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Theodore Roosevelt is widely considered to be one of our greatest Presidents. This is due to his heroic efforts in the Spanish-American war, the founding of the national park systems, and his support for progressive views in the labor system. Roosevelt's entrance into the presidency, like everything he did, was dramatic. He hastened to Buffalo where McKinley had been shot by a crazed anarchist. Assured that the president was recovering and out of danger, he …

…acts passed by Congress. The Elkins Act made illegal the granting or accepting of secret rebates; that is, repayments of shipping charges. The Hepburn Act gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the right to fix rates. It extended the commission's jurisdiction to include pipelines, terminals, ferries, and express companies. It forbade railroads to grant free passes to anyone but employees, and it forbade the roads to carry commodities in the production of which they were interested.