Alaska Syndicate
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The Alaska Syndicate was an early 20th-century business consortium backed by powerful Eastern financiers that controlled major mining and transportation interests in Alaska, including the development of the Kennecott copper operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alaska Syndicate canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Alaska Syndicate Context triple: [Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark, developedBy, Alaska Syndicate]
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The Jackal Group
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Barrow Gang
The Barrow Gang was a notorious American criminal group of the early 1930s, best known for its cross-country robberies and murders during the Great Depression under the leadership of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.
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Barker–Karpis gang
The Barker–Karpis gang was a notorious American criminal organization of the early 20th century known for bank robberies, kidnappings, and violent crimes during the Depression era.
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Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang was a group of British intelligence officers operating in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence who were assassinated by Michael Collins’s IRA squad on Bloody Sunday in 1920.
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The Syndicate
The Syndicate is a British television drama series that follows different groups of lottery winners whose sudden wealth dramatically alters their lives and relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alaska Syndicate Target entity description: The Alaska Syndicate was an early 20th-century business consortium backed by powerful Eastern financiers that controlled major mining and transportation interests in Alaska, including the development of the Kennecott copper operations.
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A.
The Jackal Group
The Jackal Group is a television and film production company known for developing scripted and unscripted content for major studios and networks.
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B.
Barrow Gang
The Barrow Gang was a notorious American criminal group of the early 1930s, best known for its cross-country robberies and murders during the Great Depression under the leadership of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.
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C.
Barker–Karpis gang
The Barker–Karpis gang was a notorious American criminal organization of the early 20th century known for bank robberies, kidnappings, and violent crimes during the Depression era.
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D.
Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang was a group of British intelligence officers operating in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence who were assassinated by Michael Collins’s IRA squad on Bloody Sunday in 1920.
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E.
The Syndicate
The Syndicate is a British television drama series that follows different groups of lottery winners whose sudden wealth dramatically alters their lives and relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
business consortium
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mining syndicate ⓘ |
| activity |
acquisition of Alaskan mineral claims
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construction of rail infrastructure ⓘ operation of shipping routes to Alaska ⓘ |
| backedBy |
Eastern financiers
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Guggenheim family NERFINISHED ⓘ J. P. Morgan & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| built | Copper River and Northwestern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalSource | Wall Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlled |
Alaska Copper River transportation network
NERFINISHED
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Alaska rail interests ⓘ Alaska steamship interests NERFINISHED ⓘ Kennecott copper deposits in the Wrangell Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| developed |
Kennecott copper mill town
NERFINISHED
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Kennecott copper mines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1915 ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
expansion of Alaskan copper exports
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rapid development of Kennecott mining district ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
catalyst for federal scrutiny of resource monopolies in Alaska
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symbol of outside corporate control over Alaskan resources ⓘ |
| inception | 1906 ⓘ |
| industry |
mining
ⓘ
rail transportation ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Daniel Guggenheim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
J. P. Morgan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Murry Guggenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Birch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversy over resource exploitation in Alaska
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influence on U.S. conservation and public lands policy debates ⓘ monopolistic control of Alaskan mining and transportation ⓘ |
| legalForm | private partnership ⓘ |
| notableProject | Kennecott copper operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingArea | Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
conservationists
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progressive reformers ⓘ |
| owned |
Kennecott Copper Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
port facilities in Cordova, Alaska ⓘ steamship lines serving Alaska ⓘ |
| railwayDestination | Kennecott, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayTerminus | Cordova, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Ballinger–Pinchot controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Kennecott Copper Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Alaska Syndicate Description of subject: The Alaska Syndicate was an early 20th-century business consortium backed by powerful Eastern financiers that controlled major mining and transportation interests in Alaska, including the development of the Kennecott copper operations.
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