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2 stories matching spreckel

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:sprecher, eckel, spree, sickel, spread

  1. The Sugar King's Coal Play

    Claus Spreckels swoops into Grays Harbor to secure 2,000 acres of coal land, beating local prospectors to the punch.

    Apr 2, 1891Aberdeen HeraldIndependence Creek, Aberdeen, Lewis CountyFollow the Money

  2. The Sugar Trust Checks In at the Rainier

    At the Rainier Hotel, sugar magnate H. O. Havemeyer explains how the trust reincorporated after being declared illegal and predicts Seattle and Tacoma will control Pacific shipping north of San Francisco.

    Jul 25, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

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