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"He was born in Georgia in 1860, and he had a long history of criminal activities and cons out west. He earned the nickname Soapy from a previous scam in Denver, where he sold bars of soap with hidden cash prizes inside to swindle people, or at least the promise of hidden cash prizes. When he hit Skagway in 1897, it didn't take him long to establish himself as a ringleader in this frontier town. He controlled much of the local economy through his gambling and confidence schemes."
