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5 stories matching cannib

  1. The Foolhardy Expedition to Cannibal Island

    An Aberdeen man is organizing a heavily armed, 100-man expedition to invade a remote island in search of gold, despite warnings of violence.

    Nov 16, 1903The Evening StatesmanAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyFollow the Money · Strange But True

  2. The Fatal Dance of Washington's Ground Squirrels

    Scientists at the state agricultural college tried to wipe out crop-destroying rodents with bacteria—and found a native plague that sent infected squirrels spinning until they dropped.

    Sep 15, 1898Ranche and RangeWashington State University, Pullman, Whitman CountyStrange But True

  3. The Wild, Wild West of 'Africa'

    A spectacular comic opera takes over the Marquam Grand Theatre, featuring a cast of seventy and a plot about a gullible college student misled into thinking he's exploring the Dark Continent.

    Jul 10, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

  4. The Kangaroo Court of the Seattle Jail

    A young man from Pomeroy, arrested for seduction, faces a brutal initiation into the 'kangaroo court' of Seattle's county jail.

    Dec 30, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  5. New Life for the High Lakes

    A state-funded hatchery at the head of Lake Chelan begins an ambitious program to stock isolated waters with game fish.

    Sep 4, 1903The Evening StatesmanStehekin River, Chelan, Chelan County

Also about this, in other words

  1. The Cannery King of the Snohomish

    A bold local entrepreneur eyes the river’s abundance, planning to can everything from salmon to berries to fuel the region's growth.

    Dec 15, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish

  2. The $100 Cannery: Whatcom Farmers Learn to Preserve Their Own Harvest

    A traveling demonstration in Laurel and Nooksack City showed growers how to solder, seal and process fruit—and argued that small local canneries could outlast the timber boom.

    Jul 9, 1898Ranche and RangeLaurel

  3. Kennewick’s War on Tin Cans

    Mayor and council mandate April 1st as annual city-wide cleanup to combat malaria-carrying mosquitoes.

    Mar 23, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick

  4. The Hidden Wealth Beneath Palmer

    A rare, high-quality discovery of cannel coal on a local homestead sparks a $150,000 investment frenzy near the Northern Pacific tracks.

    Jul 24, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPalmer

  5. The Charity Bureau’s War on ‘Strawberry Jam’ Relief

    A newly formed Associated Charities bureau boasts of cutting poor relief costs by policing the 'worthiness' of recipients and weeding out fraud.

    Oct 11, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  6. The Cannery Boom: Salmon, Chinamen, and the Gold Rush of the Columbia

    A detailed look at the massive industrial scale of the Pacific Northwest's salmon industry in 1877, revealing the harsh labor conditions and the central role of Chinese workers.

    May 21, 1877The Daily IntelligencerAstoria

  7. Fatal Poisoning in the Reservation

    A Yakima Indian dies instantly after consuming lemon extract laced with strychnine, prompting a medical investigation.

    Apr 18, 1889The Yakima HeraldYakima

  8. The Cantaloupe Gold Rush

    A Walla Walla produce dealer discovers that leasing Indian lands near the Yakima River has created a lucrative new fruit-growing empire.

    Aug 29, 1903The Evening StatesmanToppenish

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