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JP Morgan Dies in Rome: House of Morgan Partners Blame Pujo Committee Testimony Stress

1913-04-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

John Pierpont Morgan, the seventy-five-year-old financier who had dominated American banking for decades, died at the Grand Hotel in Rome. House of Morgan partners blamed his death on the stress of testifying before the Pujo Committee in December 1912, though other health factors were involved. …

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Pujo Committee Hearings Begin: Money Trust Investigation Exposes JP Morgan Control of $22 Billion Through 341 Interlocking Directorships

1912-05-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The U.S. House Committee on Banking and Currency subcommittee headed by Rep. Arsène Pujo of Louisiana began hearings to investigate the “money trust”—a concentrated group of Wall Street bankers exerting powerful control over the nation’s finances. The investigation arose from …

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