$3,000 in Specie found on Cruiser Almirante Oquendo, While Stripping it

jeff of pa

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The San Francisco call.
(San Francisco [Calif.]), 21 June 1899.

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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=17
 

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I'm enjoying your posts, Jeff. What's astounding is that $11000 was left behind on a beached vessel. The owner or custodian of it must have died before returning.
 

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I'm enjoying your posts, Jeff. What's astounding is that $11000 was left behind on a beached vessel. The owner or custodian of it must have died before returning.

The Spanish Would Probably be P.O.'d over that today :tongue3:
 

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