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Anthracite Coal Strike
Strike by the United Mine Workers of America. On a strike asking for higher wages. -
Hepburn Act
Under this act railroads cannot raise rates without approval from the interstate commerce commission. -
Meat Inspection Act
The government steps in to restrain big businesses and protect the publics health and wealfare. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
The acts passed after muckraking journalists revealed unsanitary conditions in food production. -
Elkins Act
This act gave the ICC authority to regulate telephone and telegraph companies.
