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4 stories matching siberia
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- A Missing Man, a Dead Wife, and a Sewing Machine Full of Money
Joseph Von Lingenau vanished after his wife died in childbirth. His friends fear murder; his neighbors remember a man coming apart.
- The Willard Ainsworth's Dangerous Nine-Month Cruise
A Seattle sealing schooner heads for the coast of Japan and Siberia, defying revenue cutters and maritime pressure to secure a massive catch.
- The Unlikely Nihilist of Seattle
A Polish exile who survived the mines of Siberia and the horrors of Andersonville finds a new life in the Pacific Northwest.
- Kill Every Seal? An Alaska Official's Radical Fix for the Bering Sea
Sheldon 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.
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- Refugees Fleeing the Russian Empire Reach Tacoma
Two Jewish merchants arrive in Tacoma after a thousand-mile sledge journey to escape military persecution in Vladivostok.
- Former Officer's Siberian Bloodhound Attacks Woman
A retired Tacoma policeman faces charges after his imported bloodhound escapes and attacks a local woman.
- Surveying the Frozen Frontier
Government engineers and international commissions prepare to map the contentious boundary between Alaska and British Columbia, impacting the future of vital salmon canneries and gold mines.
- Endicott's Russian Immigrants Defy Czarist Loyalty
Local Russian immigrants in Whitman County express solidarity with Japan, citing personal trauma under the Russian regime.
- The Pioneer Silo Movement in Puyallup
A local farmer fights to modernize dairy production in the Puyallup Valley, navigating wet soil, crop selection, and the skepticism of neighboring dairymen.
- Ex-Officer Arrested Over Vicious Siberian Bloodhound Attack
A former Tacoma policeman faces legal action after his imported guard dog escaped and severely bit a woman.
- The Fight for 'Japanese Jennie'
A Spokane court battles a Montana requisition order for a woman held under a restrictive labor contract, marking a local test of indentured servitude.
- The Russian War Scare Hits the Port of Tacoma
Fearful of Russian warships patrolling the coast, San Francisco merchants turn to Tacoma to route their urgent Japanese trade.