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Exposition notes and early summer plans headline Seattle story
The Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition site will be six acres of uncleared forest for a wild animal paddock. The Liberty Bell will tour Portland for the festival and exposition, with lawmakers attending the June opening. A 6000 pound copper nugget ships from Alaska to Seattle for display, and a 200 foot flagpole timber near Buckley prompts construction notes. Weather observations discuss Italy earthquake impacts on the Japan Current and a stubborn Alaska winter with frozen lakes and scarce pasture. Local residents report fishing efforts and moved households, including cook Sundurg relocating to Wood Island.
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