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Senator Platt regrets that President Roosevelt cannot attend the “Amen Corner” dinner and intends to discuss the matter with him.
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1902-03-22
According to the latest naval intelligence, the United States Navy is half the strength of the German Navy. Misleading naval documents had previously indicated that the American Navy was superior.
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1902-03-22
Eliakim Torrance, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, encloses a report regarding the administration of the Pension Bureau. With an estimated 225,000 surviving Union soldiers missing from the pension rolls, the report reflects poorly on the Pension Bureau and Commissioner Henry Clay Evans.
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1902-03-22
President White of the Archeological Institute of America invites President Roosevelt to become a member.
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1902-03-22
Ben Daniels declines President Roosevelt’s offer to serve as a deputy under Marshal McCord. Daniels considers McCord unreliable and accuses him of speaking out against Roosevelt on numerous occasions.
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1902-03-23
Governor Hunt thanks George B. Cortelyou for sending a photograph of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to accompany the one of President Roosevelt. He hopes that Alice Roosevelt will be able to visit them in Puerto Rico. Hunt just finished touring the island and everything is “moving along most satisfactorily.”
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1902-03-24
Robert Bradley Hawley has been “unavoidably detained” in Cuba and will be unable to present Rudolph Kleberg’s case, although he does recommend Kleberg for judge. Cecil Andrew Lyon and John Grant have informed Senator Hanna that President Roosevelt has promised to appoint Waller Thomas Burns.
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1902-03-24
Secretary of State Hay encloses a sketch of the proposed tribunal to determine the Alaskan boundary and a private memorandum from Ambassador Pauncefote with the British government’s suggestions. Hay believes that Pauncefote is favorable to the American draft of the treaty and will influence his government accordingly.
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1902-03-24
Senator Hoar suggests that President Roosevelt might want to send a congratulatory message to Edward Everett Hale that can be read at a meeting in honor of Hale’s eightieth birthday being held at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.
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1902-03-24
Governor Hunt would be delighted if Alice Roosevelt could extend her travels and visit Puerto Rico.
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1902-03-24
Herschel V. Jones cautions that President Roosevelt’s position on the railroad question has “disturbed the confidence” of the people, adding that an “undercurrent of alienation” is forming against him. He requests a meeting with Roosevelt.
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1902-03-24
Joseph Bucklin Bishop defends the Roosevelt administration’s decision not to “run amuck” among the country’s corporations in light of the Northern Securities decision. The Democrats are using this decision to attempt to prove that they are more anti-trust than Roosevelt but will only prove that they cannot be trusted to deal with business interests and the economy.
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1904-03-17
Senator Lodge suggests that President Roosevelt write a congratulatory message to Edward Everett Hale which could be read at a meeting in honor of Hale’s eightieth birthday.
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1902-03-24
Mr. Wilkie, responding to a request from George B. Cortelyou, called with information on Berry Benson. Benson is an inventor of a patent bookkeeping scheme and after a brief investigation appears to be “perfectly straight and is not a crank.”
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1902-03-24
Secretary of War Elihu Root would like a meeting with President Roosevelt, Secretary of State John Hay, and Attorney General Philander C. Knox before they begin communicating with Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma.
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1902-03-24
Jacob A. Riis supports replacing Commissioner McSweeney due to charges of corruption within the Immigration office but he does not want Mr. Marsh to have an important position within the new administration. He criticizes Governor Odell for violating the New York Tenement House Act and “playing into the hands of the builders.” Riis concludes by lamenting that he “disgusted a lot of women” by opposing a bill to build Boys Clubs in all New York boroughs at taxpayers expense.
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1902-03-24
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson requests President Roosevelt’s opinion concerning an enclosed pamphlet from W. E. Dodge. Dodge would like to privately circulate the pamphlet to friends, including members of the Union League Club.
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1902-03-24
Jacob H. Schiff is concerned that if the government loses the suit against the Northern Securities Company that President Roosevelt’s prestige will suffer and new more repressive legislation will follow. However, a judicial decision against the Northern Securities Company could adversely effect the railroad industry and “shake the structure upon which our existing prosperity rests.” He asks that his comments be communicated to Roosevelt.
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1902-03-24
Chief Wilkie knows little of Berry Benson besides the fact that he has a special system for bookkeeping. Wilkie will make a special investigation of Benson’s “character and associations” if requested.
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1902-03-24
Frederick Norton Goddard discusses New York Republican politics; including political patronage, Mayor Low’s administration, and several appointments. If Governor Odell moves Joseph Dickey to fiscal agent or some other position, Goddard would be interested in Dickey’s current role as Shipping Commissioner.
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1902-03-25