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Congress passes the ICC Act to regulate railroads to be more efficient.
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First federal act that procected against monopolistic business practices.
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The Roosevelt administration brings an antitrust suit against the Northern Securities.
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Anthracite coal miners go on strike in PA, protesting the horrible working conditions.
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Coal miner strikers reluctantly return to work after the strike against bad conditions. The workers are rewarded with a 9-hr day and a 10% pay increase.
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Congress passes the Elkins Act, which helps support the ICC Act. This act makes it a crime for railroads to grant freight rates other than what they have published.
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The surpreme court orders the dissolution of the Northern Securities Company.
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A book written by Upton Sinclair that graphically describes the meatpacking industry.
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Expands the powers of the railroad beyond the ICC regulations to enable railroads to provide more ammenities.
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On the same day as the Food and Drug Act, congress approves the second meat inspection law.
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Congress passes the Pure Food and Drug act to assure that people know what is going into their food.
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Congress is convinced that an economic turndown is inevitable.
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President Taft is elected President.
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The Taft administration creates the Department of labor.
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The Hatter's Union institutes a nationwide boycott of a non-union hat manufacturer in Danbury, CT.