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Japanese in Los Angeles

Japanese in Los Angeles

Motohiko Miyasaki describes the flourishing Japanese community of Los Angeles, many of whom are involved in agriculture. Their community includes many successful businesses, and most people are well educated. Overall, Miyasaki characterizes Japanese people as desirable residents for a number of reasons, and emphasizes the warm relationship between Japan and the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-21

The G. O. P.: A rolling stone gathers no moss—unless it is strenuous stone

The G. O. P.: A rolling stone gathers no moss—unless it is strenuous stone

A stone that contains President Roosevelt’s likeness rolls from St. Paul, to Yellowstone, to St. Louis, to Denver, to Los Angeles, and has begun to be covered by a moss labeled “support for nomination in 1904.” A well-dressed GOP elephant looks on. Caption: The G. O. P.: A rolling stone gathers no moss—unless it is strenuous stone.

Comments and Context

George W. Rehse made reference to President Theodore Roosevelt’s peripatetic “swing” through the Upper Midwest, the Northern Plains States, the Pacific Northwest, California, and the Midwest at the time of this cartoon — a trip that included notable stops for touring and recreation in places like Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. His speeches and frequently addressed major policy issues.

This extensive trip, as the cartoon suggests, was not only strenuous but conducted with an eye on the next year’s presidential contest.

Water supply for Los Angeles, Cal.

Water supply for Los Angeles, Cal.

Congressman John F. Lacey, on behalf of the Committee on the Public Lands, submits a report recommending changes to a bill which would grant Los Angeles, California the right of way to construct the necessary structures to provide the city with water and electric power. The suggested wording stipulates that within one year Los Angeles will file maps showing the land it has used in this matter. Land used in this way does not supersede homestead, mining, or other valid claims to the land without due process of law to acquire the land. Los Angeles must not impact the Forest Reserves in the course of construction, and must pay for any damages that occur. The suggested changes will ensure that Los Angeles has an abundant supply of water and power, and will be able to continue to grow in the future.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-26

The attempt to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt

The attempt to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt

This episode of the television program You Are There dramatizes the events of October 14, 1912, when John Flammang Schrank attempted to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The program examines some elements of public opinion regarding Roosevelt’s decision to run for a third presidential term, in addition to mentioning several of Roosevelt’s main accomplishments and philosophies. The program was sponsored by the Prudential Life Insurance Company of America, and includes several advertisements for their services.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1957

A “birth control” lecture tour

A “birth control” lecture tour

Margaret Sanger writes about her nationwide speaking engagement tour about birth control and family planning. Sanger discusses events and responses in various cities. She indicates that in St. Louis more people came to hear her speak than had come when Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft spoke in the city. Sanger accounts various arrests related to obscenity laws and the distribution of birth control pamphlets.

Collection

The Margaret Sanger Papers Project

Creation Date

1916-08-09

Letter from Frank Harper to M. Mundell

Letter from Frank Harper to M. Mundell

Frank Harper writes to M. Mundell about statements Theodore Roosevelt has made concerning Russia’s exclusion of missionaries, ministers, and American Jews from traveling within its borders, which is against the terms of the Treaty of 1832. Roosevelt opposes Russia’s discrimination against American Jews.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-22