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Captain Mahan forwards lists of “Medical and Pay Department stores” sent to Kingston, Jamaica, which were not returned. The enclosed lists include sugar, butter, and other food stuffs, as well as muslin, chloroform, and boric acid.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-21
William B. Hidden argues that race suicide would be prevented if women did not feel “an abnormal dread of the pangs of maternity” through the controlled use of chloroform. He sends Theodore Roosevelt an account to help overcome the belief that chloroform is a “dangerous drug.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-18
Newspaper clipping of cartoon showing “Doctor Rixey” giving a turkey chloroform as Theodore Roosevelt cries in the background.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1901-1909
James R. Sheffield writes of his conversation with Governor Odell, in which they discussed Odell’s plans to reorganize the New York Republican Committee, potential delegates for the Republican National Convention, and Senator Platt. Sheffield is positive about President Roosevelt’s nomination in Utica, New York and warns of the “chloroforming process.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-27
James R. Sheffield discusses New York Governor Benjamin B. Odell’s visit and New York politics involving Senator Platt and Hamilton Fish. Sheffield suggests placing loyal men in every Congressional district to continually inform President Roosevelt of political situations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-22