Washington (State)

The Washington industrial insurance law held constitutional

The New York Law Journal reports the Supreme Court of Washington has decided the Industrial Insurance Law is constitutional and enforceable. The law is similar to the case in New York which held the Workmen’s Compensation Act to be unconstitutional. The part of the article quoting the Washington court’s opinion which alludes to the New York court’s decision has been highlighted. The rest of the newspaper page reports on court notices and wanted ads.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin D. Crocker

President Roosevelt sends Revenue Collector Benjamin David Crocker a copy of a letter from Congressman Wesley Livsey Jones. Jones is the favored candidate for Senator by both the Republican party and the people of Washington, and Roosevelt asks if the claims that have been made to Jones about Crocker’s behavior are legitimate.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George H. Baker

President Roosevelt sends United States Marshal Baker a copy of a letter from Congressman Wesley Livsey Jones. Jones is the favored candidate for Senator by both the Republican party and the people of Washington, and Roosevelt asks if the claims that have been made to Jones about Baker’s behavior are legitimate.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Samuel S. Piles

President Roosevelt informs Senator Piles that he told Representative Wesley Livsey Jones he made no comment supporting any candidate for senator, and that Roosevelt knows the allegation that Piles said this was an error.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Wesley Livsey Jones

President Roosevelt informs Representative Jones that he will express no opinion in any Senate race.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt updates Secretary of War Taft on his conversation with Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou in which he made clear that the nominee for president will be chosen based on what is best for the party. Men from various states have contacted Roosevelt attempting to convince him to run again and expressing whether they would support Taft. Evaluating the potential candidates, Roosevelt focuses on Governor Charles Evans Hughes, who is the biggest potential threat. Roosevelt says that Bishop Charles Henry Brent recently delivered a ridiculous sermon on the Philippines and that Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte has been doing well this summer despite his difficult work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-03

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hermann Speck von Sternburg

President Roosevelt was impressed with the account of a German military attaché in Japan that German Ambassador Sternburg recently sent him, especially in the assessment that racial tensions are driving relations in the Pacific. Roosevelt looks forward to seeing Sternburg and his wife this weekend.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-03

Letter from Anna Howard Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt

Anna Howard Shaw has heard about Theodore Roosevelt’s upcoming speech at Carnegie Hall on “The Conservation of Womanhood and Childhood” and hopes he discusses the women’s suffrage movement in light of the growing list of states where women have gained the right to vote.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-14

Letter from Benjamin Ide Wheeler to William Loeb

University of California President Benjamin Ide Wheeler sends William Loeb information regarding Secretary of War William H. Taft’s recent trip to Washington state. Wheeler discusses a letter from Judge Henry A. Melvin to Arthur I. Vorys in which Melvin says the existing political machine in Alameda County, California, will support Taft in the upcoming primaries. Wheeler believes Melvin wrote this letter because he is indebted to William E. Dargie and George W. Reed for his judgeship. Wheeler feels that these men are truly in opposition to Taft and Roosevelt, but are supporting Taft because his victory seems inevitable and they want to be on the winning side.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-19

Letter from Alexander Lambert to Theodore Roosevelt

Alexander Lambert sends President Roosevelt an editorial. Lambert notes that his father-in-law, Knight D. Cheney, is mending after a serious illness. Lambert has contacted William H. Wright, author of a recent article on elk, to plan a grizzly bear hunt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-17

Letter from Jacob A. Riis to Theodore Roosevelt

Jacob A. Riis quotes a conversation he had with a fellow countryman, who told him of a time when President Roosevelt was leaving Seattle and had looked down on a crowd made up largely of Scandinavians, and seemed disappointed when they did not give him a sign of recognition. The man believes Roosevelt did not know that Scandinavians are “never demonstrative that way.” Riis also mentions Baron Hermann Speck von Sternburg’s poisoned face wound that will not heal, and recommends that he contact the Finsen Light Institute to seek treatment for it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-23

Memorandum from Smith S. Leach to James Franklin Bell

Corps of Engineers Lieutenant Colonel Leach summarizes James F. J. Archibald’s letter to President Roosevelt regarding the weak defense of the Hawaiian Islands. In general, the Pacific Ocean is very poorly defended and should be considered a vulnerability. Leach discuses the logistics of introducing submarine weapons into naval defenses and previous attempts to acquire such weapons. While Leach concedes that Hawaii is lacking in defense, he strongly disagrees with the position that the Pacific Ocean is vulnerable and proves this by listing the local forts and their weaponized capacity.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-21

Letter from Ethan Allen Hitchcock to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock writes President Roosevelt with his advice on the complicated matter of withdrawing coal lands. On Roosevelt’s direction, the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office began surveying and drafting a list of townships that contained rich coal lands with the intention of withdrawing them from homestead exemptions, and the Department is working quickly to wire all of Roosevelt’s orders to appropriate land offices around the country. However, it is apparent that oil industry men can use many loopholes to obtain the land.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-17

Makers of the great north west in throngs at Seattle, listening to Pres. Roosevelt

A packed crowd gathered to listen to President Roosevelt

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-07-28

Massed thousands at Seattle, Wash., to hear Pres. Roosevelt on Alaska’s future

A packed crowd to listen to President Roosevelt

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-07-28

Pres. Roosevelt on deck enjoying a friendly chat, and the invigorating air of Puget Sound

President Roosevelt chatting with a person on the deck of a ship

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-07-28

Letter from Frank Harper to William A. Monten

Frank Harper will bring William A. Monten’s suggestion to Theodore Roosevelt’s attention. Harper is pleased that the political situation is favorable in Washington, and he notes that things are “looking splendidly in almost every state,” particularly one or two in the south.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-10-14

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Harold J. Richardson

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells Harold J. Richardson that his letter did not arrive until after Roosevelt left for his western trip. He details Roosevelt’s itinerary for the next few days, in case Richardson would like to wire Roosevelt a message.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-09-03

Letter from Frank Harper to Miles Poindexter

Frank Harper informs Senator Poindexter of Theodore Roosevelt’s speaking schedule in Washington State. Roosevelt will speak in Spokane, Seattle, and Tacoma. Harper requests that Poindexter explain the physical and temporal limitations of Roosevelt to any further Washington towns that request a speech.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-21

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Harry Albert Espy

Theodore Roosevelt was unable to reach Harry Albert Espy by phone yesterday. Roosevelt has returned to Oyster Bay, New York, but would still like to see Espy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-07-03