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President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to thank him for a cartoon he sent and for his editorials. Roosevelt mentions appointing extra men to the Commission and encloses a copy of a letter from Secretary of War Elihu Root.
1903-08-19
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop regarding a remark made by Walter Wellman in the Chicago Record-Herald about the appointment of former President Cleveland to the Coal Strike Commission.
1903-06-25
President Roosevelt thanks Joseph Bucklin Bishop for his telegram. He writes that he is anxious about the outcome of the Pennsylvania Coal Strike, but hopes that recent actions have put them closer to a resolution. Roosevelt also gives his opinion on the appointment of the commission.
1902-10-14
The “Chronicle and Comment” section of The Churchman contains several articles. An article titled “President Refuses Pardon to Negro” discusses the case of John W. Burley. “The Anthracite Mining Dispute” discusses the decision concerning the check-weight men and wages. Other articles include “Strikes at Chicago and Fall River,” “The Necessity for State Police,” “Secretary Hay and the Sultan,” and “The War in the East.”
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1904-08-13
The seven members of the commission appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt included Catholic Archbishop John Lancaster Spalding and railway conductors’ union leader E. E. Clark.
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1902-03-02
President Roosevelt agrees to serve as trustee of the will but suggests a man with business capacity as a better choice. Roosevelt is indignant at the mine owners but points out that the miners are also wrong on several points. He wishes that the miners would have returned to work while the Commission investigates.
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1902-10-08
George B. Cortelyou relays President Roosevelt’s call for a meeting of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission for Friday, October 24, to Edward W. Parker.
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1902-10-21
President Roosevelt draws Secretary Cortelyou’s attention to a judgment by the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission that employment cannot be refused based on membership or non-membership in a labor organization. Roosevelt approves of the judgment and believes that government departments should follow this principle.
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1903-07-14
President Roosevelt praises Judge George Gray’s work on the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission and agrees with his opinion on the composition of the arbitration conciliation committees.
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1903-07-31
George B. Cortelyou informs Bishop Spaulding that President Roosevelt has called a meeting of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission for October 24 and hopes he can attend.
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1902-10-21
George B. Cortelyou writes to Thomas Hamer Watkins to inform him that President Roosevelt has called a meeting of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission for October 24 and hopes Watkins can attend.
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1902-10-21
George B. Cortelyou informs Brigadier General Wilson that President Roosevelt has called a meeting of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission for October 24 and hopes that he can attend.
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1902-10-21
George B. Cortelyou informs Carroll D. Wright that President Roosevelt has called a meeting of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission for October 24 and hopes that Wright can attend.
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1902-10-21
The coal operators and miners accept Carroll D. Wright as a member of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, and President Roosevelt makes him a member of the commission.
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1902-10-24
George B. Cortelyou informs Henry Cabot Lodge, Marcus Alonzo Hanna, and Winthrop Murray Crane that Commissioner of Labor Carroll D. Wright, on behalf of President Roosevelt, presented an offer to John Mitchell that a commission of inquiry be appointed to investigate the issues between the operators and miners if the miners will return to work. Mitchell has taken the matter under consideration and no response has been received.
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1902-10-07
President Roosevelt requests that Judge Day serve on Carroll D. Wright’s commission investigating the Anthracite Coal Strike.
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1902-10-11
President Roosevelt requests that Marvin Hughitt serve on Carroll D. Wright’s commission investigating the Anthracite Coal Strike.
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1902-10-11
President Roosevelt requests that John D. Kernan serve on Carroll D. Wright’s commission investigating the Anthracite Coal Strike.
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1902-10-11
President Roosevelt appreciates Charles E. W. Smith’s letter, and he outlines the problem with Smith’s suggestion regarding the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission’s composition.
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1902-10-11
George B. Cortelyou informs Massachusetts Governor Crane that President Roosevelt is considering S. B. Whitney for the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission and asks Crane for information on Whitney. (As explained in Crane’s response, “Whitney” is a typo here, and the person being referred to is Stephen B. Whiting)
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1902-10-14