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Lest we forget!

Lest we forget!

Uncle Sam and President Roosevelt look at a variety of graves: Frank Steunenberg, Arthur L. Collins, and others. In the background is a skeleton that says, “murder,” “ruin”; and explosions at Vindicator Mine, Independence Depot, and Bunker Hill Mill. There is a handwritten note under “Lest we forget!”: “…[t]hat I was with you as newspaper correspondent in Victor when you were mobbed there by this same outfit. Harold Baxter E.M. Consulting Engineer for Davis [,] Goldfield.” Caption: Uncle Sam–“Must we have murder and destruction before we need troops?”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-21

Creator(s)

Dutton, Alfred H. (Alfred Hutchinson), 1872-1925

Letter from James H. Hawley to Charles Henry Robb

Letter from James H. Hawley to Charles Henry Robb

James H. Hawley sends Assistant Attorney General Robb a summary of the confessions given by Harry Orchard and Stephen W. Adams in relation to the murder of Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg. Hawley also provides a background history of the Western Federation of Miners, claiming that its leadership has been responsible for numerous acts of violence.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-13

Creator(s)

Hawley, James H. (James Henry), 1847-1929

Letter from John H. Murphy to William Loeb

Letter from John H. Murphy to William Loeb

John H. Murphy argues that when President Grant sent troops to protect the citizens during the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, he set a precedent for such actions. Murphy believes President Roosevelt would not be criticized if he were to act similarly to protect the citizens of Telluride and Cripple Creek. Murphy encloses a newspaper article to show that “the violation of personal rights by the militia is steadily ongoing.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-21

Creator(s)

Murphy, John H., 1862-1908

Letter from Henry Lee Higginson to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry Lee Higginson to Theodore Roosevelt

Henry Lee Higginson beseeches President Roosevelt to send federal troops to Telluride, Colorado. Bulkeley Wells, manager of the Smuggler-Union Mines, alerted Higginson of the boycott strikes in which armed union miners threatened and murdered non-union miners. Higginson asks that Roosevelt meet with Rodolphe Luis Agassiz, son of Alexander Agassiz, regarding the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-19

Creator(s)

Higginson, Henry Lee, 1834-1919