The Disappearing Daughters of Tacoma
Local detectives launch a search for two young women who have fled their homes, leaving police tight-lipped about the details.
The city detectives are searching for two young girls who have run away from Tacoma. Mrs. Wilson, of that place, was at headquarters last evening and had a long interview with the officer in charge. The police are very reticent in the matter, and, while not denying that they have such a case in hand, refuse to give names. It is pretty certain, however, that one is Mrs. Wilson's daughter, Bertha, and the other a companion named Lena. The detectives have so far failed in locating the young ladies.
“The police are very reticent in the matter, and, while not denying that they have such a case in hand, refuse to give names.”
Missing persons reports involving young people remain sensitive civic issues, though modern privacy protocols for minors have changed significantly since the 19th-century press's interest in 'runaways.'
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