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James J. Hill Dies Built an Empire in the West
James J. Hill railroad builder and financier dies at his St Paul home at seventy seven after ten days illness. He built the Northern Pacific and Great Northern systems and guided transit from the west to Asia, amassing billions while supporting MacAlester and Hamline colleges and a Catholic seminary he funded. Executives include Louis W. Hill and James N. Hill. family gathered at deathbed.
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James J. Hill
St Paul
Minn
Mr. Hill
Rochester
New York
Hill
Herman Briggs
Hills
Thomas J. Gibbons
Diocese of
St. Paul
John Ireland
Louis W. Hill
Northwestern Trust Company
King Albert
Legium
Guelph
Wellington County
Ontario
Canada
Winnipeg
St. Louis and Pacific Railway
Lake and Pacific
Morgan
East
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railroad
Northern Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company
Northern Steamship Company
Great Lakes
J. J. Hill
Great Northwest
Buffalo
Asia
MacAlester
Hamline
St. Paul Theological Seminary
Tralin Mon
First National Bank of St. Paul
James N. Hill
Hil
Walter Hill
Northcote
Samuel W. Hill
Wassington
George T Slade
Anson Beard
Michael Galvin
Egil Beechman
Clara Hill
Dawson
Seibert
William Noone
Harry Coover
C. W
Shippensburg