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Energy crisis
May 1902. Soon, more than 5,000 Coal and Iron Police guarded the idle collieries in four counties, many of them street toughs recruited in Philadelphia and other cities. -
Elkins act
The Elkins Act of 1903 was named for Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia. This piece of legislation was championed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to end the practice of rebates. -
Devil's tower
Some elderly residents of the region claim that he visited the place on one of his hunting trips through the Black Hills -
Leaves presidency, visits Africa
T.R. set out for Africa to hunt big game and collect specimens for the Smithsonian Institution. His decision was based on his desire to leave the political stage to his successor and on his natural need for action.
