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Wisconsin Governor La Follette is upset that President Roosevelt seems to believe aspersions that others are casting on him, though he has supported Roosevelt and has been an ardent spokesman for the regulation of the railroad and rates.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-08
President Roosevelt was sorry to hear of Elbert F. Baldwin’s accident. He will advocate for the Interstate Commerce Commission to take “complete power” over the railroads.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-19
Secretary to the President Loeb encloses President Roosevelt’s letter to Mary Guinan and requests that Secretary of the Interstate Commerce Commission Moseley send the letter and medal once her medal of honor is ready. Also enclosed is a draft letter to Mr. Hagen and “the committee’s recommendations in both cases.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-08
President Roosevelt informs Mary Guinan that under the provisions of “an Act to promote the security of travel upon railroads engaged in interstate commerce,” she is awarded a medal of honor for her actions on December 16, 1906 when she risked her own life to save an elderly man from being hit by a train. He encloses the medal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-08