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THE 1900s: BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY

by LISA MCNARY and

STEVE MELLUM

CONTENTS

CHRONOLOGY 80
OVERVIEW 87
TOPICS IN THE NEWS

"An American Tragedy"—1906—90
Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902—91
Spindietop—92
Financial Panic of 1907—93
Toe Campbells Kids—96
Federal Troop Involvement in Labor Strikes—96
The Lahor Trial of the Century—96
Legislation and Supreme Court Rulings—98
The Model T—100
Ford Motor Company as a Part of General Motors?—101
Resurrection of the Antitrust Movement—101
Teddy Roosevelt and Teddy Bears—103
Taylorism and Scientific Management—103
The International Ladies' Garment t Workers' Union (ILGWU)—104
Wohhlies—106
The World's Fair at Saint Louis—107
Pepsi-Cola: What's in a Name?—107

HEADLINE MAKERS

Andrew Carnegie—108
Eugene V. Dehs—109
Henry Ford—109
William "Big Bill" Haywood—110
Andrew William Mellon—111
J. Pierpont Morgan—112
Phillip A. Payton Jr.—113
James Cash Penney—113
Charles Michael Schv—114
Frederick Winslow Taylor—115

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 117
DEATHS 118
PUBLICATIONS 120

Sidebars and tables are listed in italics.

The 1900s: Business and the Economy

Copyright © 1996 by Gale Research Inc.


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