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Progressive Era
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Coal Strike
It was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners struck for higher wages, shorter workdays and the recognition of their union. -
Created Department of Commerce and Labor
Department in the United States that was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business -
Northern Securities v. United States
It was a case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1903. The Court ruled 5 to 4 against the stockholders of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroad companies, who had essentially formed a monopoly, and to dissolve the Northern Securities Company. -
Meat Inspection Act
That meat is processed and slaughtered in sanitary conditions -
Food and Drug Administration
Responsible for protesting citizens health