Report on the causes of municipal corruption in San Francisco
Subject(s): Assassination, Assassination attempt, Bribery, Cable cars (Streetcars), Calhoun, Patrick, 1856-1943, California--San Francisco, Capitalists and financiers, Civics--Study and teaching, Corporations--Corrupt practices, Extortion, Extortion investigation, Fickert, Charles M. (Charles Marron), 1873-1937, Fraud, Gambling--Corrupt practices, Grand jury, Heney, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1859-1937, Jurors, Kidnapping, Labor unions, Langdon, William Henry, 1873-1939, Mayors, Municipal government--Corrupt practices, Municipal officials and employees--Conduct of life, Older, Fremont, 1856-1935, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, Phelan, James D. (James Duval), 1861-1930, Political corruption, Political corruption--Prevention, Political crimes and offenses--Investigation, Press and politics, Ruef, Abraham, 1864-1936, San Francisco (Calif.). Board of Supervisors, San Francisco (Calif.). Police Department, San Francisco (Calif.). Police Dept., San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856, San Francisco Earthquake (California : 1906), San Francisco Earthquake and Fire (California : 1906), Schmitz, Eugene E., 1864-1928, Spreckels, Rudolph, 1872-1958, Spring Valley Water Company (San Francisco, Calif.), Steffens, Lincoln, 1866-1936, Taylor, Edward Robeson, 1838-1923, United Railroads of San Francisco, Vices
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Various forms of graft, fraud, and bribery were committed by San Francisco mayor Eugene Schmitz and members of the Board of Supervisors. Following trials of many offenders, a report is published on the causes of the corruption and recommendations made on how to prevent municipal corruption in the future.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-01-05
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Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Page Count
53
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Multi-image
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Chicago:
Report on the causes of municipal corruption in San Francisco. [January 5, 1910]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o303380. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Denman, William, 1872-1959; French, Will J. (Will John), 1871-; Gibbons, Henry, 1840-1911; Goldstein, Alexander, 1861-1921; Guthrie, William K. (William Kirk), 1868-1954; Kent, William, 1895-1964. Report on the causes of municipal corruption in San Francisco. [5 Jan. 1910]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o303380.
APA:
Denman, William, 1872-1959; French, Will J. (Will John), 1871-; Gibbons, Henry, 1840-1911; Goldstein, Alexander, 1861-1921; Guthrie, William K. (William Kirk), 1868-1954; Kent, William, 1895-1964., [1910, January 5]. Report on the causes of municipal corruption in San Francisco.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o303380.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
