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1 story matching gritti
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:grittili, grit, gerritti, grifitt, grid, griffitt
- The Captain's Fistfight
A maritime dispute over a scraped ship in San Francisco leads to a brawling captain seeking surgery in Seattle.