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  1. Police Purge Streets of Sandberg District Women

    City police launch a targeted campaign to round up and banish marginalized women from Tacoma's downtown.

    Mar 3, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Exclusion & Resistance

  2. City Council Slashes Infrastructure Budget

    Council finance committee moves to tighten the city's belt, cutting bridge and sewer projects despite resistance.

    Sep 20, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  3. City Council Slashes Budget Estimates

    Tacoma's finance committee faces a shortfall, cutting police, fire, and street improvement budgets to match available income.

    Sep 16, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  4. Tacoma Rescinds Invite to Filipino Commissioners

    The Chamber of Commerce cites lack of funds for the cancellation of a high-profile diplomatic visit.

    Aug 4, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  5. Tacoma’s War on Rubbish

    The Anti-Compulsory Vaccination society leads a citywide cleanup campaign, deputizing police to hunt down vacant-lot litter.

    Mar 29, 1909The Tacoma Times505 South I Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  6. Disaster in the City Waterway

    A massive $179,000 dredger sinks overnight, blocking the main channel after a pipe failure.

    Jun 9, 1904The Tacoma TimesCity Waterway, Tacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust · Disasters

  7. Longshoremen Strike Over Wage Cuts on Government Docks

    Local union members halt loading of the S.S. Lyra after federal contractors attempt to slash wages for cargo handling.

    Feb 26, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

  8. The Miracle Lifters of Tacoma

    A local construction firm successfully raises a massive six-story Seattle hotel that cracked during tunnel excavation.

    Jul 14, 1904The Tacoma TimesFourth Avenue, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

  9. The Unsinkable Seaman

    After losing his leg in a shipboard accident, an American sailor invents a wooden limb that keeps him working the high seas.

    Jun 7, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

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