Chinaman Hanged Near Takoa

Newspaper:The Daily Astorian
Publication Date:   Wed, Mar 6, 1889
Published at:Astoria, Oregon
Page Number:3
Newspaper article thumbnail: Chinaman Hanged Near Takoa from The Daily Astorian, 1889-03-06

Article Transcript

It is reported that a Chinaman was hanged to a limb, near Takoa, W. T., recently, for daring to seek work on the railroad in defiance of the edict recently given out by white laborers that “no Chinese need to apply.”

Citation

"Chinaman Hanged Near Takoa." The Daily Astorian (Astoria, OR), March 6 1889, 3.