Actions and defenses

The Georgia precedent. The solution of the problem of feeding the people

William H. Shippen, a lumber manufacturer, describes how the fumes of the nearby copper smelters blighted his company’s trees and how he involved the Forest Service, the Georgia state government, and ultimately the United States Supreme Court in the matter. The Supreme Court and the state of Georgia agreed to try converting the fumes into commercial sulfuric acid, an inexpensive fertilizer. In turn, this fertilizer could save Georgian citizens millions of dollars annually, increase agricultural production, protect forests, and remove harmful emissions. Shippen considers this “one of the greatest pieces of practical conservation” and suggests that the same approach be implemented nationwide, especially in the West.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08

Letter from Miller Freeman to Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Miller Freeman sends Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary a newspaper clipping regarding a recent court decision about the Lake Washington canal lock. He leaves it to Roosevelt’s secretary’s judgement, however, whether to call Freeman’s remarks in the case to Roosevelt’s attention.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-30

Withdrew objection to his wife’s appeal

The article discusses the withdrawal of the defense in the marriage case of Eugene Hebert and E. Cloutre in Montreal, Quebec, and its relation to the province’s “Ne Temere” decree.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-21

Letter from H. E. Fairfield to Woodrow Wilson

A copy of H. E. Fairfield’s letter to Governor of New Jersey Woodrow Wilson demanding that he see the criminal courts of New Jersey prosecute the case of the wronged woman, as detailed in the previous letter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William W. Bagley

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates William W. Bagley’s letter and is pleased with the outcome of the trial at Marquette.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1913-06-03

Letter from Ivan T. Heinz to Theodore Roosevelt

Ivan T. Heinz shares a contract with Theodore Roosevelt that the Advance Manufacturing Company has developed in the hope of preventing law suites with those they work with.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herschel V. Jones

President Roosevelt describes the actions he took to give public warning for the suit so as to mitigate any disastrous fluctuations in the market.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Belle Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Belle Roosevelt about happenings in the Roosevelt family. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has not been well and is in the hospital. Eleanor Butler Roosevelt and Ethel Roosevelt Derby are also unwell. When Edith is feeling better, Roosevelt plans to take her on trips to Louisiana and San Francisco.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-04-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt commends Attorney General Bonaparte for his work on the Standard Oil case.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emory Speer

President Roosevelt tells Judge Speer that he has not closely followed Speer’s case concerning railroad rates in Georgia, which was recently overturned by Judge Don Albert Pardee, as he was concentrating on a decision concerning Standard Oil. Roosevelt has forwarded Speer’s complaint to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George von Lengerke Meyer

President Roosevelt thanks Postmaster General Meyer for the file pertaining to Edward Gardner Lewis’s case and affirms Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou’s position regarding Lewis. Roosevelt tells Meyer to settle matters along the lines of Third Assistant Postmaster General Abraham L. Lawshe’s letter of September 5, 1908.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-14

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt encourages Attorney General Bonaparte to wire Judge Frank Sigel Dietrich. Roosevelt does not know Judge Edward Whitson, but he is sure that if they could get Judge William Henry Hunt the trial would be fair.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-04

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt approves of Attorney General Bonaparte’s telegram to Idaho District Attorney N. M. Ruick and directs him to send it at once. He has contacted Francis J. Heney. Roosevelt feels their current action is better than what he had proposed.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt details how Attorney General Bonaparte is to respond to United States District Attorney N. M. Ruick, using quotations from various correspondences.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-24

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt directs Attorney General Bonaparte to release United States District Attorney Asa. P. French’s letter publicly. He asks if Bonaparte can visit to discuss Senator William Edgar Borah’s case. Roosevelt needs time and information to make a decision, and requests copies of communications from United States District Attorney N. M. Ruick.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Goode Jones

President Roosevelt was pleased to receive Judge Jones’s letter and opinion. He asked Judge Jeter Connelly Pritchard if there had been any failure to assist him. Any statement that Edward Terry Sanford suggested the administration would not support Pritchard is false. Roosevelt supports Goode and has prepared Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte to speak regarding any obstructions of the federal process.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt agrees with Attorney General Bonaparte’s conclusions in the Standard Oil and Chicago Alton Railroad case. While he thinks Bonaparte’s letter to Henry Lee Higginson is admirable, Roosevelt thinks it best not to publish it and open himself to further attacks by the press. He cautions against attending the conference of attorney generals. Roosevelt suggests how to respond to United States District Attorney N. M. Ruick and handle the situation in New Mexico.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-22

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucy Chauncey

President Roosevelt will do what he can to help Lucy Chauncey. He receives numerous requests for help in cases relating to South America.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt discusses how a letter from Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis changes the possible prosecution of the Chicago and Alton Railroad and Standard Oil cases. He asks Attorney General Bonaparte to investigate the testimony in question.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edgar Williams

President Roosevelt rebukes Edgar Williams for the criticisms of his administration, particularly William’s ignorance in blaming the recent economic fluctuations on Roosevelt’s policy of enforcing laws against the wealthy and corporations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-16