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Nelson P. Webster reports to William Loeb on the appointment of William M. Johnson to the post of immigration inspector. As Johnson will be stationed in Laredo, Texas, Webster suggests that Commissioner of Immigration Frank P. Sargent be asked to help with Johnson’s travel expenses.
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1906-08-23
Captain Archibald Willingham Butt confirms that he will have two replacement men by the time William Loeb returns to Oyster Bay, as per Loeb’s earlier memorandum. Nelson P. Webster also notes that Colonel W. H. Crook will send a report on the sorrel and bay teams.
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1906-09-11
Nelson P. Webster forwards to William Loeb a telegram received by Secretary of State Elihu Root from Jacob Sleeper, chargé d’affaires in Cuba. Sleeper relays that he told Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma to ensure the protection of American citizens in Cuba and he received only an evasive answer. Sleeper also writes that the USS Denver has arrived in Havana.
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1906-09-12
Nelson P. Webster relays to Secretary to the President Loeb that Consul General Steinhart wired from Cuba that the rebellion there is spreading in the provinces of Havana, Santa Clara, and Pinar del Rio. President Estrada Palma has requested American military intervention, and warns that any delay “may produce a massacre of citizens in Havana.”
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1906-09-12
Nelson P. Webster at the White House forwards to William Loeb at Oyster Bay, a telegram from Jacob Sleeper, charge d’affaires in Havana, Cuba, to Secretary of State Elihu Root. Sleeper reports that he has unofficially informed the emissary to Faustino “Pino” Guerra that negotiations for an armistice in Cuba between the government and revolutionary forces have thus far been unsuccessful. Sleeper also provides information on the progress of a train.
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1906-09-08
Nelson P. Webster reports that the cruiser Denver has passed the capes of Virginia en route to Havana, but will be redirected to Key West to await orders. Other ships will be held ready to sail.
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1906-09-09
Nelson P. Webster reports to William Loeb on an ammunition request by the Cuban government. Although General Fred C. Ainsworth says they have no evidence from the Cuban government or the firm of Hartley and Graham regarding the request, the Cuban chargé d’affaires reports that there was a dispatch to that end. Webster reviews the telegram that was sent in reply to this request outlining the terms upon which the ammunition would be delivered.
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1906-08-27
Nelson P. Webster asks William Loeb if all the papers related to the Moyer, Haywood, and Pettibone case should be sent to the Attorney General. The three were charged with the murder of former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg.
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1906-08-14
Nelson P. Webster forwards a telegram from Edward Charles O’Brien, American Minister to Uruguay, reporting that Secretary of State Elihu Root’s declarations before the Rio de Janeiro congress have been enthusiastically applauded by the newspapers. The newspaper reports say Root’s declarations “obliterate” false impressions and prejudices about the United States.
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1906-08-03
Nelson P. Webster confirms that he is sending correspondence about the publication of Theodore Roosevelt’s Presidential Addresses and State Papers.
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1904-09-02
The USS Des Moines and USS Tacoma or another vessel of that class are at Norfolk and will start as soon as they can be operated, probably 24 to 36 hours. If other force is needed, the USS Minneapolis, USS Cleveland, or USS Denver can be added immediately or the coast defense monitors all are ready.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-08