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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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-24
President Roosevelt referred to Big Bill Haywood, Charles H. Moyer, and George A. Pettibone as “undesirable citizens,” not because of their alleged involvement in the murder of Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg, but because of their roles as labor leaders.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907
At top, a laborer daydreams he has the ears of a mule and carries a banner that states, “Strike! No Surrender! Down with Capital!” He is being led over barricades by a “Walking Delegate” who gestures toward a laborer standing with one foot on a prostrate industrialist. At the bottom is depicted the reality of an unemployed laborer’s waking life of familial discord, though he still has the ears of a mule. Caption: Same old day-dream. Same old awakening.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1895-03-20
A well-dressed union representative labeled “Walking Delegate” stands outside a prison cell, holding a paper that states “Law to Prohibit Convict Labor in State Prisons.” A dejected prisoner sits in the cell. Caption: But idleness, misery and insanity for the unfortunate convict.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1897-02-10.
Pages three and four of the December 5, 1903, edition of The Pilot with the article “The president’s latest indiscretion” highlighted. The article satirizes the angry reaction to President Roosevelt hosting several Montana labor leaders at the White House.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-05
Pages 535 and 536 of the December 3, 1903, edition of Leslie’s Weekly. Several Montana labor leaders will be dining with President Roosevelt at the White House. Roosevelt is returning the hospitality he received during a recent tour of Montana.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-03
Senator Lodge was pleased to receive President Roosevelt’s letter and read about his summer activities. He was interested in the updates on the labor situation and the Post Office scandals. Lodge is troubled by the opposition to Cuban reciprocity and cannot imagine the resolution failing. He concludes with an update on the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal and is confident of a favorable decision.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-12
Oscar J. Ricketts encloses an article from the Washington Star about the political situation that relates to President Roosevelt’s renomination and reelection. Since Ricketts keeps in touch with the labor leaders, he is confident the situation can be changed through work and tact. He advises caution because “Hearst and others have their emissaries everywhere.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-17