Rev. Clark Davis
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- Nov 19, 1887A Neighborhood Under Siege: The Fatal Feud of Fourth StreetA quiet funeral for Fred M. Hall masks a violent, month-long dispute between neighbors that ended in a fatal shooting and a town paralyzed by fear.4th Avenue & Madison Street, Seattle, WA
- Jan 22, 1891The Darkest Hour: Temperance Leader Declares Cause 'Dead' Amidst Political CorruptionAt the State Temperance Alliance meeting in Seattle, Rev. Clark Davis delivers a scathing indictment of the liquor industry's grip on politics and religion, while Rep. De Steiguer rallies support for Watson Squire.Seattle, WA
- May 23, 1892A Hotel-Keeper's Last Night: The Saloon Shooting at SultanGeorge Britton, 28, shot through the groin in a saloon row in the Snohomish County timber town of Sultan, is told he will not last the afternoon — so he sends for a preacher and a lawyer and makes his will.Sultan, WA
- May 25, 1892A Month-Old Bullet Claims a LifeAfter surviving for weeks following a shooting in Sultan City, 32-year-old George H. Britton dies at Providence Hospital.Seattle, WA
- May 21, 1894Green Lake Builds a Temperance Hall Out of Cordwood and MuscleIn less than two months, the brothers of Good Templars Lodge No. 200 raise a two-story hall at Green Lake with donated lots and lumber bought with 'legal tender' issued from the mint of muscle.Green Lake, Seattle, WA
- Jan 5, 1895A Captain at Eighteen, a Pioneer at the EndJohn A. Steeves survived a Cape Horn shipwreck, mined in Butte, and became one of Squak Valley’s most trusted settlers. He died at his Sixth Street home after a three-week illness.Seattle, WA
- Feb 18, 1895The Pulpit vs. the Tax Assessor: Seattle Pastor Fights a Bill to Tax Church PropertyRev. Clark Davis told his congregation that a proposed state law would punish churches for doing the state's moral work—and warned that saloons and 'unbelievers' were cheering it on.Seattle, WA
- Mar 25, 1895A Preacher Was Hissed for Defending Seattle’s CatholicsAt a packed American Protective Association meeting, Rev. Clark Davis called for tolerance and warned that bigotry would fail — then heard jeers from members who wanted red meat.Seattle, WA
- Apr 8, 1895Single Tax vs. the Saloon: A Seattle Debate on Land, Liquor, and PowerAt Freed's Hall, Henry George's followers and Prohibitionists argued over whether taxing land or banning drink could break the grip of monopoly and the whisky trust.Seattle, WA
- Apr 27, 1895A Saloon Shooting Becomes a First-Degree Murder CaseHarry L. Fraser died after Paul Page's revolver went off at the Northern Hotel saloon. Page will be charged with murder as Fraser's widow takes his body home to California.Seattle, WA
- Apr 28, 1895The Widow, the Prisoner, and a Near-Miss on Yesler HillMrs. Harry L. Fraser demanded to face Paul Page, the man accused of killing her husband in a Northern Hotel barroom—while Page was being arraigned a few blocks away.Seattle, WA
- Apr 29, 1895A Stranger, a Pistol, and No Motive: The Unsolved Shooting of Harry FraserSeattle mourners fill a chapel for Harry J. Fraser as the man accused of killing him sits in the county jail—and no one can explain why the shot was fired.Seattle, WA