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Restraining order

Restraining order

A restraining order between the plaintiff Hitchman Coal and Coke Company and the defendants John Mitchell and other representatives of the United Mine Workers of America gives the details of the allegations that the defendants are planning a union and violating their contract. The parameters of the order are outlined by District Court Judge Alston G. Dayton, and an injunction in the suit is set to be heard on January 14, 1908.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-24

Letter from Henry Lee Higginson to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Henry Lee Higginson to Theodore Roosevelt

Henry Lee Higginson beseeches President Roosevelt to send federal troops to Telluride, Colorado. Bulkeley Wells, manager of the Smuggler-Union Mines, alerted Higginson of the boycott strikes in which armed union miners threatened and murdered non-union miners. Higginson asks that Roosevelt meet with Rodolphe Luis Agassiz, son of Alexander Agassiz, regarding the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-19

Letter from Albert J. Beveridge to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Albert J. Beveridge to Theodore Roosevelt

With the help of William D. Rooker, Senator Beveridge has been negotiating with several labor organizations regarding their positions on the Miller case. The Typographical Union will support President Roosevelt and the Indiana State Federation of Labor will take no action. The mine workers have also agreed to take no adverse action towards Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-23