Republican (proto-fascist/socialist) de facto President Taft (a resident of the federal enclave of Ohio)—without a constitutional amendment—signs the Mann-Elkins Railroad Act, expanding the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission to include telephone, telegraph and cable companies.
[restored 6/4/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
“Law of the Jungle”
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 276.