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2 stories matching pretext

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:pretenc, pretend, pretens, pretenti, prett, pretti

  1. The Fraser River Gold Rush and the Fear of 'Foreign' Highways

    How the 1858 gold fever in British Columbia forced the United States to confront its own regional expansionism and the presence of a 'foreign highway' at its northern border.

    May 2, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPuget Sound, Seattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  2. The Fight to Forfeit the Northern Pacific Land Grants

    A fiery congressional minority report slams corporate lobbyists and land speculators while demanding the government reclaim unfinished rail corridors.

    Apr 7, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

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