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Edward F. McSweeney explains his attempts to address the corrupt practices of his boss, Terence Vincent Powderly. McSweeney, fearing for his position, encloses two letters which detail his efforts to address corruption and attest to his integrity.
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1902-03-18
Albert J. Beveridge reports that Indiana’s Sixth District has elected two delegates for Theodore Roosevelt. This brings Roosevelt’s Indiana delegates to six.
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1912-03-28
Secretary of War Root cautions President Roosevelt that his decision to allow Lieutenant William Kelly Jr. to continue to serve as an instructor at the United States Military Academy could damage Kelly’s reputation with other officers. Kelly has been in the army for six years but has only served two years with troops. His continued presence at the Academy will be perceived as shirking his fair share of duty for soft work gained through influence.
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1902-03-18
James M. Scovel muses over newspaper reports concerning Senator Hanna’s plans to run for President in 1904. He conjectures that President Roosevelt’s nomination should be assured with solid support from New York, Pennsylvania, and a share of the South.
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1902-03-18
James R. Sheffield requests a breakfast meeting with President Roosevelt to discuss matters concerning New York politics.
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1902-03-18
Owen Wister encourages President Roosevelt to find an appointment for James Tucker.
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1902-03-18
Berry Benson claims to have discovered a method of deciphering the secret military ciphers of Germany and of France. He would like to share his ideas concerning acquiring information from “the enemy.”
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1902-03-19
The ambassadors of France and Russia have submitted identical memorandums to the State Department. They agree with the principles outlined in the English-Japanese Convention drafted January 30, 1902, which maintains the independence of China and Korea while encouraging international commerce. The allied governments reserve the right to consult if the safety of their interests are threatened. Secretary of State Hay encloses a suggested reply.
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1902-03-19
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock thanks President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for extending their sympathies over the recent death of Hitchcock’s brother.
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1902-03-19
Frederick William Holls has heard rumors that Ambassador White is resigning and Holls would like to consult with President Roosevelt regarding White’s successor. Holls is a rumored successor but he cannot accept such a position due to financial constraints. He further declares that he is not representing claimants of the International Banking Company against the federal government.
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1902-03-19
William Francis Hooker has received and forwarded the letter.
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1902-03-19
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw expresses concern that an attempt to alter the free entrance limit on foreign purchases would cause debate and contention. However, he will pursue modifying the limit at President Roosevelt’s instruction.
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1902-03-19
Judson Swift requests a “quiet word” from President Roosevelt to encourage the British officials at a Boer prison in the Bermudas to allow Dr. Albertyn, the prison chaplain, to distribute the Psalter and Hymns published by the American Tract Society.
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1902-03-19
Judson Swift encloses a note for President Roosevelt.
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1902-03-19
By the order of Emperor William II, a German steam yacht of the North Sea station has been named Alice Roosevelt in honor of its sponsor. Includes English translation with German original.
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1902-03-20
John Charles Black agrees with the Pension Committee’s recommendation that the Medical Division needs to be reorganized, adding that the division is “not in harmony with the veteran and other applicants before the Bureau.”
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1902-03-20
Senator Hanna suggests that President Roosevelt delay action in the “Texas judge matter” until he meets with Mr. Hawley.
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1902-03-20
Secretary of State Hay acknowledges receipt of George B. Cortelyou’s memorandum concerning the case of Thaddeus S. Sharretts and has forwarded the State Department’s answering memorandum to Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw.
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1902-03-20
Senator Lodge has received an appeal from Charles V. Herdliska to transfer to Dublin, and he hopes that President Roosevelt will respond affirmatively. He comments that General Nelson Appleton Miles is bent on “political war.” Lodge encloses a letter from his friend Charles Inman Barnard, the Tribune‘s correspondent in Paris, along with some clippings Barnard sent, which Lodge thinks might amuse Mrs. Roosevelt.
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1902-03-20
Helen Miller Gould invites President Roosevelt to deliver an address at the dedication of the Naval Young Men’s Christian Association building in Brooklyn.
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1902-03-20