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Battle for British tobacco trade pits empire against trust
In London the British Imperial Tobacco Company faces the American Tobacco Trust as they vie for dominance of tobacco sales in the United Kingdom. The conflict features Ogden's, Duke, and a push to establish Yankee tobacco across Britain, with posters urging Brits to buy English tobacco and a forecast of vast American factories under British names. The piece notes Morgan funded electric fixtures at St Paul’s and reflects on fees and service culture shaping life in Britain.
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London
British Imperial Tobacco Combination
American Tobacco Trust
United Kingdom
Ogden’s
Ars
Imperial Tobacco Company
Duke
Aamerican Gymatcate
Arepeh
Frante
Ebo
Amerticaris
London Bridge
United States
Walter Raleigh
Great Britain
England
James I
James
Cromwell
Charles II
Virginia
Mark Twain
Joel Chandler Harris
Mary Johnson
Nell
Poole
Austria
Fagle Pencil Company
New York
America
P , Benjamin
Franklin
Cravén Street
Charling Gross
Benjamin Franklin Oeé
George Peabody
Bank of Hngland
Westminster Abbey
Oliver ‘Wendell’ ‘Holmes
Shakespeare
Longfellow
St. Paul's Cathedral
Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Christopher Wren
Fea F
Mr. Morgan
Frankfort-on-the- Main
Minnie
Frank G. Carpenter