rights Case
For the first time, the federal government supports a worker's challenge to the 'fellow servant' rule, a legal doctrine that historically shielded railroads from liability for employee injuries.