Sheldon Jackson
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- May 28, 1893Seattle Collies Recruited for Reindeer DutyA government-commissioned mission sends a litter of Seattle-bred pups to the frozen North to herd reindeer.Seattle, WA
- May 19, 1895Kill Every Seal? An Alaska Official's Radical Fix for the Bering SeaSheldon Jackson told a Seattle reporter that wiping out the Pribilof herd was cheaper than chasing Canadian poachers—and warned that England would bulldoze the boundary if the U.S. didn't fight.Seattle, WA
- Jan 8, 1898Dairymen Declare War on the 'Bogus Butter' CombineWashington's dairymen vote to petition Congress after their own dairy commissioner admits he cannot stop cheap oleomargarine shipped straight through to Alaska — and one delegate proposes dyeing it black.Yakima, WA