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Archbold and Foraker in the Web of Standard Oil Power
A critical profile of Archbold and Foraker as symbols of Standard Oil influence. The piece denounces the billionaire as a church benefactor and political bribe-giver, tracing Archbold’s path from a Pennsylvania store to 26 Broadway and detailing bribe allegations linked to Senator Foraker. It likens Archbold to a spider weaving a Senate trap and condemns the era’s cash-driven corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Archbold
Spider
Senator Foraker
Sing Sing
Providence
Ichman’s
Archbold
Standard Oil
Foraker
Day
Roosevelt
University of Syracuse
Syracuse University
Broadway
Senate
Steubenville
Ohio
Scotland
Pennsylvania
John D
Trinity Church
Cavan
Africa
Tarrytown
Chicago University
Chicago
John
Syracuse
John Crouse
Spider Archbold
Foraker-Archbold
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
New Orleans
Arnold
Fly Foraker
Rockefeller
Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefellers
Henry Watterson
Louisville
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Clubs
Southwark