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5 stories matching scotti
- The Lonely End of a Civil War Veteran
After years spent laboring in Seattle's saloons, Alexander 'Scotty' Brown dies in the back room of a Jackson Street establishment.
- Lost for Days, 'Scotty' Crawls Out of the Metaline Woods
A young hunter loses his way near Sullivan Lake and survives on luck, hunters, and sheer endurance—shoes worn through and fingernails down to the quick.
- A Jailhouse Denunciation
A man awaiting trial for robbery tells a reporter that the authorities arrested the wrong person and the real mastermind is still free.
- 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.
- The Floor Gives Way: Panic and Death at Seattle’s Morris Opera House
A grand opening night turns into a nightmare when the second-story floor of the newly converted theater collapses into the stables below, killing several and injuring dozens in one of the city's earliest major disasters.