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Standard Oil War Sparks Kansans to Challenge Trust
Kansas leads a nationwide probe into the Standard Oil monopoly as Congress orders a Commerce Department inquiry. The oil titan Rockefeller faces scrutiny over pipelines refineries and Osage leases while legal actions and political pressure mount against the giant trust.
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Kansas
Lincoln
Father Abraham
Congress
Department of Commerce and Labor
Standard Oil Company
Texas
New York
Indian Territory
Prairie
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Potomac
Standard
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Roosevelt
James R. Garfield
Garfield
Beef Trust
Interstate Commerce Commission
Standard Oil
Frank S. Monnett
Ohio
Stae
New Jersey
Monnett
Hepburn
Bacon Committee
Industrial Commission
Topeka
Kansas Oil Producers’ Association J
Lawson
Washington
Jerome
The
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Hoke Smith
Smith
Mr. Smith
Paul Morton
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
Atchison
New York World
Earl Mayo
Richland
N. Y
Yea
Mr. Rockefeller
Lake Superior
Minnesota Ranges
Great Lakes
United States Steel Corporation
Lackawanna Steel Company
Wall Street
United States