Telegram from Nelson P. Webster to William Loeb
Subject(s): American Occupation of Cuba (1906-1909), Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919, Civil war--Protection of civilians, Counterinsurgency, Cuba--Havana (Province), Cuba--Pinar del Río (Province), Cuba--Santa Clara (Villa Clara), Estrada Palma, Tomás, 1835-1908, Imperialism, International relations, Military assistance, American, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Steinhart, Frank Maximilian, 1864-1938
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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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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-12
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Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
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Image
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Cite this Record
Chicago:
Telegram from Nelson P. Webster to William Loeb. [September 12, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54245. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Webster, Nelson P., 1862-1935. Telegram from Nelson P. Webster to William Loeb. [12 Sep. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54245.
APA:
Webster, Nelson P., 1862-1935., [1906, September 12]. Telegram from Nelson P. Webster to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54245.
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. March 12, 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.
