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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1909 | 20 |
22 stories matching linck
- City Hall Under Siege: Mayor and Councilman Clash Over Police Graft
A heated feud erupts between Mayor Linck and Councilman Jamieson over alleged police corruption and the reopening of local 'cribs'.
- The Stubborn Clerk and the Mayor's Keys
A city employee faces arrest and a $100 fine for refusing to surrender his office keys after being fired for poor housekeeping.
- Tacoma Mayor Indicted for Ignoring Vice
A grand jury has charged Mayor John W. Linck with failing to enforce laws against the city's 'social evil' districts.
- Tacoma Residents Complain of Noisy, Dilapidated Streetcars
Mayor Linck demands action against the Pacific Traction Company as citizens protest the jarring noise of 'triangular' wheels.
- Tacoma Women Demand a Female Food Inspector
Local women's groups argue that a woman's experience in food preparation makes her the most qualified candidate to enforce health standards in city stores.
- Republican Rally at the Raymond Hotel
Campaign rhetoric heats up in the Fourth Ward as politicians debate the mayor's administration and the meaning of 'mergers.'
- The Great Tacoma Spring Cleaning
Mayor Linck threatens arrests as the city scrambles to scrub up before an upcoming exposition.
- Politics at the Longshoremen's Hall
Tacoma’s political machinery turns as Republican candidates rally voters in Old Town amidst debates over saloons and city contracts.
- The Struggle for a Nickel Fare
Newly annexed residents demand transit equity from the Tacoma Railway and Power Company.
- Tacoma Mobilizes Relief for Earthquake-Ravaged Italy
Citizens organize fund-raising committees following the catastrophic earthquake in Messina and Calabria.
- Tacoma Votes to Take the Power Back
Mayor Linck urges a city-owned plant as Tacoma goes to the polls against the private power monopoly.
- Tacoma Hires Its First Woman Detective
Helen Beardsley takes the badge to protect vulnerable girls arriving in the city.
- Mayor Accused of Silencing Health Official Over Water Safety
Physicians in Pierce County call a meeting at the Tacoma Hotel, suspecting the Mayor fired the bacteriologist to hide pollution data.
- The Political Fight for City Hall
Tacoma councilmen are plotting to dismantle civil service protections to clear the way for their own political appointments.
- City Hall Scrambles to Power Tacoma
As the power trust exerts pressure, Tacoma’s leadership struggles to staff the Nisqually plant.
- City Leaders Take a Stand Against Gambling
Tacoma citizens pack the First Presbyterian Church to demand the legislature pass Ole Hanson’s bill to ban racetrack betting.
- Tacoma’s Vice 'Lid' Finally Sealed
Mayor and Chief of Police bow to council pressure to finally end the city's unofficial restricted vice district.
- Health Commissioner Struggles to Find Care for Patient
Dr. Sargentich highlights the urgent need for a municipal hospital as a patient with contagious disease struggles to find a bed.
- An Interracial Wedding Sparks Public Outrage
Helen Gladys Emery leaves her California home to marry a Japanese man in Tacoma, facing mobs and hostile crowds along the way.
- The Health Board Targets Opera Alley's Squalor
City officials inspect disease-breeding housing conditions occupied by foreign laborers.
- Police Officer Arrested for Brutal Assault on Wife
A longtime member of the Tacoma police department was jailed after violently beating his wife and threatening his children during a domestic dispute.
- The 'Stall-Fed Lawyer' and the City's Vice
A local newspaper calls out a deputy sheriff for failing to raid gambling joints while posturing as a reformer in the city council.