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Maurice Francis Egan has distributed the President’s letter in several cities throughout the Midwest with great success. Egan hears reports that the President is almost assured to win the state of Minnesota. He also invites the President to come hunting in Minnesota.
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1904-08-31
Maurice Francis Egan will soon travel westward through New York. He believes that the gold standard will remain fixed only if there is a party committed to it.
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1904-08-10
Maurice Francis Egan believes that the idea and the man will win. He says that in President Roosevelt’s case he cannot separate the two. Egan mentions “the Philippines question” and a story which will soon appear in print.
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1904-07-20
Maurice Francis Egan writes to clarify the meaning of a comment he made about another friend earlier in the day.
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1904-06-04
Maurice Francis Egan tells President Roosevelt how much he liked Emily Lawless’s With the Wild Geese and wants to send Roosevelt a copy of a book he wrote.
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1904-05-18
Maurice Francis Egan, Minister to Denmark, thanks President Roosevelt for accepting the dedication of his book, The Wiles of Sexton Maginnis. Egan discusses how King Frederick VIII dislikes the condition of politics in Denmark and fears for its future. Egan pities him as a well-intentioned person “who finds that his constitutional limitations render him impotent.” Archbishop John Ireland has asked Egan to Rome, but Egan will try to meet him elsewhere.
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1909-02-11
Maurice Francis Egan encloses a paragraph from an article he has written for Catholic papers on Lady Gregory’s latest book. His friends in the Knights of Columbus assure him that the “Roosevelt Democrat” is adopting the motto of the State of Maryland (“Fatti Maschii Parole Femine,” meaning “Manly deeds, womanly words”). Egan hopes that after President Roosevelt leaves the White House, they can talk on various subjects.
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1904-04-22
Maurice Francis Egan writes to President Roosevelt about an article he is circulating to several Catholic newspapers. James B. Connelly liked Roosevelt’s statement that a man named O’Brien is not necessarily an Irishman. Egan also acknowledges the return of some books by Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
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1904-03-26
Maurice Francis Egan has grippe but will be out on Sunday. The people Egan invited to visit are arriving in droves, including two bishops. Egan would greatly appreciate it if Roosevelt would send a card to Regina Crawford for an upcoming function.
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1904-01-08
Maurice Francis Egan was asked by Walter George Smith to send a copy of Smith’s book about his soldier and diplomat father, The Life and Letters of Thomas Kilby Smith, to President Roosevelt. Egan reminds Roosevelt that he had promised to send a letter from Philippine Commissioner James Francis Smith. Egan also remarks that the Cardinal extends his “admiration and respect” to Roosevelt.
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1903-12-15
Maurice Francis Egan thanks President Roosevelt for the letter to Mrs. Van Vorst.
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1903-02-12
Maurice Francis Egan sends President Roosevelt some literature and sea songs.
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1902-10-22
Maurice Francis Egan will be at the White House tomorrow.
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1902-10-20
Maurice Francis Egan regrets he was unable to accept President Roosevelt’s invitation to dinner.
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1901-10-19