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4 stories matching parley

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  1. Union and Non-Union Seamen Clash at Port Townsend

    A saloon becomes a battleground as a labor dispute over shipping jobs descends into a violent, armed confrontation.

    Aug 12, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyWork & Pay

  2. Two Men Asked to Test a Seattle Schooner. Then They Tried to Kill Its Captain.

    A would-be buyer and his genteel companion lured Capt. Jud La Moure into Puget Sound, attacked him with a lead sounding weight, and demanded his gold watch—until he produced a hidden revolver.

    Jul 21, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. A Deadly Dispute on the Whatcom Road

    A rancher takes his own life after a violent domestic confrontation and a days-long standoff with the sheriff.

    Jun 6, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham, Whatcom CountyTrue Crime

  4. A Tenant, a Beam, and a Broken Window: Seattle's Rent Fight Turns Into a Siege

    When a landlord tried to move a renter out on Chestnut Street, the dispute ended with a warrant read through a window and a defiant Joyce holding the fort.

    Mar 20, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyHousing & Rent

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  1. A Fatal Duel Over a Horse in the Cascades

    A young railway worker claims self-defense after shooting a known gambler near Nason Creek.

    Jul 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerNason Creek, Chelan County

  2. The Great 'Ten-Cent' Grandstand Skirmish

    Seattle baseball management deploys canvas walls to block fans watching games for free from outside Madison Street Park.

    Aug 21, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMadison Street Park, Seattle

  3. A Wharf Foreman Tied an Iron Bar to His Neck and Stepped Into the Bay

    James Mobley, foreman for the Port Blakely Mill Company, left his hat on the wharf as the only clue — a private collapse in a company mill town.

    Sep 20, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBainbridge Island

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