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The Great Deal Or A Great Man Exposed
A sprawling feature lauds Borden the Calico King for purchasing 500000 cotton pieces at 278 cents to quell wage disputes and avert strikes. It traces his rise from Rhode Island roots to New England textile power, detailing past wage maneuvers and his influence on labor and markets in 1840s through 1900.
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Matthew C
Borden
Wiehessend
Fall Tiver Mills
Mrz. Borden
Fall River Tron Works
American Print Companys Works
Falliver Stone
New England
Calico
Iabor
Mr. Borden
San Francisco
Lhe Stacy
Bourdonay
Normandy
England
Wiliam the Conqueror
Kent
Harold
Bortles
Michard Borden
America
Rhode Island
Matthew
Mr. Borden Ares
Pail
Phillips Academy
Andover
Mass
Fale
New York
Tsading Commission
Metropolie