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2 stories matching batter

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  1. Saloon Owner Attacks Longshoreman as Crowd Watches

    After a longshoreman shattered a saloon mirror, proprietor Dan McNamara beat him in the street while about thirty bystanders failed to intervene.

    Jul 19, 1899The Seattle StarWashington Street, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Unchecked 'Firewater' Trail

    A rash of bootlegging and theft at the Lakeside saloon forces a local reckoning with the lack of law enforcement near Chelan.

    May 19, 1899The Seattle StarLakeside, Chelan, Chelan CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

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