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The Great Trusts and the New Power in America
An essay tracing how trusts and large corporate pools challenge law and democracy. It discusses Goulds and Vanderbilts, Standard Oil, cotton oil, straw board, and rubber trusts, their legal status, and the push for state and court action to curb monopolies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
Russia
Ireland
Jlarper
Uncle Sam
Goulds
Vanderbilts
Pelion
Ossa
Standard Oil Company
Congress
Pennsylvania
American Cotton Oil Trust
Louisiana
Rubber Trust
Gordon McKay
McKay
Lawrence
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
McKay Association
Commonwealth
Morton
City Council
Chicago
Attorney-General
Illinois
New York
Connecticut
Frederick
J. Stimson
Harvard Law Review
George Stephenson