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Opening of Congress Set to Tackle Rail Rates and Panama Canal
The new session begins as Congress eyes expanded interstate commerce powers and rail rate regulation. Debate centers on the amount of authority to grant, with public pressure and President Roosevelt pushing for reform. Albert F. Dawson begins his first session representing Muscatine Scott Jackson Clinton Johnson and Town counites, with strong support from Johnson County peers.
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