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2 stories matching coerc

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:coerciv, coercion, coe, commerc, coet, clerc

  1. Showdown at the Seattle Wharf

    A hotel runner's refusal to retract words during a wharfside confrontation leads to a dramatic, failed assassination attempt in broad daylight.

    Feb 10, 1876Puget Sound DispatchSt. Charles Hotel, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Rowdiest Port in the Pacific Northwest

    An 1872 report describes the brutal realities of the maritime labor market in Port Townsend, where sailors were coerced into service and returned to shore battered and bruised.

    Jun 27, 1872Puget Sound DispatchPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyWork & Pay

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