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Workers went on strike in one of George Pullman's factories
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The United Mine Workers of America went on strike in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania
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Encouraged conservation by allowing the building of dams and irrigations systems using money from the sale of public lands
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Outlawed the use of rebates by railroad officials or shippers
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Northern Securities Co. was a holding company created to monopolize railroads in the west
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Required that companies accurately label the ingredients contained in processed food items
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The Jungle is a book written by Upton Sinclair targeting the mistreatment of workers
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Required meat processing plants to be inspected to ensure the use of good meat and health-minded procedures
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Labor laws and child labor
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Many workers died in this fire because all of the exits were locked. Caused a chain of events to improve worker rights
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Created 12 district Federal Reserve Banks, each able to issue new currency and loan member banks funds at the prime interest rate
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Allows congress to levy an income tax
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Strengthened the Sherman Antitrust ACt by outlawing the creatin of a monopoly through any means, and stated that unions were not subject to antitrust legislation
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Established the Federal Trade Commission, charged with investigating unfair business practices including monopolistic activity and inaccurate product labeling
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Provided women suffrage
