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Died. John Diedrich Spreckels, 72, after week of illness; at Coronado, Calif. He was the eldest son of the late Claus Spreckles, who expanded his Philadelphia grocery business to control much of the U. S. sugar trade. The sons?John Diedrich, Adolph Barnard (died 1924), Claus August (president, Federal Sugar Refining Co.) and Rudolph (spells his name "Spreckles," onetime fighter of California political corruption)?all went into the sugar business. John Diedrich. went furthest, developed the Pacific islands sugar trade, pioneered transpacific shipping to carry his products, broadened into finance, philanthropic and civic activities...
...TIME Coronado, Calif...
Following the moonlit battle, the combined fleets- the U. S. Fleet- steamed northward from Magdelena Bay and came to anchor at San Diego and Coronado Roads- 114 craft, including the airplane carrier Langley and the supply ships. Fourteen gorgeous admirals took part in the quarterdeck receptions...
Wanamaker is in France playing in the Cannes Tournament. Hitchcock has been playing at Camden, S. C, and Boeseke at Coronado, Calif...
...they will spend a day at the important Jarvy Museum. From here they will go south to the large modern pueblo of Isleta, and the Laguna and the Acoma pueblos. The latter, built on a mesa 400 feet high, is in nearly the same condition that it was when Coronado found...