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jul 14, 1906 - Hepburn Act

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The Hepburn Act empowered the Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum railroad rates and to examine railroad's financial records. It went far in preventing the railroads' distribution of free passes.

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jul 14, 1906
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~ 119 years ago