Teddy Roosevelt Timeline Project

Coal Strike

Oct 3, 1902

Miners began a strike on May 12, demanding wage increases, union recognition, and a shorter workday.

Elkins Act Passed

Feb 19, 1903

The Act made it a misdemeanor for a carrier to impose preferential rebates and implicated both the carrier and the recipient of the low price.

The Meat Inspection Act of 1906

Jun 30, 1906

Prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and derived products as food and ensured sanitary slaughtering and processing of livestock.