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Letter from Stephen O’Meara to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Stephen O’Meara to Theodore Roosevelt

Police Commissioner O’Meara explains to President Roosevelt that he felt it was necessary for his son to have a formal trial in order to avoid any appearance of favoritism and to quell rumors in the press. Ted was declared innocent of the charge of assaulting a police officer, but he withheld the name of a friend whom police believed to be the culprit. O’Meara denies allegations that Ted was assaulted by a member of the Boston police force.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-03

Creator(s)

O'Meara, Stephen, 1854-1918

The new policeman on the beat – the monopoly gang defies him!

The new policeman on the beat – the monopoly gang defies him!

A policeman from the “New Chicago Anti-Monopoly Party” holds a broken nightstick labeled “Popular Support.” He is standing on a sidewalk at “Vanderbilt’s Monopoly Car Yard,” confronting a gang of monopolists that includes, among others, Jay Gould, William H. Vanderbilt, Cyrus W. Field, John Roach, Russell Sage, and an “Anti-Monopoly Grocery Monopolist” Francis B. Thurber. Gang members hold handguns and rocks. Puck, holding a club labeled “Only Support,” stands with the policeman. A flag that states “No Thoroughfare for Small Business Men” hangs from a building. An injured or dead man, identified as a “Small Business Man,” is lying in the street.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1883-07-18

Creator(s)

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937