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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1904 | 31 |
| 1909 | 38 |
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- A Steel Mill for Tacoma
Investors finalize plans to bring a large-scale steel fabricating plant to Tacoma, promising new industry and jobs.
- Billiards Proprietor Stares Down Armed Bandit
W.W. Pickerell uses nerves of steel to repel a late-night street robbery at his doorstep.
- The Unintended Cross-Country Runner
A postal worker’s bicycle breakdown in Marysville leads to a terrifying, high-speed foot race with a black bear.
- An unfortunate encounter with a detective
A citizen is fined for confronting an undercover officer after a heated exchange near the circus grounds.
- Sewage Crisis Plagues Tacoma's East Side
The filling of tide flats has caused a sewer to back up, creating a public health nightmare for hundreds of factory workers.
- He Kept a $5,000 Reward Posted for His Missing Wife. Then He Drank Himself to Death.
Christine Nelson stepped into a New York hotel room in October and was never seen again. Her husband spent a fortune and two trips East searching — and died this morning at St. Joseph's.
- The Health Board Targets Opera Alley's Squalor
City officials inspect disease-breeding housing conditions occupied by foreign laborers.
- Vengeance at the Dog Show
A Fox Island rancher executes a bloodhound on the streets of Tacoma to avenge his wife's previous injury.
- The Tragedy of Tommy Lake
A young boy drowns in the tide-swept mudflats of Ballard, marking a devastating loss for a local family.
- The Railway 'Bottleneck': Tacoma's Fight Against Northern Pacific
Citizens and the Chamber of Commerce declare war on the Northern Pacific Railroad for prioritizing Seattle and isolating Tacoma travelers.
- Old Town Mill Shuts Its Doors After 37 Years
Economic slump and overproduction force the closure of a historic Tacoma institution, leaving 250 workers in limbo.
- A Meat Delivery Ends Beneath a Freight Train in Old Town
John Flynn, a 51-year-old sailor working odd jobs, was carrying beef to a barkentine when a Northern Pacific train backed over him at the foot of McCarver Street.
- The Fight Against Mandatory Vaccination
Tacoma citizens organize a mass meeting at Union Hall to challenge school board mandates requiring vaccination for enrollment.
- Fireman Killed in Collision Between Hose Wagon and Streetcar
Dan Noonan, a veteran relief fireman, dies after a tragic collision on the steep Twenty-third street hill.
- Tragedy on Vashon Island
A widower takes his own life after preparing a final meal for his two sons.
- Fatal Mill Accident at Alder
A Japanese mill worker is killed instantly after an accidental encounter with a spinning circular saw.
- A Fatal Mistake in the Bernice Building
A man looking for an office on the sixth floor instead steps into a fatal accident on the fifth.
- Drunken Assailant Attempts Point-Blank Shooting on Pacific Avenue
An intoxicated man confronted an employee of the Richmond Paper Company, but the victim managed to deflect the weapon during the struggle.
- Tragedy on Sixth Avenue
A young child dies after a tragic accident at home while her father was working at his pharmacy downstairs.
- Tacoma’s Mayor Hits the Campaign Trail
Mayor L. D. Campbell rallies voters, defending his administration against press attacks and outlining a vision for a 'closed' city.
- The Fight for Clean Bread in Tacoma
Tacoma women mobilize to push a city sanitation ordinance through the council, battling bakers who claim wrapping bread is too expensive and technically impossible.
- City Council Squeezes Out the Public Market
Tacoma’s city government moves to dismantle the D Street market, bowing to pressure from a grocery monopoly.
- The Race to Finish Tacoma’s Stadium
High school stadium construction accelerates to meet an August deadline.
- South Tacoma Residents Organize for Basic Infrastructure
Tired of poor transit and bad sidewalks, citizens in the Sixth Addition form an improvement club to demand fire protection and city services.
- The End of Coal: Tacoma’s Tugboats Eye Oil
Local steamboat captains and major industrial concerns move to replace coal with oil, signaling a shift in the region's energy dependence.
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