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Teddy Roosevelt: “And in the event of death occurring, say, ten or eleven months after the accident, the family would only receive as…”

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And in the event of death occurring, say, ten or eleven months after the accident, the family would only receive as compensation the equivalent of one or two months' earnings.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt highlights the inadequacy of compensation for families if death occurs months after an accident.

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