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8 stories matching borcher

  1. Two Seattle Shipmates and the Hurricane That Sank a Fleet

    Capt. D. Mullan and cigar-store owner L. S. Borchers, survivors of the 1889 Samoan cyclone, met in Seattle and remembered the Nipsic's escape.

    Feb 4, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerButler Hotel, Seattle, King CountyDisasters

  2. The Match That Killed: A Seattle Woman’s Desperate End

    Maggie Borchers, 30, died in agony after ingesting sulfur matches because her family had locked away all other means of suicide.

    May 6, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. Spokane Shut Out in Tacoma Baseball Blowout

    A combination of pitching woes, defensive errors, and a fined player turned a highly anticipated match into a lopsided victory for Tacoma.

    Aug 4, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyNightlife

  4. Gymnastics and Basketball at the YMCA

    A local physical culture exhibition draws an enthusiastic crowd for tumbling, vaulting, and the sport of basketball.

    Mar 23, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

  5. 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, King CountyNightlife

  6. Seattle Wins the Pennant While Tacoma's Players Chase Unpaid Wages

    Portland folds, Seattle is awarded the 1891 league championship—but in Tacoma and Spokane, ballplayers are waiting for salaries and threatening to sue.

    Aug 25, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Nightlife

  7. The Hustlers Defeat Spokane in Dominant League Performance

    A clean fielding game and a home run from Charlie Irwin secure a victory for Seattle in the pennant race.

    Aug 18, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

  8. The Ball Club Breaks Up and the Boys Scatter for Winter

    Seattle's professional nine pockets its benefit-game proceeds, cancels the barnstorming trip east, and dissolves — leaving a dozen players to find work from Butte to Omaha.

    Aug 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Nightlife

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  1. The Scissors-Duel of La Conner

    A Seattle capitalist and a labor agitator clash in a bizarre, violent confrontation that left the local agitator wounded and the city buzzing with gossip.

    Feb 9, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerLa Conner

  2. The Boarding-House Brawl

    A South Seattle landlord takes matters into his own hands after being swindled by a fake engineer.

    Feb 18, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSouth Seattle College, Seattle

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