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General Chaffee sent this memorandum detailing the positions of the Japanese troops at Port Arthur to President Roosevelt. The information was given by the Imperial Headquarters.
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1904-12-01
Adna Romanza Chaffee forwards a report from Captain March on his observations with the Japanese Army.
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1905-02-02
Lieutenant-General Chaffee forwards a report from Lieutenant Fortescue on his observations of the defenses near Port Arthur (Manchuria).
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1905-01-17
Lieutenant-General Chaffee forwards a report from Captain Morrison on his observations with the Japanese Army.
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1905-01-14
Lieutenant-General Chaffee forwards a report from Major Joseph Ernst Kuhn on his observations of the defenses near Port Arthur (Manchuria).
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1905-01-12
General Chaffee sends a map and memorandum detailing the Japanese position at Port Arthur.
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1904-12-01
Acting Secretary of War Adna Romanza Chaffee forwards the content of a message received by cablegram from Secretary of War Taft, returning from the diplomatic mission to Asia. New York Representative Michael E. Driscoll, one of the participants in the mission, formally apologizes for comments regarding Alice Roosevelt which he included in a letter to the Syracuse, New York, Post Standard. Meant in light humor, his remarks were taken seriously in publication. He did not intend any slight to Miss Roosevelt, who “has won the love of all the party.” If President Roosevelt chooses, he can send the apology to the newspaper.
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1905-08-07
Adna Romanza Chaffee outlines the benefits and challenges of having a company of Marines relieve the Army’s 9th Infantry in Peking, China.
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1905-07-21
Army Chief of Staff Chaffee forwards a report and photographs of Port Arthur made by Lieutenant Granville Fortescue to William Loeb, and asks that they be returned when President Roosevelt is finished reviewing them.
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1905-03-06
Adna Romanza Chaffee forwards a report from Lieutenant Colonel Wood with the first observations at Port Arthur since its surrender.
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1905-02-10
Chief of Staff Chaffee sends William Loeb a report on the situation in Mukden for President Roosevelt.
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1904-10-17
General Adna Romanza Chaffee sends information for President Roosevelt to William Loeb. Fighting in Manchuria has pushed the Russians back.
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1904-10-15
Adna Romaza Chaffee discusses President Roosevelt’s nomination. He also tells Roosevelt of his trip to Yellowstone Park with “Larry.”
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1904-07-25
Six naval officers are suggested for office for personal charge of public buildings and grounds in Washington, D.C. Five names are crossed out, with only Captain Charles S. Bromwell’s name remaining.
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1904-04-06
Army Chief of Staff Chaffee provides Secretary of War Taft with a list of colonels for President Roosevelt’s consideration for promotion to brigadier general.
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1904-03-29
Army Chief of Staff Chaffee writes to Secretary of War Taft about adjunct duties assigned to military chaplains. Chaffee indicates that although chaplains generally do not mind if they are assigned additional duties, the regulations will be amended prohibiting their employment in positions other than dealing with the spiritual needs of military personnel. He also states that there have been concerns expressed about the Young Men’s Christian Association participating in the management of exchange buildings.
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1904-03-23
Adna Romanza Chaffee sends a copy of a report received from Captain Peyton Conway March for the President to read if he has the time.
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1904-10-07
General Chaffee writes Henry Clark Corbin to verify the integrity of Major Eugene Frederick Ladd.
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1904-02-18
General Chaffee approves an enclosed report but forwards a case which has a particular political interest to Secretary of War Root.
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1904-01-12
General Chaffee writes regarding the situation in the Philippines and claims that conditions are improving but the islands cannot become like the State of New York for a long time. He encourages President Roosevelt that the Filipinos are becoming more able to deal with their new liberties. He also mentions his visit with Edith Roosevelt in Havana.
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1902-12-01