Officer Powers
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- May 22, 1892The Barter of SpiritsA saloon owner in Whitechapel is caught paying his laborers in liquor, leading to a quick legal resolution.Seattle, WA
- Oct 21, 1892The Smallpox Patients Nobody Would HaulThree new cases at the American House left Seattle's health officer begging for a carriage while three patients sawed their way out of quarantine.Seattle, WA
- Dec 6, 1892Police Raid Hidden 'Fan Tan' ParlorOfficers storm a fortified gambling den in an alley between Yesler and Washington, arresting eighteen men in a late-night sweep.Washington Street, Seattle, WA
- Mar 21, 1893A Close Call on Washington StreetA carpenter’s spilled lamp sets a roof ablaze, only for an alert officer to stop the fire with a well-aimed kick.Washington Street, Seattle, WA
- Apr 24, 1893Brawls Erupt Outside a Pioneer Square Billiard HallA night of violence in Seattle’s waterfront district leads to a messenger boy and a laborer fighting on the sidewalk.Seattle, WA
- Mar 25, 1894A Threat in Chinatown: The Laundryman, the Secret Society, and the Police EscortAfter a robbery in Wa Chong’s building, a Chinese agent fears assassination by a band of seventeen ‘highbinders’ and asks Captain Brennan for safe conduct home.Seattle, WA
- May 22, 1894Late-Night Blaze Nearly Consumes Third Avenue ShopA swift response by Seattle firefighters prevents a major conflagration at a secondhand goods store.Third Street, Seattle, WA