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Frank Knox is pleased to hear that Theodore Roosevelt has so much time in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It will be easy to arrange a meeting with Governor Chase S. Osborn.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-06
Frank Knox sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of Michigan governor Chase S. Osborn’s inaugural message. Knox has marked passages he thinks Roosevelt might find interesting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-01
Frank Knox asks Theodore Roosevelt for his itinerary while in Grand Rapids, Michigan, so he can arrange a meeting with Governor Osborn S. Chase. He congratulates Roosevelt for his articles in The Outlook.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-31
Governor Chase S. Osborn announces his willingness to serve as governor of Michigan for a second term, despite not wanting to run for office again. Osborn understands many in the state wish him to serve another 2 years. He will not seek a nomination, but if nominated, he will run a vigorous election campaign to keep the governorship in Republican hands.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-30
A newspaper article announcing May 14, 1911 as Mother’s Day in Michigan. The article highlights a speech given by Governor Chase O. Osborn and his ideas on mothers and motherhood.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-08
Michigan Governor Chase S. Osborn recently gave a concise and insightful statement regarding the initiative, referendum and recall.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-25
In the center of a circus ring are nine rotund figures representing trusts, high tariffs, and political graft, who are balancing on the shoulders of one consumer. A tenth figure, the “coal strike,” prepares to join in. President Taft watches, seated beside a giant sheep labeled “Schedule K.” New York Senator Elihu Root watches from the other side of the ring. In the foreground, Theodore Roosevelt leads a procession of six supporters, while “Gov. Osborn” has just left the queue and is climbing on the “Taft Band Wagon.” Inscribed below is the line, “7 little governors all in a mix one got cold feet and then there were six.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-04-02