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First Execution Under New State Law
C.K. Champoux is executed at the state penitentiary for the murder of a Seattle variety singer.
May 6, 1904The Tacoma TimesWashington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime
The Streetcar Blues
A local editor skewers a poet's romanticized version of riding Tacoma's crowded, unreliable trolley cars.
Feb 3, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · Strange But True

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