Conduct of court proceedings

Attorney Otto Gresham sends President Roosevelt a letter from Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Gresham shares his views, as well as the views of various local lawyers and judges, on Landis’s actions and the proceedings of the Standard Oil case. Gresham also summarizes the conversations he had with Landis regarding the potential reversal of the case and the imposition of the fine. After discussing the history of law in Britain, Gresham concludes that the people support Roosevelt in his actions to control the corporations.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-04

Creator(s)

Gresham, Otto, 1859-1946

Secretary of War Taft sends President Roosevelt a letter he received from Senator Joseph Benson Foraker. In agreement with General Leonard Wood’s request, the injunction of secrecy in regard to the proceedings has been removed.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-21

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Senator Foraker informs Secretary of War Taft that the injunction of secrecy was removed by order of the Senate from the executive proceedings in regards to General Leonard Wood. Foraker was not able to attend but Senator John Kean was able to take his place.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-18

Creator(s)

Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917

President Roosevelt directs Herbert Knox Smith, Commissioner of Corporations, to forward to him all papers relating to the United States Steel Corporation and Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company so that Roosevelt can determine what should be made public.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt congratulates United States Attorney Stimson on a case he just concluded against the New York Herald and its owners. He also applauds what United States District Court Judge Charles M. Hough said in court.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt congratulates United States Attorney Edwin Walter Sims on the outcome of the trial against Standard Oil and says that Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is “an admirable judge.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Attorney General Bonaparte informs President Roosevelt that he gave Herbert Knox Smith his opinion which will justify his refusal to produce “the papers.” Bonaparte predicts Smith will have no issues in court, and if he does, Smith has been instructed to call Bonaparte’s Boston office.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-22

Creator(s)

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

William H. Moody encloses the report of Assistant Attorney General Robb regarding an indictment returned against William Haywood and Charles Moyer for the murder of former Governor Steunenberg and a subsequent trial in Idaho.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-21

Creator(s)

Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917

Charles J. Bonaparte reports that he will return to Washington, D.C., as soon as his current case comes to trial. Bonaparte also warns President Roosevelt not to entertain the idea of a pardon for Joseph H. Cling, who was convicted of census fraud, as this would be perceived by the public as intended to prevent Sydney Emanuel Mudd’s further exposure of the fraud. Mudd was implicated in the case, although no positive evidence could be produced against him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-28

Creator(s)

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

Uncle Sam, with a sword across his lap, as King Solomon, holds up an imp labeled “My Policies.” William Jennings Bryan, taking a hard line, and William H. Taft, appealing for mercy, address “Solomon.” A distressed Theodore Roosevelt, fearing for his policies, observes the proceedings from around the corner.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-07-22

Two men, one labeled “Political Boss” and the other labeled “Special Privilege,” with copies of “Blank Injunctions” in his pocket, help a diminutive judge write a “Dictated Decision.” In the background, Justice is partially obscured by a note that states “Remember Thy Creator.” Caption: Does a protest against this type of justice assail “the integrity of the courts”?

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-06-03

Jacob Gould Schurman and his family have settled in their summer home but he is at President Roosevelt’s disposal as needed. The approval of Roosevelt in the area has not diminished, and the public’s faith in Roosevelt in regards to the trusts and the Philippines is well placed. Schurman goes on to say that while Roosevelt has made mistakes as President, his record is impressive and well appreciated by the nation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-18

Creator(s)

Schurman, Jacob Gould, 1854-1942

Report summarizing the St. Louis Boodle cases, outlining trials convictions, and incarcerations. Folk relays that Henry Nicolaus was exonerated by Judge Ryan, while the cases of Emil A. Meysenburg, Julius Lehmann, and Henry A. Faulkner went to the Supreme Court.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-01

Creator(s)

Folk, Joseph Wingate, 1869-1923