Salmon Canneries Run Day and Night on Sound
In Bellingham on August 5, canneries along the sound operate continuously to process sockeye salmon. Traps yield thousands of fish daily, with Pacific American Fisheries packing about 120,000 daily and 50,000 sent to Anacortes while Sehome and Washington canneries take a scow load each day. Independent trapmen and seiners report strong catches and rising earnings despite lower prices.
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Anacortes
Sehome
Washington
Boy shoots sister in mouth in Ballard home
Grace Cordland, eight, was shot in the mouth by her six year old brother while playing with a supposedly unloaded pistol at their father August Cordland's Ballard home. The 38 calibre bullet damaged her teeth and tongue. she remains conscious with a chance of recovery though internal injuries may exist. The bullet has not yet been found.
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Ballard
Grace Cordlund
August Cordland
Harvest Help Scarce Pullman Aug 4
Harvest labor is in short supply in Pullman as farmers struggle to find workers for grain shocking threshing and header tasks. An Artesian hotel free employment agency posted many orders but few applicants, with wages from 2 to 4 dollars a day and free board, while soliday notes ten jobs exist for every willing worker.
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Pullman
Artesian Hotel
L. H. Soliday
Woman Hangs Herself Near Campbells Ranch
In Palouse on August 6 Mrs. Dick Ross, who had roamed the area for months, died by suicide. Fred Campbell reported she hanged herself in an old shed near his property. Her body was found with a fascinator over the face, hat gloves and shoes arranged nearby, and an empty oil can used to aid the act.
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Palouse
Fred Campbell
Dick Ross
Campbell
Personal notes and travel in Wenatchee area
In Wenatchee many residents are listed visiting, camping or returning from trips. F W McGrath of Ephrata in city on business, Mrs E Wallace ill, J O'Connor and family camping at Merritt, and several others plan fishing trips or travel to Seattle and coast points. A local baseball series between the Fats and Leans ends with bragging rights and a keg prize.
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F. W. McGrath
Ephrata
Fatal electric shock hits line worker at Tacoma
Aug 4 in Tacoma Mac Miller 30, a Tacoma Industrial Co. employee, received a 2000 volt electric shock while tying a wire on a 20 foot pole. He was taken to the company office bleeding internally. doctors fought to save him, with no external injuries noted by 2 PM. Miller is survived by a wife.
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Payallup
Mac Miller
Tacoma Industrial Company
Miller
His Sorrow
A short boy is invited to a party and enjoys cake and ice cream before being offered candy. He refuses, explaining in a sorrowful tone that he can chew but cannot swallow.
Precautionary Fire Insurance at Local Hotel
A humorous exchange notes the proprietor has insured the hotel for twice its value. The elderly guest asks about fire precautions and the porter confirms the policy. The vignette highlights concerns about safety and insurance in a hotel setting.
Russian Envoys Meet President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay
The Russian peace plenipotentiary M Witte and Baron Rosen were introduced to President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill. Rosen said the visit was to acquaint the court with the president and not for publication. Witte offered no remarks as the party departed. The Mayflower group, including Pierce and Winslow, planned to discuss tomorrow’s reception. Envoys Willis and Rosen lunched with the Roosevelts and returned to New York later.
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Sian
M Witte
Baron Rosen
Witte
Sagamore Hill
Pierce
Winslow
Wiilie
Rosen
Roosevelt
New York
Woman Attem pts to Crack East Side Bank Safe
Police search for Roy Plaff and sister in law Mrs Forest Plaff after an attempted burglary at the East Side bank. They reportedly wore men's clothes and used drilling tools, tapping wires to power a drill, gaining entry via a window before fleeing. Circumstances mark a notable case in local policing.
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Roy Plaff
Forest Plaff
East Side
Cascade Locks
Portland
Plaffs
Airship Portland test ends with motor failure
On August 4 Captain Baldwin's Angel in Portland demonstrated control for the first time since arrival. The craft rose to about 1,000 feet then to 3,000 feet before the motor failed, forcing an unassisted descent. The steamer Selkirk sustained slight paddle wheel damage and was tied up at Orondo. Chelan tows Selkirk cargo downstream by North Star.
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Captain Baldwin
Angelus
Portland
Baldwin
Aeronautic
Beachey
Orondo
North Star
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