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  1. Youths Arrested for Binding Boy Near Interurban Bridge

    Two teens were taken into custody after a game of 'play' left a younger boy tied to a structure near the Puyallup River for several hours.

    Aug 1, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce County

  2. The War on the Hatpin

    Legislators move to curb the 'menace' of oversized fashion accessories in public spaces.

    Feb 22, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

  3. Verdict for Youth Tortured in Saloon Dispute

    A one-armed youth wins a $500 judgment after being bound in wire and strapped for thirteen hours by a saloon owner.

    Mar 23, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyNightlife · Scandal

  4. Domestic Abuse in the Care System

    A Tacoma widow seeking work finds the woman paid to watch her children was beating them with a leather strap.

    Mar 18, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  5. The Child Acrobat's Ordeal

    A young performer rescued from a traveling act bears the brutal marks of a stove poker and a buckled strap, sparking a court battle over his custody.

    Feb 5, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · True Crime

  6. 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

  7. The Final Stand of a Wanted Outlaw

    A manhunt across Eastern Washington ends in a fatal shootout at a Spokane cabin.

    Mar 21, 1904The Tacoma TimesSpokane, Spokane CountyTrue Crime

  8. Divorce and Domestic Violence in Rosedale

    After his wife fled to Tacoma to initiate divorce proceedings, a Rosedale farmer was arrested for making violent threats against her and those helping her.

    Jun 28, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyScandal

  9. A Year's Savings Gone

    A Buckley logger is robbed of his life savings after a night in the city's red-light district.

    Mar 2, 1909The Tacoma TimesCommerce Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  10. The Price of a Child's Abuse

    A Seattle court hears harrowing testimony of an acrobat child beaten by his handlers, sparking a packed, tense courtroom drama.

    Feb 12, 1904The Tacoma TimesSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · True Crime

  11. 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.

    Feb 3, 1904The Tacoma Times914 C Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · True Crime

  12. Horses Plunge Off Pacific Avenue Cliff

    A panicked team of livery horses creates a scene of destruction on the Tacoma waterfront, leaping twenty-five feet over a railing.

    Jan 25, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

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