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Joseph Wilmer tells Theodore Roosevelt he is very sorry to hear of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s pain. He is grateful for his friendship with Roosevelt’s family.
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1911-10-14
J. J. Jusserand has only heard vague reports of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s horse riding injury, and hopes Theodore Roosevelt can let him know how she is doing. Jusserand tells Roosevelt about his and his wife’s summer travels and recommends a book he read the most in Paris, promising to send Roosevelt a copy.
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1911-10-15
Charles I. Williams writes to Theodore Roosevelt about the recently incorporated Westmoreland Historical Association, since he knows both Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt are interested in Virginia. Williams tells Roosevelt about the association and their goal of preserving historic sites, and invites Roosevelt to become a member.
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1911-10-14
Williams, Charles I. (Charles Insco), 1853-1923
Andrew Dickson White tells Vahan Cardashian that he is deeply sympathetic to the issue of Armenians mistreated by Turkey, but at his age of eighty he fears he cannot be too actively involved in Cardashian’s cause. However, he says Cardashian has permission to list White’s name as a member of his committee, if he thinks it will be useful.
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1911-10-14
Booker T. Washington is sending Theodore Roosevelt an arithmetic textbook created by two of the teachers at the Tuskegee Institute.
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1911-10-14
Theodore C. Thomas writes to Theodore Roosevelt about his desires to move to and work in Mexico, and asks if Roosevelt would write a letter of recommendation to Francisco I. Madero so that he may get a head start on finding employment. Thomas describes all his connections from when he was a Rough Rider in the Spanish-American War.
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1911-10-14
Charles G. Washburn tells Theodore Roosevelt he will be in New York on Friday, November 3rd, and if Roosevelt will be in his office and can spare the time, Washburn would like to meet with him for a few moments.
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1911-10-14
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.
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1911-10-14
Shaw, Anna Howard, 1847-1919
J. W. Ogden wishes to send Theodore Roosevelt a copy of a manuscript he has just written titled “The Big Stick, or Uncle Remus and Sambo on Marse Theodore Roosevelt,” which includes songs and “Negro dialect.” Ogden says the manuscript is favorable to Roosevelt, not critical.
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1911-10-14
Sophia A. Preusch was inspired to write Theodore Roosevelt because she opened a dictionary at the word “delightful.” She says she saw Roosevelt during his 1910 parade in New York, and supposes he has read about her, describing herself as a troublemaker. She inquires after Oyster Beach, talks about museums, and sends well wishes to Roosevelt’s family.
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1911-10-14
Preusch, Sophia A. (Sophia Anna), 1878-1932
Francis B. Loomis writes Theodore Roosevelt to tell him Alfred Zimmern, a Oxford professor who has recently written a book on the “Greek commonwealth,” would like to meet with Roosevelt while he is in the United States. Loomis notes that he himself would also like to meet with Roosevelt as he has information to discuss.
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1911-10-14
Arthur P. Felton invites Theodore Roosevelt to speak at the Paint and Oil Club of New England and would gladly alter the timing of their monthly meetings to accommodate Roosevelt.
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1911-10-14
Felton, Arthur P. (Arthur Pratt), 1860-1951
William H. H. Llewellyn thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his words on Ralph Emerson Twitchell’s book. Llewellyn updates Roosevelt on the process for making a new state, and he states that David J. Leahy is on the ticket in Las Vegas, Nevada for district judge. Llewellyn also updates Roosevelt on the construction of dam and various political happenings.
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1911-10-14
Llewellyn, William H. H. (William Henry Harrison), 1851-1927
Arthur C. Hastings believes there has been a mistake and sends Theodore Roosevelt a circular he received from someone soliciting subscriptions and calling themselves “Senator Mac Crane” that lists Roosevelt as a Chairman of the Advisory Committee. Hastings believes the subscriptions are being marketed under false pretenses.
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1911-10-14
Hastings, Arthur C.
Agnes Lackey invites Theodore Roosevelt to be a speaker at the March 1912 school teacher’s meeting if he is available.
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1911-10-14
Lackey, Agnes, 1876-1921
Ernest Harvier tells Theodore Roosevelt that Roosevelt’s “insurgent friends” saw wins in a recent California election and encloses a newspaper clipping from a Los Angeles newspaper that recognizes the Theodore Roosevelt Dam. He hopes Roosevelt does not get involved with a local canvass, which Harvier disagrees with.
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1911-10-14
Lloyd C. Douglas writes to Theodore Roosevelt about a series of lectures John R. Mott is soon to give about spiritual life to students at the University of Illinois. Douglas is writing well-known men who know Mott’s work and soliciting brief letters of appreciation for him.
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1911-10-14
Douglas, Lloyd C.
H. C. G. Moule writes Annie Augusta King about a letter he received from Hester J. B. Hart, whose husband Robert Hart recently died. He discusses the current upheaval in China and wishes Cole well.
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1911-10-14
William E. Dodd tells Theodore Roosevelt how outraged he is at an article in the recent Harper’s Weekly magazine that he perceives as slanderous towards Roosevelt and paints him as attacking William H. Taft.
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1911-10-14
Dodd, William E. (William Edward), 1869-1940
Charles C. Bull writes to Theodore Roosevelt about progress on the Panama Canal construction, which he says is going well. He states his opinion that though he opposes “white slaves traffic,” as by law women cannot be brought across country lines for “immoral” purposes, he says there is a problem in Panama where there are too many canal workers and too few prostitutes, and the prostitutes that are there have venereal diseases. Bull thinks there needs to be a way to bring (specifically white) prostitutes who have freely chosen the vocation to Panama and to have better health monitoring. He discusses San Francisco politics and greater U.S. politics, stating he will not support William H. Taft and he does not think the Republican Party will do well the next couple of terms, so he hopes the Democratic Party runs a presidential candidate he does not dislike too much so he does not have to vote Socialist. Lastly, he believes part of the Panama Canal construction area is not well fortified and is vulnerable to potential attack.
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1911-10-14