W.R. Pickering
William Russell Pickering referred to as W.R. Pickering was a miner, lumber baron, developer, railroad owner and banker. From his first business adventure in mining lead, in Joplin, Missouri in 1872, and his partnership with Ellis Short in the merchandise business at Joplin, the empire grew across several states, including Missouri, Arkansas, Indian Territory, Louisiana, Texas, and California. 
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lumber baron
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Joplin, Missouri
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Missouri
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Arkansas
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Indian Territory
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Louisiana
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Texas
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California
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W.R. Pickering
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1872-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1872
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located in the administrative territorial entity