Telegram from Frank Maximilian Steinhart to William Loeb
Subject(s): American Occupation of Cuba (1906-1909), Cuba--Cienfuegos, Cuba--Havana, Estrada Palma, Tomás, 1835-1908, Rebellion, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Ships
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The Cuban Secretary of State has asked Consul General Steinhart, in the name of Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma, to ask President Roosevelt for two vessels to be sent immediately to Havana and Cienfuegos in Cuba to quell a rebellion. Estrada Palma will talk with the Cuban Congress later and will ask for intervention, but it must be kept secret that he has asked for vessels.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-08
Creator(s)
Steinhart, Frank Maximilian, 1864-1938
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Telegram from Frank Maximilian Steinhart to William Loeb. [September 8, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54182. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Steinhart, Frank Maximilian, 1864-1938. Telegram from Frank Maximilian Steinhart to William Loeb. [8 Sep. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54182.
APA:
Steinhart, Frank Maximilian, 1864-1938., [1906, September 8]. Telegram from Frank Maximilian Steinhart to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54182.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
