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Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about the death of their cousin Alfred Roosevelt. He also updates her on the Katy Mann affair. Mann has demanded a settlement of $10,000. Roosevelt is looking into having their alcoholic brother Elliott declared insane.
1891-07-08
A collection of articles relating to Medora and the Badlands that were published in The Bismarck Tribune.
1885-1886
Typed transcript of an article that appeared in the Bismarck Tribune, describing an incident in which several cattle, seeking shelter from the cold and wind in railroad cuts, were crippled or killed by a train passing through the Badlands.
1886-11-27
Theodore Roosevelt raises concern to management of the Long Island Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad about the numerous accidents occurring at a busy “grade crossing” of a highroad and the railroad located before the entrance of the 59th Street Bridge. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was aboard a train from Oyster Bay involved in an accident which the train hit two automobiles and one man was killed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-25
President Roosevelt awards Charles A. Arms a medal for daring.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-08
President Roosevelt thanks Ambassador to Great Britain Reid for the letter. He finds that Canada’s actions strain foreign relations with Great Britain. Roosevelt asks Reid to deliver the enclosed letter to the hospital that aided the Americans involved in the Salisbury train-wreck.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-27
On behalf of America, President Roosevelt sincerely thanks the officials of the Infirmary at Salisbury for generously caring for the Americans involved in the recent “lamentable train wreck.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-25
President Roosevelt expresses his shock and sympathy to Governor Herrick over the fatal train accident that killed members of the Ohio National Guard Battalion of Engineers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-08
Chairman Knapp sends William Loeb the Interstate Commerce Commission’s summary of railroad casualties to persons for the year ending on June 30, 1906, as well as the casualties reported by carriers for the year ending on June 30, 1907. While the carrier’s reports only include passenger and on-duty employee casualties, the ICC reports include all injuries to persons.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-24
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
The report provides the figures rail carriers provide to the Interstate Commerce Commission detailing all casualties including passengers, employees, trespassers, and any other persons. The statistics are broken down based on these groupings and the cause of the accident, and used to calculate how many passenger-miles were traveled for each person injured or killed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-24
The report details the number of casualties in various types of railway-related activity. The numbers are reported according to the person’s relationship to the railroad (passenger or type of worker).
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-06-30
President Cleveland, a railroad engineer, drives a locomotive labeled “Administration R.R.” that is roaring out of a tunnel labeled “Business Depression Tunnel,” and knocking out of the way legislators who are placing “Dilatory Admendments” and “Teller’s Dilatory Tactics” on the tracks, trying to derail the train. Among the legislators are Francis M. Cockrell, James Z. George, James L. Pugh, William A. Peffer, George G. Vest, James D. Cameron, William M. Stewart, Henry M. Teller, John P. Jones, and Edward O. Wolcott.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1893-10-11
A mule and the wreckage of a wagon appear by the side of railroad tracks and an old man labeled “Silverite” hangs from a sign that states, “Danger! Look Out for Sound Money Locomotive.” A train rumbles off into the background with the caboose labeled “Sound Money Sentiment.” Caption: A pictorial prophecy for election day, November 3rd, 1896.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1896-07-15
At center, a capitalist sits on money bags labeled “Insurance Money” and leans against several papers labeled “New Policy.” He is gambling with the Grim Reaper, while all around them disasters are happening. A panic-stricken crowd flees a burning theater, a hotel and a tenement building are on fire, a side-wheeler steam ship has exploded, an ocean liner sinks, and a railroad train has crashed. At each of these disasters is a notice that states “Heavily Insured.” Caption: Too Enterprising American Capitalist – Keep up the game! I can lose nothing – I’m heavily insured.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1883-01-24
A man labeled “Hayseed Legislator” waits next to obstacles labeled “Corruption, Spite against N. Y. City, Backwoods Bullheadedness, [and] Petty Jealousy” that he has placed on railroad tracks ahead of an oncoming train labeled “N. Y. City Reforms.” He is hoping to cause the train to derail.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-05-13
President Roosevelt’s message to Congress at the beginning of the third session of the fifty-eighth Congress in 1904. In this message, Roosevelt discusses various aspects of the state of the union and introduces the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-06
A maniacal-looking railroad fireman labeled “Criminal Negligence” shovels human bodies into the boiler on a railroad locomotive. Caption: In the first nineteen days of January, of this year, 136 persons were killed on American railroads and as many more injured. The railroads, according to the Interstate Commerce Commission, are killing men, women and children at the rate of 26 a day and injuring 237 a day.
The efficacy of an Interstate Commerce Commission with “teeth” is illustrated in this powerful cartoon by Udo J. Keppler. Then ICC actually had been established in 1887, the first of any federal regulatory agency. As was the case with the Sherman Anti-Trust Act a few years later, ills and offenses of American business were addressed, but to mild or perfunctory effect.
List of accidents that occurred during the coupling and uncoupling of railroad cars and engines from January to June 1902. These employees currently have no redress but would be covered by pending legislation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-29