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2 stories matching orton

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  1. The General, the Strikers, and the Company That Wouldn't Ride With a Scab Crew

    Brig. Gen. A. V. Curry explains why he handed the rifles back to Spokane's Company G after its men refused to travel with a substitute crew — and why he thought the colonel who disarmed them had acted too hastily.

    Jul 31, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

  2. Seattle’s Grand Welcome: The Battle for the First Washington Volunteers’ Homecoming

    In May 1899, Seattle mobilized its entire civic infrastructure to welcome home the first regiment from the Spanish-American War. With Mayor Hume calling joint committees and the City Council lobbying the Navy for a battleship, the city prepared for a celebration that would define its post-war identity.

    May 16, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

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  1. The Strong Boy and the Local Champion

    Omer Marbet and Frans Unfried sign articles for a $500 catch-as-catch-can wrestling match at Turner Hall.

    Apr 17, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  2. The 'Irish Lad' Meets His Match

    An unexpected middleweight newcomer disrupts a high-stakes wrestling match at the Seattle Skating Rink.

    Jun 14, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. A Dangerous Drop on Madison Street

    A lineman for the Western Union Telegraph Company narrowly survives a thirty-foot fall while hoisting poles.

    Jul 10, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMadison Street, Seattle

  4. The Biting Boxer of Aberdeen

    A middleweight bout at the local theater turns ugly when a local fighter resorts to cannibalistic tactics.

    Sep 17, 1891Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen

  5. The Arcade Saloon Melee

    A morning brawl involving the 'John Bull Combination' spills out of the Arcade Saloon and into the street.

    Jan 3, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  6. The Black Diamond Wrestling Grudge

    A boastful challenge leads to a bizarre wrestling match in the Black Diamond mining camp, resolved in mere seconds.

    Dec 7, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlack Diamond

  7. A Brawl at the Baldwin Hotel

    Pro wrestler Clarence Whistler and a member of John L. Sullivan’s traveling entourage clash in a drunken tavern confrontation.

    Feb 29, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  8. A High-Stakes Wrestling Match at the Opera House

    The Victoria champion Quinn faced off against Matsada Karakichi in a brutal match that ended in controversy and injuries.

    Jul 26, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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