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7 stories matching babbitt

  1. A Temperance Minister Refuses to Preach Prohibition—or Hate

    At Tacoma’s interstate temperance congress, Rev. Dean Richmond Babbitt urges patient education and rejects the A.P.A., drawing fire from fellow reformers.

    Sep 5, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyNightlife

  2. From the Pulpit, a Pastor Takes Aim at Tacoma's Mayor

    Rev. Dr. Dean Richmond Babbitt compares Mayor Orr to a Roman official who looked the other way, jeers at 'brass-buttoned police' and warns the mayor he could be prosecuted for letting the law be broken.

    Feb 4, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTrinity Church, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  3. Horton's Swift Curves Too Much for Seattle

    Fort Gamble's veteran pitcher held Seattle to five hits at the Madison Street grounds, while second baseman Babbitt turned in a flawless fielding display.

    Jul 30, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

  4. Fifteen Hundred Fans and One Silk Pennant: Port Gamble Takes the Sound Championship

    A steamer of rooters, gold coin at the gate and a decisive game at Madison Street Park — Port Gamble beat Port Blakeley 15 to 5 for the Puget Sound pennant, and flew it from the steamer's jackstaff.

    Sep 17, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMadison Street Park, Seattle, King CountyNightlife

  5. The Disappearing Lay Reader of Tacoma

    A Minnesota man and church treasurer leaves his bride and his creditors behind in a cloud of financial scandal.

    Jan 9, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  6. The Tragedy of the Steamer Josephine

    Survivors of a catastrophic boiler explosion describe the terrifying moments the ship disintegrated and their harrowing wait for rescue.

    Jan 18, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

  7. The College Boys Take the Diamond

    The 'Stamfords' baseball team defeats the Y.M.C.A. in a hard-fought match at the Madison Street grounds.

    Jun 8, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMadison St, Seattle, King CountyNightlife

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  1. Shanghaied Aboard the Babcock: A Captain's Escape and a Crew Taken at Gunpoint

    Capt. Graham slipped his guards at Port Townsend while his wheat ship waited—after a Tacoma crew of 23 was rounded up with beatings, revolvers, and two bewildered Japanese men.

    Jan 6, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend harbor, Port Townsend

  2. The Razor in Morning Star Alley

    Charles D. Babcock told Seattle doctors he was slashed in a fight, not self-mutilated—but he remembered nothing of the wounding, and the alley kept its secret.

    Sep 19, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. A Lodging-House Keeper’s Domestic Crisis

    After a brief family reconciliation, a proprietor at the Babcock House finds himself abandoned by his wife and young son.

    Oct 9, 1893The Seattle Post-Intelligencer104 Washington St, Seattle

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