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2 stories matching slingshot
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:slungshot, sling, slinger, shot, slink
- A Slingshot, a Razor, and a Fight in a Dark Hallway
Two men who followed a laborer from a South Third Street saloon were identified after he fought them off and hailed help.
- Brawl at Skip Lee's Saloon Leaves Bystanders Maimed
A violent late-night fight involving billiard cues and brass knuckles forces a call for better police protection in the growing town.