Magazine article

The Moqui investigation

A Sequoya League investigation of Charles E. Burton, superintendent and special distributing agent of the Navajo and Moqui (Hopi) Indians, has found that Burton has “repeatedly and flagrantly violated” service rules by flogging Native Americans. Burton also forced Native American men to cut their hair. An official government investigation found wrongdoing but could not substantiate all of the Sequoya League’s findings.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09

Time to get together

Charles Fletcher Lummis condemns lynching and praises Governor Durbin for using the state militia to stop mob violence in Evansville, Indiana. Lummis also praises local sheriffs for standing up to lynch mobs.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-04

Vardaman chosen in Mississippi

Mississippi has made itself a “promoter of ignorance and illiteracy” by selecting James Kimble Vardaman as the Democratic gubernatorial candidate. Vardaman earned votes by attacking President Roosevelt and African American civil rights.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-05

The negro issue in Mississippi primaries

James Kimble Vardaman failed to receive a plurality of votes in the Democratic primary for Governor of Mississippi. Vardaman’s policies against African Americans and his “unquotable vulgarities” have made the election simply between justice and injustice. Vardaman’s opponents, Judge Frank Archibald Critz and Senator Edmond Favor Noel, received more combined votes, and Noel, who finished in third place, has instructed his supporters to vote for Critz.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-22

Short barrel military rifles

Mr. Gingal relates the success he and his unit’s regimental gunmaker, Mr. Kaeseberg, had with a modified French Chassepot rifle. Gingal and Kaeseberg were in the Prussian Army at the time and the rifle had been captured during the Franco-Prussian War. They modified the rifle to make it shorter and fire cartridges, which made it much more accurate. Gingal had considerable success with the rifle and believes that modern military rifles are missing what he calls “handiness.” He suggests that the Rough Riders’ success with a “short handy rifle” is the future of military rifles.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-24

Magazine article from The Nation

Book review of Unknown Mexico: A Record of Five Years Exploration Among the Sierra Madre by Carl Lumholtz. Several pages of articles from the magazine The Nation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-04

Judge Gray; a recent task of his

Biographical information on George Gray which highlights his recent work on the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-05

Seeing California in nine days

Charles William Fulton describes a trip he took to California the previous year, traveling mostly by rail from Colorado. Fulton details various attractions and sights along the route, as well as his experiences fishing along the California coast.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-13

Negro office-holders

Magazine article on President Roosevelt’s appointments of African Americans to government positions.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-24

The Indianola case

Magazine article supporting Minnie M. Geddings Cox and her continued service as postmaster in Indianola, Mississippi.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-24

The classics of old venery I

Review of French literature on hunting and the chase.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10

The classics of old venery II

Review of German and English literature on hunting and the chase.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11

The President on the appointment of Negroes

Magazine article supporting President Roosevelt’s appointment of William Demos Crum as Collector of the Port of Charleston and his policy of appointing African Americans to government positions.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-06

In the lion’s den

Charles Fletcher Lummis reflects on several topics in his column, “In the lion’s den.” Fletcher suggests that yellow journalism played a role in William McKinley’s assassination and praises the American people’s reaction to the assassination. Lummis is also thankful that President Roosevelt was there to lead the country after the tragedy. He concludes by suggesting American intervention in the South African War and thanking his readers for aiding the Mission Indians of Southern California.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10

President Roosevelt’s first year

Joseph Bucklin Bishop reviews President Roosevelt’s first year in office.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902

Herodotus’s account of the Battle of Salamis

Benjamin Ide Wheeler reviews ancient accounts and modern interpretations of the Battle of Salamis. He believes that Herodotus’s account is the most reliable and consistent. The handwritten note on the first page reads “To President Roosevelt, who reads ancient and makes modern history. With cordial greetings, Benj. I. Wheeler.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902

Camera shots at wild animals

Excerpts from President Roosevelt’s introduction to A. G. Wallihan’s book. Roosevelt praises Wallihan’s photography and love of nature.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902

Personality of President Roosevelt

“An old acquaintance” provides a brief biography of President Roosevelt and favorably describes his personality and enthusiasm.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901

Roosevelt

English translation of a German magazine article featuring a wide ranging description and appraisal of President Roosevelt and his first months in office.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-07

The week

Magazine article examining recent economic developments and noting an increase in the cost of living corresponding to high employment and strong wages.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11