Jacob Ralph
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- Aug 31, 1892The Seidlitz-Powder Scheme to Raise a Sunken ShipConfident investors bought a wreck off Grays Harbor and promised to lift it with secret chemicals, carbonic gas, and a patent they had not quite finished.Tacoma, WA
- Oct 10, 1892The Dead Horses That Taught Tacoma How to Raise Sunken ShipsA Tacoma patent company says its collapsible air bags can lift wrecks from the sea floor—a trick supposedly inspired by a bloated boatload of horses in the Ohio River. Investors are already fighting over the fortune.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 9, 1893Tacoma's 1893 Water Purchase Vote and Bribery ClaimsBribery allegations and political intimidation reach a fever pitch as citizens decide whether the city should purchase the private water and light plant.Tacoma, WA