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Coal Strike
Miners began a strike on May 12, demanding wage increases, union recognition, and a shorter workday. -
Elkins Act Passed
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
Prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and derived products as food and ensured sanitary slaughtering and processing of livestock.