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4 stories matching bamboo
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- The Bamboo Pens of Chinese Registration
Deputy collectors report on the process of registering Chinese residents under the restrictive McCreary law in Western Washington.
- The Rising Sentiment Against Chinese Labor in Seattle
An editorial reflection on the arrival of Chinese laborers in Seattle and the prevailing local attitudes regarding their employment.
- The Great Pierce County 'Steelhead' War
Local fishermen take a heated debate about fish biology all the way to Stanford University.
- The Final Journey Home: Chinese Funeral Customs in Early Seattle
A detailed 1877 account reveals the elaborate mourning practices of Seattle's Chinese community, centering on the sacred duty to return the deceased to their ancestral land.
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- The Elephant-Powered Sawmills of Burma
A visiting mill manager shares tales of jungle timber operations where elephants handle everything from the logs to the finished lumber.
- Taunts, a Barber Shop, a Pigtail — and Only the Chinese Man Arrested
With Japan at war with China, a gang of Japanese boys mocked a Chinese New Year reveler on South Fifth Street. He chased them into a Main Street barbershop, the Japanese proprietor called the police, and Dong was the one charged.
- A Wet Rope, a Live Wire, and a Boy on a Bricklaying Crew
Reed Crews was coming down from a tin roof when a wet rope touched a power line. The accident left him dying and exposed the everyday lethality of 1909 work.
- A Night at the Chinese Lodging House
A persistent disturbance in a Chinese boarding house leads to a violent confrontation and a jail sentence.
- Duck Hunter Shot in Rowboat Accident
A Japanese hunter near Steilacoom was seriously wounded after his own shotgun discharged in his boat.
- A Domestic Dispute Involving a Flat Iron
A husband and wife near the Walla Walla garrison settle their marital grievances in court after a heated altercation.
- The Unseen Labor of a Garden Hand
A day-laborer finds beauty and respite in the shadow of a forsythia bush while waiting for the train to bring the town’s elite back from their business.
- The Elephant-Sized Trap of Shelton
A blacksmith-made iron trap, built twenty-five years ago for an Indian trapper, emerges from history to go on display.