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P. M. Taylor informs Theodore Roosevelt he has been jailed despite a letter from a governor attesting to his character. He says he will be tried for insanity.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-21
An automobile driver who broke the traffic laws has been placed in jail with other criminals. Caption: Fines are a farce when dealing with the auto law breaker.
The brand-new phenomenon of automobiles and “scorchers,” speed-demons who terrorized pedestrians and animals on rural roads and city streets, provided sustenance for police, ambulances, and cartoonists. Some of these reckless drivers reached speeds of 30 miles an hour.
President Roosevelt is greatly impressed by Judge Wendell Phillips Stafford’s report on jails and workhouses. He would like to send it in a message both endorsing it and insisting on the points which Stafford believes are the most important, and asks Stafford to make up a rough draft of the most important points for him to discuss. Roosevelt feels that Stafford’s work is important enough that he does not want to simply transmit it, but to heartily endorse it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-31
President Roosevelt notifies John Joy Edson that he has been appointed to be a commissioner to investigate the conditions of the jail and workhouse of the District of Columbia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-11
President Roosevelt notifies Robert V. La Dow that he has been appointed commissioner to investigate the conditions of the jail and workhouse of the District of Columbia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-11
President Roosevelt notifies Wendell Phillips Stafford that he has been appointed as a commissioner to investigate the conditions of the jail and workhouse of the District of Columbia.
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1908-06-11
Joseph L. Merrell reminds Theodore Roosevelt how he appointed him Keeper of the Reservation because of his conduct during the riot at the Carrollton, Georgia, county jail. He also recalls Roosevelt’s request to have his salary increased. Merrell received word that his salary will be decreased and asks Roosevelt to write to President William H. Taft requesting that his salary be maintained.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-19
J. Martin, a former rough rider, petitions Theodore Roosevelt for a loan of $200 to help him secure a release from jail in Prescott, Arizona.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-26
Thomas Morrissey thanks Theodore Roosevelt for helping him be released from prison early, as Morrissey considered his imprisonment “political injustice.” Morrissey states he got into trouble after being instructed to “eject this man from the Eastman Co. plant,” and when the man attacked him, Morrissey fought back. He travelled to Ireland to try to buy a home for him and his family after leaving his previous job; however, he could not afford one. Morrissey asks for an employment referral and assistance getting a job.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-14
Serth Low wishes to inform President Roosevelt of Crawford Jackson of Atlanta, Georgia, who is the author of the movement which resulted in a state protectory for children. He also expresses his opinion on the Chinese exclusion policy. In conclusion, Low thanks the President for his service and for his recent trip to the South, which he feels was both timely and wise.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-23
President Roosevelt holds four men in his hands—”bribery,” “P.O. frauds,” “land grafter,” and “naturalization grafter”—and walks them toward the door of the jail.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-07
Postcard of San Francisco with pictures of President Roosevelt, George Washington, the Spreckles Building (formerly the Call Building, and later Central Tower), and City Hall. On the reverse of the card, a note has been written to James.
1907-1909
A woman labeled “Republican Party” is held in the “Condemned Cell” of a jail labeled “To Be Executed Nov. 6th 1883,” with Charles A. Dana labeled “Jailor” and Henry Watterson labeled “Turnkey.” Watterson looks dismayed and Dana appears shocked when Puck, as a “Messenger Boy,” arrives with a newspaper that states “Reprieve – Nov. 6th – By Order of the People.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1883-11-14