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2 stories matching bruemmer

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  1. A Rope of Rags, a Jar of Coal Oil, and a Tacoma Arson Plot

    Fire Chief Bruemmer found a carefully laid fuse running through a mortgaged tenement—just before the owner left town for Neah Bay.

    Sep 11, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · True Crime

  2. Tacoma’s Fire Chief Lost His Job After a Drunken Ride in the Fire Wagon

    A periodic bender, a joyride down Pacific Avenue in a fire wagon, and a mayor’s ultimatum ended Chief Lillis’s career—though supporters blamed the A.P.A.

    Jul 13, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall · Scandal

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  1. The Dual Life of Bremerton’s Mayor

    A federal inquiry into whether an electrician-turned-mayor could serve two masters while policing the local saloon trade.

    Jun 22, 1903The Evening StatesmanPuget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton

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