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Roosevelt's Square Deal (Health and the Environment (Regulating Foods…
Roosevelt's Square Deal
Using Federal Power
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1902 Coal Strike
140,000 coal miners in Pennsylvania went on strike and demanded a 20% raise and a nine-hour work day
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Railroad Regulation
Interstate Commerce Act 1887: which prohibited wealthy railroad owners from colluding to fix high prices.
Elkins Act 1903: illegal for railroad officials to give, and shippers to receive, rebates for using particular railroads.
Hepburn Act 1906:limited distribution of free railroad passes,a common form of bribery.
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