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5 stories matching bout
- Seattle's Amateur Athletes Rally for the Franklin Miners
Mandolins, wrestling, slackwire and buck dancing packed the Seattle Theater to raise relief money for the families of the Franklin mine disaster — pushing the fund toward $2,000.
- The Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay Interview
A rare glimpse into the life of the sensational English stage star Lottie Collins, who candidly discusses the exhausting reality of performing the world's most popular song.
- Blood and Romance at the Lightweight Prize Fight
A local lightweight bout at the Puget Sound Athletic Club draws crowds, fueled by rumors of a love triangle between the fighters.
- A Walla Walla Pastor Defends the Prison's Sunday 'Boxing Bouts'
Rector W. Law writes to defend Warden Coblenz and the penitentiary's Sunday programs, insisting the glove contests that scandalized critics were gentler than a schoolyard game.
- The Beating of Henry Brown: A Runaway Elevator Boy and a Family's Violent Secret
A 14-year-old black elevator operator flees his home after a savage whipping by his father, revealing a tangled story of poverty, pride, and punishment in 1894 Seattle.