Proclamation

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-11-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-07-04

Creator(s)

Lykens Valley Board of Trade

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Proclamation from Alphonso F. Davidson, Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, New Jersey, encouraging members to support the war effort. Enlisted members will be exempt from dues and assessments. Those who cannot enlist in the army should be active in the home service. All members should conserve food resources and should be discreet in conversation.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1917-05-01

The students of Saint John’s School resolve to drop out of the game of football and endorse President Roosevelt’s efforts to reform the game.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-23

The Japanese emperor expresses his sanction of peace between Russia and Japan following the ratification of a peace treaty between those countries.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-17

Presidential proclamation calling the American people to observe the one hundredth anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt’s birth.

Collection

Dickinson State University

Creation Date

1957-10-22

President Wilson establishes Verendrye National Monument near North Dakota’s Crowhigh Butte.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1917-06-29

President Roosevelt speaks to the people of the United States on the occasion of President William McKinley’s assassination and proclaims a day of mourning. This handwritten draft of Roosevelt’s proclamation includes several edits.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma calls for the creation of a Cuban militia to serve nationally and in the individual provinces to restore peace and order. Estrada Palma’s decree details the organization and pay of the militia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-25

The common council of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, directs city officials to approach the federal government with an application to lease the power plant on the St. Marys River to provide power for lighting and other public and private services in the town.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-01

In advance of Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to St. Louis, the Saint Louis Dixie Club sends him greetings. They express confidence in his future efforts to improve conditions in the Southern States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910

Cixi, the Empress Dowager of China, announces that the Dalai Lama has been granted a new honorary title. The title carries new protections and compensation, but he must return home and “induce the Western Barbarians to obey the laws and practice virtue.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-03

The Army and Navy Union of the United States of America declares President Roosevelt a member.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-30

Sheriff William B. Hoolihan, of Itasca County, Minnesota, encourages local residents “to support the Sheriff and his Deputies in the maintenance of peace and order” in the event of disruption by outside agitators from elsewhere in the Mesabi Range.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-25

In order to reestablish normal conditions, President Estrada Palma decrees that in the Provinces of Pinar del Rio, Havana, and Santa Clara the guarantees specified by the Constitution of the Republic in Articles 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, and 27 are suspended.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-10

Cuban President Estrada Palma declares in a new decree that the provisions of the decree of August 27, which provided immediate liberty for all rebel prisoners who surrendered from the ranks of the insurrectionists, are now suspended. All prisoners taken in the future, and persons arrested by the government, shall be confined.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-10

Chinese merchants are boycotting American goods to retaliate against the exclusion of Chinese immigrants in America. The two governments are discussing the matter. The boycott must not inspire anti-American feelings among the Chinese, and merchants must not force others into joining.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-08-16

Using the Antiquities Act of 1906, President Roosevelt proclaims Cinder Cone and Lassen Peak, within the Lassen Peak National Forest, as National Monuments. The specific areas designated by these proclamations are described by the attached diagrams.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1907-05-06

President Roosevelt proclaims a section of California as a forest reserve, described by the proclamation, and designates it as the Lassen Peak Forest Reserve. Also included in these pages are similar designations of the Wichita Forest Reserve and Maury Mountain Forest Reserve.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1905-06-02

Under the Antiquities Act of 1906, President Roosevelt declares the area known as “Cinder Cone” and the surrounding lava field a National Monument, commenting that it is a site of scientific interest as an illustration of volcanic activity. The precise area within Lassen Peak National Forest which Roosevelt so designates is defined by a map.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1907-05-06