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A hidden buyer, Northcliffe, acquires control of The Times

1908 · importance 2/5 · ai_extracted

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The Anglo-American Establishment pp. 45-47 · open book
we might mention that in 1908, when a purchaser known only as "X" acquired control of The Times, Esher visited Lord Northcliffe on behalf of "a very high quarter" to seek assurance that the policy of the paper would not be changed.

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Start date (EDTF) 1908 End date (EDTF, empty for a point event)

1914 · 1914-07-28 · -0489 (490 BCE) · 1930~ (circa) · 19XX (century) · 197X (decade)

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