Shanghaied in Astoria: Port city was once a perilous place

Published: Oct. 21, 2020, 2 p.m.

Desperate for men, shanghai artists once tried to kidnap the local Methodist minister. He turned out not to be as soft a target as they'd anticipated. (Astoria, Clatsop County; 1890s) (For text and pictures, see URLOFWEBPAGEURLOFWEBPAGEURLOFWEBPAGE)