Fuller, Melville Weston, 1833-1910

The document contains a list of United States judges who may retire and be replaced during the next presidential term.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-26

Creator(s)

Speer, Emory

In a note between Secretary of State Root and Charles Ray Dean, Root inquires if Senator George Gray, John William Griggs, and Judge Melville Weston Fuller have been made aware of their appointment to the Hague Tribunal. When Dean replies that they were notified in November 1906, Root replies, “No! We are not so pithecoid as we look.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-01

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

A court summons for several leading members of the United Coal Workers of America to come before the Circuit Court of the Northern District of West Virginia in response to a claim made by the Hitchman Coal & Coke Company.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-24

Creator(s)

Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia

On March 4, 1905, President Roosevelt is inaugurated in Washington, D.C., with much celebration and fanfare. Roosevelt rides in an open landau on Fifteenth St. NW, escorted by mounted Rough Riders. Secret Service men and detectives walk on either side of the carriage. Roosevelt tips his hat to the crowd. Sitting beside him is Senator John C. Spooner of Wisconsin, Chairman of the joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Opposite, but not clearly visible, are Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts and Representative John Dalzell of Pennsylvania, members of the committee. Second sequence consists of long shots of Roosevelt taking the oath of office on a platform erected on the east front of the Capitol. Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller administers the Presidential oath of office, and Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court James Hall McKenney holds the Bible. The platform is decorated with plants and garlands and a large banner with the American eagle on it hangs from the center of the railing. West Point cadets and Annapolis midshipmen are assembled below the platform.

Collection

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound

Creation Date

1905-03-04

Creator(s)

Unknown

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt being sworn in as President of the United States by Judge Fuller with many onlookers seated around them.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1905-03-06

Creator(s)

Unknown

Photograph showing Theodore Roosevelt being sworn in as President of the United States by Judge Fuller with many onlookers seated around them.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1905-03-06

Creator(s)

Unknown

Members of President Roosevelt’s Cabinet have advised him not to serve as arbitrator in the Venezuela crisis, but speculation is already underway that he may have to act in that capacity. If he were to do so, possible associates on whom he might rely include Attorney General Philander C. Knox, Judge George Gray, and Assistant Secretary of State David Jayne Hill. Although arbitration by The Hague Convention has been urged on the country, Venezuela is opposed to such arbitration.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1902-12-23

Creator(s)

Unknown