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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1899 | 2 |
2 stories matching shipper
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:shippen, chipper, shopper, skipper, slipper, whipper
- The Yukon Shortcut: Seattle’s New Gold Rush Gateway
A new bonded railway and customs arrangement allows Seattle merchants to ship goods directly to the Klondike without paying duties at the Canadian border, putting the city on equal footing with Victoria.
- The Copper Bubble of 1899
A classic 'get rich quick' advertisement disguised as financial journalism, peddling stock in a speculative Seattle mining company.