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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1909 | 1 |
9 stories matching subscrib
- Tacoma’s Japanese Community Rallies for Red Cross
Local Japanese residents organize a fundraiser to support the Red Cross society of Japan during the Russo-Japanese War.
- Abandoned Match Factory to Become Candy Works
After years of litigation and silence, the industrial space on Tacoma's tideflats finds a new future in sweets and crackers.
- Tacoma’s Japanese Residents Organize War Aid
As tensions mount between Japan and Russia, Tacoma’s Japanese community mobilizes to send funds and volunteers to support the war effort.
- South Tacoma’s War on the Monopoly
Citizens revolt against the Sunset Telephone Company’s discriminatory rates and poor service, calling for competition to break the city's grip.
- The Great Match Company Fraud
The Washington Supreme Court rules against a local match manufacturer for selling fraudulent stock based on fake inventions.
- The Unbuilt Imperial Skyscraper
Tacoma business elites rally to fund a grand downtown skyscraper and a massive subway tunnel network that would reshape the city's topography.
- The City's Telephone Monopoly Debate
Tacoma’s business community remains divided over whether to welcome a second telephone provider to break the Sunset company’s grip on the city.
- City Council Faces Telephone Monopoly Fight
Local committee pushes decision on a new telephone franchise to the full city council, triggering debates over corporate financial backing and competition.
- Knockout Drops at the Standard Saloon
A Tacoma man swears he was drugged, fleeced of $210, and knocked toothless—then asks the city to revoke the saloon's license.