Ketchikan Foreman Murdered. Five in Custody
Loring cannery foreman killed Wednesday night in Ketchikan. Five men detained at Ketchikan jail with more expected. An inquest held Thursday.
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Newspaper
Petersburg Weekly Report
Location
Petersburg, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
1
Loring cannery foreman killed Wednesday night in Ketchikan. Five men detained at Ketchikan jail with more expected. An inquest held Thursday.
Noted Pacific Fisherman outlines proposed reductions in Alaska salmon packing with major curtailments in Southeastern Alaska. Several existing canneries face closure while new ventures and floating outfits expand operations in Juneau Ketchikan Haines and other ports. Secretary B A Rosselle cautions a Juneau to Chatham Strait boat service may be unprofitable in the first year.
NOT EXPECTED LIVE Neena Smith a ten year old native girl is in Petersburg Hospital with a fractured skull and arm after the sleeve of her dress caught in a gypsy aboard her father's boat. She was wound around the gypsy and crashed to the deck. Doctors E O and Gladys Rowley have done all possible but do not expect recovery. Arm amputation may be needed if she survives. The Admiral Evans sailed north with O Joedegar for Petersburg. The Jefferson sailed with a list of passengers for Petersburg. F J Furnivall found guilty of making a false certificate to aid a charter for Alaska Trust and Investment Company. Jury urged leniency.
Four Cape trollers led by L A Olin J N Wahl Alfred Cramer and Peter Lee met Petersburg Cooperative Association directors to arrange direct ship of Cap Ommaney catch to southern markets. The Co op contracts with Alaska Fish and Cold Storage Co at Scow Bay for ice boxes docking and handling. Returns go directly to fishermen. Separately townsite deed recording urged and a court decision favored G W Hume Co over Petersburg Packing Co in a fish trap case. News also notes Juneau salvage crew reporting June 20 lift date for Princess Sophia.
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