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ª U.S.A.: Metropolitan Cross-Town Railway Company, New York, First Mortgage 5% bond, $1000, 1890, #276, signed by Peter A. B. Widener as President, green, with coupons. Peter Widener, 1834-1915, gradually gained control of Philadelphia's street railways, also investing in those in New York, Chicago, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Helped organise U.S.Steel and American Tobacco and invested heavily in Standard Oil and International Mercantile Marine, owners of the Titanic, to become among the 100 wealthiest Americans. GVF
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