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1907 Standard Oil case.... John D. Rockefeller...
1907 Standard Oil case.... John D. Rockefeller...
Item # 720516
December 30, 1907
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 30, 1907
* The Standard Oil of New Jersey
* John D. Rockefeller case
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ANOTHER BLAST FOR THE STANDARD OIL; Commissioner of Corporations Answers Letters to the Stockholders" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 8 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.
AI notes: In 1907, the Standard Oil Company, led by John D. Rockefeller, became the focus of intensified federal scrutiny as part of the U.S. government’s growing efforts to enforce the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. By this time, Standard Oil controlled nearly 90% of the nation’s oil refining and distribution, employing tactics such as predatory pricing, secret railroad rebates, and aggressive acquisition of competitors to maintain its monopoly. The 1907 legal proceedings were part of a series of antitrust actions aimed at curbing these monopolistic practices, with federal regulators arguing that Standard Oil’s dominance restrained trade and stifled competition. Although the landmark Supreme Court decision would not come until 1911, the 1907 case marked a critical moment in the government’s campaign against trusts, symbolizing both the public backlash against corporate monopolies and the emerging willingness of federal authorities to challenge the industrial giants of the Gilded Age.
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