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George B. Cortelyou writes to John Mitchell to inform him that President Roosevelt summoned the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission to meet on Friday, October 24, after receiving Mitchell’s telegram.
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1902-10-21
President Roosevelt lists for John Mitchell the names of the commissioners who have been accepted by the operators and urges the miners to accept the commission.
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1902-10-16
George B. Cortelyou writes to John Mitchell to invite him to a meeting on behalf of President Roosevelt in order to discuss the published offer by the coal operators which appeared in the press this morning.
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1902-10-14
George B. Cortelyou informs John Mitchell that his letter will be brought to the attention of President Roosevelt.
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1902-10-13
George B. Cortelyou writes to John Mitchell to inform him that President Roosevelt would be pleased to have the district presidents accompany Mitchell to the meeting.
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1902-10-01
President Roosevelt requests that John Mitchell meet with him on October 3 in Washington, D.C., to discuss the coal supply. A similar request has been sent to the presidents of the anthracite coal companies.
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1902-10-01
Theodore Roosevelt thanks John Mitchell for his letter and will try to get his proposals into the platform.
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1912-06-04
Letter of introduction for Regis Henri Post who would like to discuss a plan for employers’ liability insurance with John Mitchell.
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1911-02-17
President Roosevelt thanks John Mitchell for his letter. He is glad Mitchell is making a public repudiation of statements inappropriately ascribed to him.
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1908-10-19
President Roosevelt tells John Mitchell, head of the United Mine Workers of America, that he has invited the governors of the United States to a conference on the conservation of natural resources. Roosevelt has received a very positive response from the governors and other politicians, and extends a similar invitation to Mitchell in recognition of his experience working with the mining industry.
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1908-03-04
President Roosevelt thinks the letter from John Mitchell was very interesting, and promises to take the matter up with Secretary of War William H. Taft once he returns.
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1908-02-14
President Roosevelt notifies John Mitchell, President of the United Mine Workers of America, that he is appointed a trustee of the Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial Peace, representing labor.
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1907-03-14
President Roosevelt has received John Mitchell’s telegram and is pleased about the good news.
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1906-05-06
President Roosevelt expresses concern over the failure of the convention on joint interstate agreement to agree to a settlement on the scale of wages for bituminous mining. He is concerned that the threatened strike will have a negative affect on industrial peace, business interests, and the general welfare of the country. He believes that as chairmen of the National Civic Federation trade agreement committee, John Mitchell and Francis L. Robbins have a duty to make further efforts to avert a strike.
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1906-02-24
President Roosevelt asks John Mitchell if the enclosed letter is all right. He is unsure whether he should write to Mr. Taylor, and asks if it is enough to write to Mitchell and Francis L. Robbins.
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1906-02-24
President Roosevelt thanks John Mitchell for the copy of his book.
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1903-11-10
President Roosevelt has several matters he would like to discuss with John Mitchell and will consider Mr. Clark for the position.
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1903-03-10
Albert Shaw encourages John Mitchell to accept President Roosevelt’s proposal, saying it would be in the best interests of the United Mine Workers and the general public.
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1902
Albert Shaw and Lyman Abbott urge John Mitchell to accept President Roosevelt’s proposal.
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1902-10-07
Don H. Bacon submits a statement on the pending labor troubles of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company in Alabama.
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1902-10-06