mar 1, 1903 - First Actual Use of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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In this year, Roosevelt sued a railroad monopoly called the Northern Securities company. Roosevelt sued this monopoly with the justification that Northern Securities has violated the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Northern Securities is a company that controlled almost every railroad line between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest.
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Trust Busting Timeline created by Austin Porter and Carson Smith
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