Secretary Gresham
Named in 3 stories. Back to all names
- Apr 3, 1895The Card Sharps Who Picked the Wrong Captain—and Sailed to PeruTwo Seattle gamblers went to Port Townsend to fleece the master of the British ship Dimsdale. He found out, shanghaied them both, and set sail for Callao.Port Townsend, WA
- Apr 4, 1895Seattle to Ottawa: Hands Off AlaskaThe Chamber of Commerce refused arbitration over Britain's boundary claims, warning that Canada was trying to take Alaska's harbors and the young city's northern trade.Seattle, WA
- May 15, 1895A Missionary's Memory of the Russian BorderA Seattle Chamber of Commerce committee gathers testimony that the land north of Portland Canal was Russian, not British, as the Alaska boundary fight heats up.Seattle, WA