Note regarding the fining of packing and railroad companies
Subject(s): Armour Packing Company, Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Courts, Kansas--Kansas City, McPherson, Smith, 1848-1915, Packing-houses--Corrupt practices, Railroads--Corrupt practices, Swift & Company, Taggart, Lucius B., 1857-1928, Thomas, George L.
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Judge McPherson has fined several packing and railroad companies $15,000 each. McPherson also fined George L. Thomas and L. B. Taggart $6,000 each, and sentenced them to four and three months in jail respectively.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-22
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Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
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Record Type
Image
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Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Note regarding the fining of packing and railroad companies. [June 22, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53305. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Presidential Office Staff. Note regarding the fining of packing and railroad companies. [22 Jun. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53305.
APA:
Presidential Office Staff., [1906, June 22]. Note regarding the fining of packing and railroad companies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53305.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
