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James J. Hill faces a railroad strike and union president Eugene Debbs; with J.P. Morgan's help, he adds the Northern Pacific to his empire; President Theodore Roosevelt aims to curtail Hill's power.
James J. Hill faces a railroad strike and union president Eugene Debbs; with J.P. Morgan's help, he adds the Northern Pacific to his empire; President Theodore Roosevelt aims to curtail Hill's power.
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