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4 stories matching briton
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:britton, brito, bariton, brighton, brimston, breton
- The Yellow Glove Standoff on San Juan Island
When American informality faced British stiff-upper-lip formality in a frontier courtroom, a pair of gaudy kid gloves settled the diplomatic score.
- The Last Rebel of Wexford
William Leonard, a survivor of the 1798 Irish Rebellion, spent his final years in Seattle among the logging camps of the Skagit River.
- The Mammoth Toothpicks of Puget Sound
A historic ship is forced to undergo a drastic modification just to accommodate the massive timbers being exported from the Pacific Northwest.
- The Great Railway Pipe Dream
A century and a half ago, speculators and dreamers were already busy mapping out the future of Seattle's rail lines and debating the superiority of Puget Sound over Canadian ports.
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- The Wreck of the Brittain
A maritime expert surveys the remains of a vessel lost on the rocks, detailing the disastrous navigation error that caused the sinking.
- A Ballard Tragedy
A three-year-old child dies after his dress catches fire from matches while his mother is away.
- A Visitor's Critique of the Press
Thomas Brennan, an Irish nationalist, claims the British government controls American reporting on the Irish cause.
- The Fading Majesty of the British Crown
A 1885 editorial reflects on the diminishing power of the British monarchy, suggesting the institution may soon become a mere formality that the public outgrows.
- A Hotel-Keeper's Last Night: The Saloon Shooting at Sultan
George Britton, 28, shot through the groin in a saloon row in the Snohomish County timber town of Sultan, is told he will not last the afternoon — so he sends for a preacher and a lawyer and makes his will.
- The Fiery Wreck of the J. C. Brittain
A freight steamer loaded with lime catches fire after hitting rocks in a thick Rosario Straits fog.