Fred S. Meeker
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- Jun 9, 1894Puyallup Growers Face a New ThreatHop lice and a mysterious 'snapping beetle' have been sighted in Puyallup yards, causing concern among local growers already strained by a lack of funds.Puyallup, WA
- Jan 6, 1895The Pigeons That Flew Down From Rainier With News the Mountain Was SmokingSeven homing pigeons carried dispatches from Mount Rainier's slopes, disproving the era's altitude limits and delivering word that the volcano was steaming.Mount Rainier, WA
- Jan 17, 1895The Poultry Aristocracy of 1895 SeattleA Sound Poultry Club show filled a hall with prize pigeons, canaries, and incubator chicks—including a homing pigeon said to be the fastest in the world.Madison Street, Seattle, WA
- Mar 26, 1895A Pigeon Flew 100 Miles to Report From Mount RainierA carrier pigeon from the Starlee-Meeker expedition delivers dispatches, tall trees, trout, and one very sleepy doctor.Puyallup, WA
- Apr 9, 1895Carrier Pigeons and a Cougar on RainierA Puyallup party pushes toward the summit, sending dispatches by carrier pigeon and shooting a cougar for its skin.Mount Rainier, WA