Cecil Andrew Lyon tells Frank Harper that Theodore Roosevelt’s stop in Fort Worth, Texas, will now be omitted, due to the people’s hesitance to have him speak early in the morning. The special train will thus go straight to El Paso without stopping in Fort Worth.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-22

Creator(s)

Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916

Recipient

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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:

Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Frank Harper. [February 22, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65098. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916. Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Frank Harper. [22 Feb. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65098.

APA:

Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916., [1911, February 22]. Letter from Cecil Andrew Lyon to Frank Harper.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65098.

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 20, 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.