John Burns
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- Jun 28, 1884Hotel Showdown at the BrunswickA local hop farmer and a married woman are caught in a tense, armed confrontation in a hotel room.Seattle, WA
- Jun 29, 1884The Brutal Assault at the Brunswick HotelA woman details a violent confrontation after refusing a bribe to perjure herself in a scandal involving a local man.New England Hotel, Seattle, WA
- Mar 19, 1892The Tight-Fisted Legend of SnohomishJohn Burns, a legendary pioneer of Snohomish, lives in a humble shack while owning half the town’s main street.Front Street, Snohomish, WA
- Apr 27, 1893Hop Field Knife Fight Ends in AcquittalA dispute over work performance in a Green River hop field leads to a court appearance and a surprising verdict for an accused man.Kent, WA
- Jan 21, 1894City Hall's Patronage ScandalSeattle taxpayers express alarm as the Board of Public Works removes the city engineer to replace him with a political loyalist.Seattle, WA
- Apr 4, 1895The Grocer's Wife, the Forged Letters, and the Poisoned GlassA Seattle woman says a trusted neighbor engineered her husband's disappearance, shipped her to Honolulu, and slowly drugged her — then she found the receipts.Seattle, WA
- Mar 26, 1909Baseball Magnates Raided in SaloonChicago White Sox owner Charles Comiskey and other baseball officials swept up in an early-morning police raid on a Seattle saloon.Seattle, WA