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59 stories matching fighter
- The Last Survivor of the 1856 Siege
Admiral Thomas Stowell Phelps, who helped defend a fragile Seattle from the woods near Yesler's Mill, recounts the terror and strategic maneuvers of the Battle of Seattle.
- John L. Sullivan and the Color Line
A scathing editorial critique of prizefighter John L. Sullivan’s racist rhetoric regarding boxing rival Peter Jackson.
- Tacoma Bans the Boxing Ring
Chief of Police Duley vows to keep the city free of prize fighters and the criminal element he believes they attract.
- 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.
- The 'Aristocratic' Drunk of Commercial Street
A rowdy man’s attempt to assert his authority against a local merchant ends in a street fight and a trip to the city jail.
- The Aristocracy of Skin
An editorial reflection on the prevalence of racial prejudice in the North and the exclusion of Black students and congregants from 'civilized' institutions.
- The Temperance Preacher and the Heavyweight Champion
When gospel temperance evangelist Francis Murphy visited a Tacoma theater to convert prize fighter John L. Sullivan to sobriety, he found the champion as stubborn as his reputation.
- The Underworld War Over Seattle’s Gambling Dens
A rival gambling faction uses the press to smear the Chief of Police while police corruption allegations bubble up in the city’s saloons.
- The Forgotten General in the City Jail
A decorated Civil War veteran and Indian fighter finds himself destitute and seeking shelter in a Seattle prison.
- The Pugilists at the Casino
Boxing legend George Dixon trades blows with the heavier Australian Griffo in a 20-round match at Seattle’s Casino.
- A Bureaucratic Duel in Mason County
A tart, hilarious correspondence reveals the friction between an autocratic Adjutant General and a defiant county official in early Washington.
- The Benefit Smoker for Striking Switchmen
Everett workers filled Fraternal Hall for a night of wrestling and boxing to support switchmen during their long-running strike.
- The Perilous Ring at the Empire Theater
A local boxing match turned into a comedy of errors when the floor collapsed under the combatants twice, sending one fighter into the sub-cellar.
- Suspicious Fire at Standard Oil Plant
A locked gate was forced open and three horses perished in a midnight blaze that local authorities believe was no accident.
- The Great 'Broad Gauge' Railway Riot
When two rival railroad companies turned the Seattle tideflats into a battlefield, hundreds of hired hands and lawyers clashed over a single strip of land.
- The West Point Forger Who Vanished From Tacoma
A polished stranger with a celebrated military past talked his way into Tacoma's lumber trade—then left a forged check and a trail gone cold.
- When the Heavyweight Champion Knocked Out a Seattle Logger
Before he was a legend, John L. Sullivan brought his traveling boxing exhibition to Seattle, where a boastful local logger paid a bloody price for the chance to fight the 'greatest pugilist in the world.'
- A Newspaper Manager, a Black Eye, and a Drawn Revolver
The business manager of the Seattle Mercury said a reader angry over an article attacked him in his office, then followed him outside—so he pulled a gun.
- The Town That Forgot to Celebrate
Kennewick's editor warns that civic apathy is turning the community into a ghost town, one canceled event at a time.
- The Night Seattle Held the Line at the Stockade
A 39th-anniversary account of the January 1856 siege: two blockhouses, a howitzer from the USS Decatur, and two settlers killed in the Puget Sound War.
- The Captain Who Died for His Flag
A Seattle lawyer’s final wish—to be killed in battle while holding the American flag—was tragically fulfilled in Manila, casting a storm over the local community.
- The Kaniksu’s 1908 Fire Season: 40 Blazes, $3,569 Spent, and a Warning in the Young Timber
Federal rangers and local crews kept the Kaniksu National Forest from another Alispel-scale conflagration, but the season still burned 700 acres and cost an estimated $15,000 in damaged reproduction.
- The Sheriff Deputized a Killer to Keep the Peace at a Seattle Primary
A Republican primary in Seattle's First Ward turned into a street fight between the sheriff's men and city police—and the Post-Intelligencer laid the blame squarely on Sheriff Woolery.
- Twenty Rounds, No Knockout: Jack Dempsey Outlasts Billy McCarthy in Seattle
A large crowd at the Athletic Club watches the former champion carry a rugged Australian the full distance, splitting a $1,000 purse after twenty punishing rounds.
- The Six Who Vanished: Tacoma’s Senatorial Scandal and the Art of Political Silence
In the wake of a bitter Washington State Senate race, the six key allies of defeated candidate Judge Calkins have disappeared from public view, leaving behind a trail of bribery allegations and a furious debate over whether the election was stolen or won by superior strategy.