Idaho

Letter from Frank Robert Gooding to Theodore Roosevelt

Idaho Governor Gooding informs President Roosevelt that there is an attempt to have Senator William Edgar Borah’s trial postponed, which would interfere with Borah’s involvement in the case against George A. Pettibone. Through Roosevelt, Gooding appeals to the Department of Justice that the local authorities not postpone it, as its resolution is a matter of public interest and necessary for the proper conduct of the Pettibone trial.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-21

Letter from Frank Robert Gooding to Theodore Roosevelt

Idaho Governor Gooding laments to President Roosevelt that most people associated with the prosecution of the alleged murderers of Governor of Idaho Frank Steuenberg have been indicted and accused of connection with the alleged timber land frauds in the state.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-15

Letter from Henry C. Gauss to Theodore Roosevelt

Henry C. Gauss, as instructed by Attorney General Bonaparte, sends President Roosevelt a copy of a telegram from the United States Attorney for Idaho.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-30

Telegram from N. M. Ruick to Charles J. Bonaparte

N. M. Ruick provides Attorney General Bonaparte information on a conspiracy to defraud the United States of timber lands in Idaho. Ruick mentions that Governor Steunenberg was involved in the conspiracy, and suggests the possibility that Steunenberg’s murder case is being used to check the investigation of the frauds.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-29

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on the trial in Idaho related to the murder of former Governor Steunenberg. After consulting with Calvin Cobb, owner of the Idaho Statesman, Bonaparte has directed United States District Attorney N. M. Ruick not to investigate any allegations regarding Steunenberg’s possible involvement in timber fraud. Any such involvement would be under the statute of limitations, and investigation of such would only help the defense case for those accused of Steunenberg’s murder. Bonaparte notes that if any reasonable evidence arose that Ruick was helping the defense, he would recommend Ruick’s immediate dismissal. He asks that if Roosevelt would like to speak with him for any reason, he should let him know. Otherwise he will stay in Baltimore and do work that he brought with him relating to the whiskey controversy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-29

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Bonaparte reports to President Roosevelt on a visit he had from John N. Steele regarding an Idaho judgeship. Steele, who represents the Guggenheim interests, recommended Frank Siegel Dietrich for the position, and did not seem to know anything about Judge James F. Ailshie.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-21

Letter from Calvin Cobb to Theodore Roosevelt

Having received telegrams from William Loeb and Senator Borah, Calvin Cobb wishes to respond to President Roosevelt’s telegram and address potential misunderstandings of the situation in Idaho concerning the appointment of the United States Judge there. Cobb addresses the electability of multiple candidates, discouraging the appointment of Justice James F. Ailshie and Former Idaho Representative Edgar Wilson due to the risk of political upheaval, while also maintaining that he is not pushing for one peculiar candidate, merely stating “each man’s claims fairly.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-19

Note regarding Jonathan Bourne

Senator Jonathan Bourne asks who will be selected for the Idaho judgeship before an action is finally taken.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-17

Partial newspaper

The Daily News covers Grand Jury disclosures in the land fraud case of Charles H. Moyer, Big Bill Haywood and George A. Pettibone. The disclosures seem to indicate a connection to the late Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg, as well as an anonymous message that was sent to Moyer, Haywood, and Pettibone’s attorney. Significant support of Moyer, Haywood, and Pettibone was also noted in a series of speeches made at the Coliseum protesting their incarnation. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-31

Herd of horses in Gallatin Valley, Idaho

A photograph of a herd of horses in Gallatin Valley, Idaho. Eleanor Butler Alexander and her mother, Grace Green Alexander, rode with the herd from Yellowstone Park over the Big Horn Pass.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1909-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt endorses and encloses William D. Foulk’s investigation and revelation of civil service violations by Joseph Perrault. President Roosevelt finds it impossible to reappoint Perrault, and asks that the proper authorities find a suitable replacement for him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-14

“By hand and heart the American citizen is able to win his way,” President Roosevelt, Boise City, Idaho

President Roosevelt speaking to a crowd.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-05-28

Secretary of Navy Moody and President Roosevelt, facing great crowds at Pocatello, Idaho

President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody sit facing a crowd.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-07-28

Indians racing with President’s train under snow-streaked Idaho mountains near Pocatello

Indians riding alongside the train carrying President Roosevelt

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-07-28

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Wingate Sewall

Commissioner Roosevelt has another son and he hopes to take his children for hunting trips to Island Falls, Maine. He has recently returned from a successful hunting trip in Idaho. The Elkhorn Ranch house will likely be closed next year even though the cattle are doing well.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1889-10-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot

President Roosevelt will instruct Secretary of War William H. Taft to go to Idaho to speak in support of Governor Frank Robert Gooding against “those dynamiters and thugs” as he seeks reelection.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-15

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to J. H. Gibson

Theodore Roosevelt appeals to the citizens of Idaho to not allow themselves to be disenfranchised by a recent court ruling. The Republicans are using “trickery and chicanery” against the Progressive Party because they know they cannot succeed in a fair fight. Roosevelt encourages the men and women of Idaho to write in the names of Progressive candidates.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-10-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Lisle

Theodore Roosevelt is glad that Charles J. Lisle is a delegate for Idaho to the State Convention and that Lisle “helped to give expression to the preponderant opinion of the Republican voters” of Idaho.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to J. P. Rudd

Theodore Roosevelt is glad that Ohio and New Jersey are agreeing with his principles and agenda. Senator William Edgar Borah and citizens of Idaho are agreeing as well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-31

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to William Edgar Borah

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary asks Senator Borah what activities should be planned for Roosevelt’s upcoming trip through Idaho.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-20