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Seth Low writes to President Roosevelt to offer the assistance of the National Civic Federation Committee on Conciliation in the “coal situation.” Low encloses a copy of a letter he wrote to two other department members. Low includes a handwritten note that gives two reasons for not yet tending to the situation at the present time.
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1906-03-13
Serth Low wishes to inform President Roosevelt of Crawford Jackson of Atlanta, Georgia, who is the author of the movement which resulted in a state protectory for children. He also expresses his opinion on the Chinese exclusion policy. In conclusion, Low thanks the President for his service and for his recent trip to the South, which he feels was both timely and wise.
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1905-11-23
Seth Low writes to President Roosevelt to thank him for letters Roosevelt had sent regarding the peace negotiations. Low also tells Roosevelt that he wrote to Clark Howell of the Atlanta Constitution about Booker Washington dining at the Hotel in Saratoga.
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1905-09-06
Seth Low offers to Clark Howell a letter for publication by The Atlanta Constitution. The letter relates to the topic of racial purity and how it is viewed in the North and in the South. Because Howell is presently running for governor of Georgia and may find the letter embarrassing, Low offers to give the letter to another publication if Howell would prefer it.
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1905-09-01
Seth Low congratulates Kentarō Kaneko on the peace between Japan and Russia. Low assures Kaneko that the Portsmouth Treaty brought the best possible outcome for Japan.
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1905-08-31
Seth Low congratulates Baron Takahira on the peace agreement reached between Japan and Russia.
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1905-08-31
Seth Low congratulates President Roosevelt on the part he played in bringing about the peace between Japan and Russia. If the President is at liberty to share, Low would like to know how the final settlement compares to Roosevelt’s suggestions.
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1905-08-31
Seth Low praises President Roosevelt’s letter accepting the nomination for the presidency. He also reflects on the recent elections in Vermont and Maine, which showed division in the Democratic party.
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1904-09-14
Seth Low accepts President Roosevelt’s invitation to dine at the White House on Friday evening. Low also is pleased that everything is going well at the Republican National Convention in Chicago.
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1904-06-22
In Leslie’s Weekly, former New York City Mayor Seth Low writes about why he feels Charles Evan Hughes, Governor of New York, would be the best Republican candidate for president on 1908. In his view, Hughes has the best chance of winning New York given his strong record there as governor, and without New York the Republican chances of victory are slim. While Low holds many others in high esteem, he feels that Hughes is the safest choice for Republicans given the challenging election they will face.
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1908-01-23
Seth Low invites President Roosevelt to speak at the National Civic Federation before he sails from Africa, on a day convenient to Roosevelt’s schedule.
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1909-02-27
Seth Low expresses sorrow concerning the naval explosion on the USS Missouri, which killed 36 of its crew. He commends Admiral William S. Cowles, the commander of the ship and Roosevelt’s brother-in-law, for saving the ship from sinking. Low was presented to French president Émile François Loubet, who asked about Roosevelt’s campaign. He also mentions having met French General Henri Joseph Brugè.
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1904-04-16
Seth Low tells President Roosevelt of a conversation he had with Archbishop Farley who spoke warmly of Roosevelt and “hopes sincerely” he will be re-elected. Low notes that he has followed the course of events in the Far East and is delighted that Secretary Hay’s note on China’s instability is being met with agreement. He wishes Roosevelt well on Panama and shares sympathy on the death of Senator Hanna. Low shares an anecdote about a donkey that he and Mrs. Low encountered while traveling and hopes his note gave Roosevelt a “moment’s relief from the cares of State.”
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1904-02-26
Seth Low was present at a dinner given by Mr. Crimmins and was delighted with a toast to President Roosevelt’s health given by Cardinal Satolli. Low was pleased to see that William H. Burr was appointed to the Isthmian Canal Commission. Original and typewritten copy.
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1904-03-01
Trustee Seth Low of the Tuskegee Institute writes to the editor of the Atlanta Constitution, expressing his distress over recent criticism of Booker T. Washington that he has observed spreading in the South. The criticism surrounds Washington’s attendance at a luncheon in a Saratoga Hotel. Low clarifies that while Washington entered and left with John Wanamaker, he was not the escort of anyone in Wanamaker’s party. That said, Low points out that the newspaper reports of the Saratoga incident do not account for differences in race relations between the North and the South.
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1905-08-30
New York Mayor Seth Low mentions to President Roosevelt that he had received the Harbor Line Board report from Secretary of War Elihu Root, who also forwarded an endorsement from General George Lewis Gillespie. Low read in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle that night an outline of his letter to Roosevelt on the matter, so if Roosevelt plans to address it, he would like to submit comments. He refrains from writing about it officially so as not to spark controversy between the city and national government. He asks that Roosevelt’s secretary telegraph him at home, as today is his last day in office. He notes that he and Mrs. Low are going abroad but hope to return in time to re-elect Roosevelt to the Presidency.
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1903-12-31
Seth Low thanks President Roosevelt for the kind letter about the election. He believes Roosevelt’s analysis of the case is accurate. Low would simply add that taxation was perceived to be administered in the interest of the country at the expense of the city.
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1903-11-05
Mayor Seth Low writes to assure President Roosevelt that he knows he has the President’s sympathy. Low notes that if things continue as they are now, “we ought to have a good chance of success” and that “we shall put up as stiff a fight as possible.” He concludes with congratulations on the Alaska Boundary Settlement.
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1903-10-20
Mayor Low does not know what else President Roosevelt could have done to distance himself from the city campaign. Low has been surprised by William Travers Jerome’s attitude as he assumed he had Jerome’s support. Low believes that each side has a chance. Original and typed copy.
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1903-09-23
New York Mayor Seth Low sends a letter from Ernst J. Lederle to President Roosevelt. Low mentions that Lederle does not discuss the falling death rate but believes the drop is from the good work and cooperation of the departments of health, street cleaning, and tenement houses.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-03