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8 stories matching britton
- Blood and Bullets at the Race Track
A Sunday prize fight in Seattle turned into a chaotic brawl when a ringside gambler pulled a revolver and fired indiscriminately into the crowd, leaving three men wounded.
- A Ballard Tragedy
A three-year-old child dies after his dress catches fire from matches while his mother is away.
- 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.
- A Month-Old Bullet Claims a Life
After surviving for weeks following a shooting in Sultan City, 32-year-old George H. Britton dies at Providence Hospital.
- The Sudden Marriage of a Tumwater Wealthy Resident
A 79-year-old man surprises the community by wedding a young female physician after a brief courtship by mail.
- Tacoma's Suspicious Fires—and a Fire Department That Couldn't Get Water
A wave of blazes on E Street and beyond leaves homes in ashes, a hose driver suspended, an alarm delayed, and the fire chief convinced tramps set the occupied houses alight.
- The Crackdown on the Race Track Resort
A disreputable gambling and liquor house near the local race track is finally shuttered by officials following a violent brawl.
- The Seattle Standard Paper Takeover
A power struggle at a local newspaper leads to a nocturnal raid and the relocation of printing equipment.