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Mellen Details Aldrich Role in $20 Million Rhode Island Trolleys
Former New Haven president Charles Mellen outlines how Senator Aldrich helped secure a $20 million Rhode Island trolley purchase and describes a web of transfers among trolley and railroad holdings. He testifies to lucrative profits, stock transfers, and bids controlled by Morgan and Billard, with questions about legality and board records.
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Rhode Island
New Haven
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Stockbridge
Worcester, Nashua & Rochester Railroad
Boston & Maine
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Worcester
Nashua
Rochester
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Stillman F. Kelley
Boston
Connecticut
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Hill Towns Association
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New England Navigation Company
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Commission
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Meriden
Worcester, Nashua & Rochester
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Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
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Mr. Folk
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Herald
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Union Club
Boston Railroad Holding Company
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Navigation
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Billard Company
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New England Navigation
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Mutual Life Holdings
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Boston & Mains
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