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| 1887 | 1 |
1 story matching whopper
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:hopper, chopper, shopper, whipper, copper, topper
- The Great 'Deep Water' Lie: Seattle vs. Tacoma
A leaked conversation between a Northern Pacific Railroad agent and a local editor reveals the cutthroat, manufactured rivalry over which city would become the true terminus for the wheat trade.