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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling informs President Roosevelt that Rear Admiral Yates Stirling reports no actions or orders outside of the routine, hence no cause for sensational reports.
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1904-08-26
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling submits his letter of resignation to President Roosevelt and announces he will retire after four years of service.
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1905-02-01
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling sends President Roosevelt copies of two telegrams sent to Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, who is stationed in China.
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1904-08-24
Charles Hial Darling invites Theodore Roosevelt to attend the opening day of a celebration of the Battle of Bennington in Bennington, Vermont.
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1911-07-21
Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling received a telegram from the USS Wisconsin conveying Emperor Meiji’s personal thanks to President Roosevelt.
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1905-10-23
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling gives telegraphic orders for the Sylph to travel to Oyster Bay.
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1905-07-19
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling writes to President Roosevelt to explain orders given to transfer civil engineers from a dry dock they were working on in Charleston. Leading citizens and officials in South Carolina protested this decision because they believed it was politically motivated. Darling explains that the transfer was ordered because of tension between the contractors and engineers. Rumors of the contracting company’s political influence were started by subordinates in the company and were exacerbated by a visit from Senator Lodge’s secretary, but Darling finds the rumors to be groundless.
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1905-07-07
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling informs William Loeb about the placement and availability of naval ships in Latin America.
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1905-03-28
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling encloses a letter to President Roosevelt that he hopes Roosevelt will pass on to Representative J. S. Sherman, with comments, in order to soothe Sherman’s wounded feelings.
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1905-02-09
Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling forwards to William Loeb letters containing the opinion of the General Board concerning the acquisition of islands in the vicinity of the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal.
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1904-10-05
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling informs President Roosevelt that Rear Admiral Yates Stirling has reported that the Askold and another Russian ship will disarm and the issues involving Chinese neutrality have been resolved.
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1904-08-26
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling sends a report to President Roosevelt on the status of an American ship stationed in Shanghai and the movements of Japanese ships in the Pacific Ocean.
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1904-08-25
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling informs Admiral Stirling that the Navy Department is “solicitous” of the situation in Shanghai, and instructs him to “use the utmost vigilance and report fully.”
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1904-08-23
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling sends to President Roosevelt copies of all the telegram correspondence between the Department of the Navy and the Asiatic fleet since the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War.
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1904-08-24
The accounts in the newspapers about the situation in Shanghai are “disquieting and sensational.” Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling instructs Admiral Yates to send a report about the recent occurrences, including his orders, actions, and intentions.
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1904-08-23
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling sends to President Roosevelt copies of telegrams detailing the conduct of the American naval fleet in Asia since the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War.
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1904-08-24
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling informs President Roosevelt of the death of Admiral H. C. Taylor. Ensign Churchill will accompany the remains to Washington, D.C.
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1904-07-27
Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling informs President Roosevelt that the USS Missouri needs to undergo its final trial and some repairs before it will rejoin its battle squadron overseas.
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1904-05-10
The USS Missouri‘s boilers require two weeks of work, after which time, it is requested that the ship join the North Atlantic Fleet on the European Coast.
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1904-05-04
Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling sends correspondence concerning military operations in Panama.
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1904-05-03