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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1904 | 6 |
| 1909 | 2 |
8 stories matching split
- The Church Brawl Over a Knife
A congregation splits into factions after a church member refuses to lie about his inner peace.
- The Brutal Price of Circus Fame
A young acrobat is removed from his performers' care after enduring systemic abuse in the name of show business.
- The Bread Wrapping War: Tacoma Women Take On City Hall
With 1,500 club members, city doctors and a health inspector behind them, Tacoma women demand that bakery bread be wrapped—and that dogs be barred from groceries.
- The Price of Progress: Who Should Pay for City Streets?
Tacoma’s City Council debates whether property owners or the general public should shoulder the cost of local infrastructure improvements.
- City Council Splits Over Telephone Franchise
A surprise move to indefinitely postpone the new independent telephone franchise failed in a narrow 9-7 vote, signaling a shift in local utility control.
- The Narrow Escape of the Portland Express
When armed bandits flagged down a Northern Pacific passenger train near Roy, the engineer made a split-second decision to keep the throttle open.
- The Speaker’s High-Stakes Balancing Act
Speaker Meigs stacks the House Public Morals Committee with an even split of prohibitionists and anti-prohibitionists, leaving the committee’s crucial legislative decisions deadlocked.
- City Left in the Dark by Gas Failure
A mechanical error at the gas works plunged Tacoma into darkness, ruining breakfasts and sparking public frustration.