History of the Great American FortunesModern Library, 1936 - 732 páginas For contents and other editions, see Author Catalog. |
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... possession of Government land in that region " the most shameful frauds , impositions and per- juries had been committed in Louisiana . " Sent to investigate , V. M. Garesche , an agent of the Government Land Office , complained that he ...
... possession of Government land in that region " the most shameful frauds , impositions and per- juries had been committed in Louisiana . " Sent to investigate , V. M. Garesche , an agent of the Government Land Office , complained that he ...
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... possessions by force of courts , police , sheriffs , and by rifles loaded with bullets if necessary . Once having wrested into their possession the results of all of these and more fraudulent methods in the form of millions of dollars ...
... possessions by force of courts , police , sheriffs , and by rifles loaded with bullets if necessary . Once having wrested into their possession the results of all of these and more fraudulent methods in the form of millions of dollars ...
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... possession of the road for at least three years , and full possession for not less than five years . But to prevent the defrauded large stockholders from getting posses- sion of the railroad through the courts , another act was passed ...
... possession of the road for at least three years , and full possession for not less than five years . But to prevent the defrauded large stockholders from getting posses- sion of the railroad through the courts , another act was passed ...
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PREFACE TO THE 1936 EDITION | 19 |
PREFACE TO THE 1909 EDITION | 25 |
CHAPTER I | 31 |
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acres amount Astor bankers banking became bill bonds bribed bribery brought capital capitalists cent Chapter charged coal commercial Commission Congress corporations corruption defrauded directors Erie Railroad extortion fact force fortune franchises frauds fraudulent funds Gould and Fisk Government Harriman House hundred Huntington immense industrial interests Interstate Commerce Commission investigating committee issue J. P. Morgan John Jacob Astor labor land grant large number legislative Legislature loot magnates manufacturers ment merchants methods millions of dollars multimillionaire officials owners ownership Pacific Railroad Company paid passed Pennsylvania plunder political profits propertied classes Railway rich road Sage secured selling Session shares sold Southern Pacific Railroad stockholders street swindle theft tion trade transaction treasury trust Union Pacific Railroad United States Senate Vanderbilt Vanderbilt family vote wages wealth William workers York Central York Central Railroad York City