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2 stories matching stranger

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  1. A Councillor Settles a Political Argument With Clubs, Then Leaves Town

    A quarrel over loyalty to the mayor ends in a back-lot club fight, a wounded stranger, and a town official who vanishes from the city.

    Aug 5, 1859Puget Sound HeraldSteilacoom, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  2. Fighting Whisky and a Free Fight in Steilacoom's Streets

    A dozen strangers brawl outside Jerry Dennis's house, prompting the editor to demand the disorderly den be closed.

    Aug 13, 1858Puget Sound HeraldSteilacoom, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

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