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President Roosevelt, with “the big stick” and “my policies” bag, shakes hands with William Jennings Bryan, who holds “big stick no. 2” and “my policies” bag.
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1908-02-15
President Roosevelt holds a vicious-looking dog labeled “federal law” as men labeled “corporation,” “business,” “combination,” “wealth,” and “enterprise” run away or hide. Caption: President Roosevelt — “Don’t be afraid, gentlemen; he will hurt only the crooks.”
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1907-06-08
William H. Taft attempts to push a rock labeled “Ohio” with Senators Charles Dick and Joseph Benson Foraker sitting on top of it through the White House gates as he sweats profusely. President Roosevelt looks on with a bomb labeled “popular policies” in his right hand. Caption: The president– “Don’t work so hard, Bill! We can blow it up with this stuff in my hand.”
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1907-04-20
President Roosevelt, dressed as Diogenes, shines a lantern toward New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes passing by him on the road. In the background is a barrel labeled “The White House.”
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1907-03-30
President Roosevelt tours Asia with tracts in his hand and his bag labeled, “T. Roosevelt U. S. A.” and a “big stick” under his arm. He is followed by men holding hymnals as foreigners run away. Minarets and Mount Fuji can be seen in the distance. Caption: “Is this to be President Roosevelt’s future? To tour the Orient with the big stick and blaze the way for American missionaries.”
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1907-01-19
President Roosevelt drives Uncle Sam and a patriotic lady in a car. A “red tape” rooster and “old fogyism” pig run away. An old man labeled “United States Senate” tries to wave him down. Caption: The decrepit Senate shouts a warning in behalf of the coddled pets of its establishment.
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1906-01-27
President Roosevelt holds a rifle behind his back and reaches out to shake a bear’s hand. Caption: Meanwhile, other animals he has known are having a brief respite.
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1905-04-22
President Roosevelt is the only individual in sight as he stands on a dirt road with the United States Capitol building in the background. Caption: The overshadowing personality of Roosevelt keeps every other aspirant for public favor from the zone of vision.
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1905-03-18
An “independent voter” pats President Roosevelt on the shoulder as Alton B. Parker looks on. In the background is an elephant, a donkey, and a barn with a sign that reads, “Wanted: a manager for this farm—four years—10 salary—independent voter.” Caption: Independent voter selects a manager for Uncle Sam’s farm for the next four years.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-12
Saturday Globe, Vol. XXI, No. 19, Rochester Edition, September 21, 1901, pages 1-8 (unnumbered):
Page 1: – Colorized portrait photograph of William with black bunting on one side and a woman draped in an American flag with her face covered by a handkerchief; black and white portrait photographs of Dr. Charles Edward Locke, Ansley Wilcox, Bishop Edward G. Andrews, Rev. C. E. Manchester – “At Rest” – Flowery piece about McKinley’s death – “Funeral Scenes in Buffalo” – Detailed account of the funeral in Buffalo – “Speeding to Washington” – Scenes along the train ride from Buffalo to Washington, D.C. (cont. on page 5)
Page 2: – Black and white photograph captioned: The East Room of the White House; portrait photographs of John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson and Chester A. Arthur; drawings of Paul Czolgosz and Mrs. Paul Czolgosz [Leon Czolgosz’s father and stepmother]; drawing of Roosevelt “Hurrying Through the Wilderness” – “Roosevelt’s Chances” – Comparing Roosevelt to the other vice presidents that became president due to death
Page 3: – Drawing captioned: The Most Execrable of All Humanity [of Czolgosz sitting on a bed in his jail cell]; black and white portrait photographs of national leaders – “Two Favorite Hymns” – Story about “Nearer, My God to Thee” and “Lead Kindly Light” with lyrics printed – “Grief-Laden Tributes” – Text of statements about McKinley’s death by national leaders
Page 4: – Black and white photographs captioned: As President and Mrs. M’Kinley Appeared on the Street; Judge John R. Hazel, The M’Kinley Residence in Canton; drawings captioned: A Historic Scene in the Wilcox Residence, Buffalo, At the Bedside of the Dying President, Indians’ Tribute to the Great White Father, Where 100,000 People Viewed the Remains of the President – Short editorials about McKinley, Roosevelt, and anarchists – “The New President” – Roosevelt’s inauguration and plan to continue McKinley’s policies
President Roosevelt pulls back a curtain to display a statue of Columbia, holding a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. Behind her is a battleship armed for war, and next to her is a cannon. Caption: President Roosevelt’s ideal of Columbia, now that she is a world power.
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1903-03-07
President Roosevelt directs the Republican elephant towards a bundle of bills passed to control the trusts. Caption: Mr. Roosevelt Authoritatively Points the Republican Party to Its Plain Duty.
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1902-11-20
President Roosevelt sits in the White House attic with a variety of items: ears of corn with the label of “presidential tips to farmers,” a picture of Edward Henry Harriman with “my dear Harriman” crossed out and replaced with “undesirable citizen,” “the big stick,” several books, including “How to choose a successor,” a crib “for larger families,” and a coffin of a “nature faker.” Roosevelt holds a book entitled, “Science of Pseudology.” Caption: Mr. Roosevelt–“I wonder how much of this stuff Bill wants me to leave behind.”
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1908-11-14
Uncle Sam holds a switch behind his back as William Jennings Bryan, President Roosevelt, Oklahoma Governor Charles Nathaniel Haskell, and John Worth Kern, who all have bloody faces, point at William Randolph Hearst, who has a bloody hand. Caption: “He began it, teacher.”
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1908-10-03
President Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan use a big stick and knife—each labeled “publicity of contributions” respectively—to kill the “corporations” goose. Herman Ridder and George Rumsey Sheldon each hold money bags. The United States Capitol building is in the background.
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1908-10-10
President Roosevelt holds “the strenuous life” big stick as he looks at a Republican elephant lying on the ground. Similarly, Alton B. Parker holds “The Constitution” and looks at a tired donkey. Caption: Roosevelt and Parker—”Wonder how I can get some life into the pesky animal?”
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1904-10-08