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President Roosevelt explains that Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte has agreed to advise four months imprisonment for James L. Bradford if the petitioner made changes to satisfy the Department of Justice. Roosevelt encloses a letter from Bradford to Louisiana Eastern District Attorney William Wirt Howe that Roosevelt understands fulfills the requirement.
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1907-08-31
President Roosevelt asks the Department of Justice to give special attention to the request of Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp, feeling “a peculiar obligation to see that the Indians…where possible be protected by the courts.”
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1907-08-27
Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte relays excerpts from legislation regarding “hours of labor and leaves of absence of clerks and other employees.”
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1907-03-15
President Roosevelt orders the United States Department of Justice to have a special representative of the department look into the case of Henry G. Goll. Roosevelt is not satisfied with the case as Goll received the same sentence as Frank G. Bigelow despite being a mere tool in Roosevelt’s estimation and not personally profiting from the crime. Roosevelt has been informed by Senator Robert M. La Follette that the retiring and incoming state’s attorneys wish to use Goll’s evidence to prosecute wealthy criminals. Roosevelt believes that it is his duty to pardon Goll so that he may be used as state’s evidence in future investigations.
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1909-03-02
President Roosevelt sends the United States Department of Justice telegrams regarding the sentencing of labor leaders Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell, and Frank Morrison. He asks for a full report on the case.
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1908-12-23
President Roosevelt forwards documents from the Interstate Commerce Commission indicating that the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company is not providing equal accommodations for white and “colored” first class passengers. Various state laws, including in Alabama, indicate that if there are separate accommodations, they should be equal. He suggests that the Justice Department enforce the order from the Commission by injunction proceedings.
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1908-04-02
President Roosevelt informs the Department of Justice that he has directed the Postmaster General George von L. Meyer to exclude the anarchist newspaper La Questione Sociale from the mail, and that it will not be admitted to the mail until a court or the Department of Justice advises that it must be admitted. Roosevelt asks if it is possible to prosecute the people who created the publication under federal law, calling them “enemies of mankind.” Roosevelt will also inform the Governor John Franklin Fort of New Jersey so that prosecution may be attempted under state law. Roosevelt says that the paper had been advocating for murder and arson, and that if such things are not illegal, then they should be.
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1908-03-20
President Roosevelt would like the United States Department of Justice to communicate with former governor of Colorado Charles S. Thomas on a matter about which Thomas has written.
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1907-07-03
President Roosevelt is concerned that a bill regarding land sales on the Chippewa Reservation encourages potential buyers to conspire and not place initial bids. Before signing, Roosevelt requests an interpretation of the bill from the Department of Justice.
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1904-02-16