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Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716

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Letter from Isaac Eldridge Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Isaac Eldridge Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Isaac Eldridge Wilson discovered the “Universal Law” in 1891 and solved many problems with it. However, he has run out of funds needed to advance the work and seeks Theodore Roosevelt’s counsel. According to Wilson, this law solves all educational issues and accomplishes what many prominent men in various fields have sought to explain.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-16

Creator(s)

Wilson, Isaac Eldridge

Panama–the human side

Panama–the human side

Poultney Bigelow compares the challenges Ferdinand de Lesseps faced constructing the Suez Canal to those of the Panama Canal. He argues that real-estate ownership among canal officials is responsible for the crowded, unsanitary conditions of Colon and that the government has failed in its administration of the canal zone.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09

Creator(s)

Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954