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A “beef trust” cow comes out of its hole and sees his shadow, which is President Roosevelt holding a “big stick” and grinning. The cow says, “Guess I’d better go back in my hole for four years!” In the background, three trusts and one “R.R. trust” dive into holes.
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1904-11
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The “trusts” play a cello with a scroll of Attorney General Philander C. Knox’s head. In the background, a cow labeled “beef” jumps over the moon labeled “living prices.” President Roosevelt, dressed in blackface and with donkey’s ears, walks away with a doll.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-29
Thomas G. Lee instructs John J. Conron, both of Armour and Company meat packers, to charge $1.00 to $1.50 per pound plus margin for all beef sold in several East Coast cities the following week. Lee knows for sure that the other major meat packers have very little inventory, and consumers will have to pay the steep price or go hungry.
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1907-11-01
John Campbell Greenway feels the country is prospering under President Roosevelt’s administration, with corporations earning plenty of money despite Roosevelt’s “attacks” on them. Greenway wants Roosevelt to run for president in 1907 because the people want him to and because he thinks William Jennings Bryan will give the next candidate a tight rub.
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1906-08-08
Ray Stannard Baker congratulates President Roosevelt for publishing facts regarding the bribery of reporters by the Beef Trust lawyers. Baker continues to detail the ways in which the lawyers are twisting the truth regarding this case.
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1906-01-27
Ray Stannard Baker discusses the maximum rate problem with President Roosevelt. He also comments on how trusts like Standard Oil and the Beef Trust are not disturbed by competition.
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1905-11-25
Ray Stannard Baker discusses the manipulation of railroad rates and the relationship between the railroad industry and the Beef Trust.
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1905-11-11
Attorney General Moody and President Roosevelt do not believe that Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis should be allowed to preside as judge over the “beef trust” indictments for a number of reasons outlined in the letter.
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1905-08-03
President Roosevelt sits in a chair at the “White House” and smiles at a “beef trust” cow, wearing a “strikes” bell, with dollar signs all over it. Caption: There was a young man said, “How can I ‘scape from this terrible cow? I will sit here a while and continue to smile, which may soften the heart of this cow.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-31
Secretary of the Treasury Gage presents a “prime roast of prize beef” to President Roosevelt for Christmas.
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1901-12-24