Ideas of news portrayed by other newspapers’ cartoonists
Subject(s): Anthracite Coal Strike (Pennsylvania : 1902), Arbitration, Industrial, Baer, George F. (George Frederick), 1842-1914, Mitchell, John, 1870-1919, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Series of three cartoons covering the settlement of the Anthracite Coal Strike, from the Pittsburgh Dispatch, the Boston Herald, and the Minneapolis Journal. In the first, the “G.O.P.” elephant, with bandages on its head and leg, sits in a chair, smoking a cigar and drinking wine. Caption: Able to sit up and take a little light nourishment since the end of the coal strike. In the second, the “G.O.P.” elephant and team face “The 1904 National Campaign” with “Pres. Roosevelt’s Success in Coal Strike Settlement” in the background. Caption: Prospects not so gloomy. In the final cartoon, George F. “Baer” sits with John “Mitchell,” smoking the “Arbitration” pipe. Behind them are posters proclaiming “Coal to burn – the strike is over” and “Use the President’s arbitration brand.” Caption: His first smoke.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-10-26
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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:
Ideas of news portrayed by other newspapers’ cartoonists. [October 26, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274667. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Ideas of news portrayed by other newspapers’ cartoonists. [26 Oct. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274667.
APA:
Unknown., [1902, October 26]. Ideas of news portrayed by other newspapers’ cartoonists.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274667.
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. February 12, 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.
