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10 stories matching technic

  1. Tacoma’s Clubwomen Launch First 'Homemakers' School'

    Prominent local women seek to professionalize domestic labor through a new technical curriculum, even as they face a citywide housing crunch.

    Jan 14, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

  2. The Struggle for a Nickel Fare

    Newly annexed residents demand transit equity from the Tacoma Railway and Power Company.

    Jan 8, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  3. The Three-Foot Loophole: A Clever Workaround for Tacoma's Gambling Ban

    Tacoma's Olympic Club skirts police edicts by raising the floor three feet to technically evade gambling restrictions.

    May 17, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  4. From Water to Coal: An Unexpected Discovery in South Tacoma

    A driller searching for artesian water in South Tacoma strikes a vein of coal, raising hopes for a new local resource as the city's well-drilling project hits technical snags.

    Mar 11, 1909The Tacoma TimesSouth Tacoma, Tacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

  5. City Hall Left in the Dark

    Rumors swirl that a power company pulled the plug on City Hall to spite the outgoing Mayor, but the company president insists it is just a post-fire technical issue.

    Apr 18, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  6. The Loophole in the City Limits

    A technicality regarding state versus city law leaves police empty-handed in a speeding crackdown on Pacific Avenue.

    Apr 28, 1909The Tacoma TimesPacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  7. 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.

    Feb 27, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  8. The Power War on the White River

    A citizen writes to the editor warning that corporate legal battles over water rights could stifle industrial growth for all of Tacoma.

    Feb 15, 1904The Tacoma TimesWhite River, Tacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

  9. A Supreme Court Case Over Formaldehyde Milk

    The state's dairy commissioner faces a damages suit after a cafe owner claims his business was ruined by accusations involving tainted milk.

    Jul 16, 1904The Tacoma TimesSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  10. Vengeance at the Dog Show

    A Fox Island rancher executes a bloodhound on the streets of Tacoma to avenge his wife's previous injury.

    Apr 28, 1909The Tacoma TimesYakima Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

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