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President Roosevelt thinks that a quote from Voltaire that Judge Emory Speer sent him was extremely apt. He is both envious and admiring of Speer’s grizzly bear.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-14
President Roosevelt thanks Maud Nathan and her husband Frederick for the bust of Voltaire. He is glad to hear about what she has been doing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-31
This article discusses the case of Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, which is troubling many Americans, and which the author believes President Roosevelt will see is righted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-18
A number of historical figures enjoy the pleasant atmosphere of “Sheol” after suffering the flames of Hell. At left is a dejected Devil sitting beneath a sign that states, “This Business is Removed to Sheol, Opposite.” Among those ferried across the river by “Charon” are “Hypatia, Fanny Elssler, Voltaire, Frederick [the] Great, Socrates, J. Offenbach, Darwin, J. S. Mill, Rousseau, George Sand, Galileo, Jefferson, Th. Paine, Goethe, [and] H. Heine.” Caption: According to the new version of the Old Testament, many respectable people who have been writhing in the old fashioned Hell will have to be transferred to the pleasant watering-place known as “Sheol.” This is Puck’s notion of the evolution of Hell to Sheol.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1885-05-27