Brewery workers strike in Saint LouisThe June 1881 newspaper article discusses a strike inaugurated by brewery workers in St. Louis. The works demanded shorter working…
Coolie System and the Yellow Press: Criticism of the Spreckels Sugar PlantationsIn the fall of 1881, the San Francisco Chronicle, an early adopter of the so-called “yellow press” style of journalism,…
Coolie System and the Yellow Press: Criticism of the Spreckels Sugar PlantationsIn the fall of 1881, the San Francisco Chronicle, an early adopter of the so-called “yellow press” style of journalism,…
Patriarch Moved to Tears: Farewell to Claus Spreckels Going EastClaus Spreckels was often characterized as a rational man driven by his desire to accumulate wealth. The document, however, paints…
