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  1. Steerage Passengers Stage an Armed Strike for Better Food

    Twenty-five Texas cowboys on a steamship to Portland organized an armed takeover of the kitchen to force the captain to improve steerage rations.

    Jun 6, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPortland, Clark CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

  2. The Illegal Prize Fight on the River

    While crowds flocked to the banks of the river in Washington Territory, authorities looked on as a brutal prizefight turned into an early-round knockout.

    Nov 3, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPortland, Clark CountyNightlife

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