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Josiah Quincy announces the birth of his son and is pleased that he is no longer contributing to the “race suicide” of whites.
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1903-05-29
James Sullivan Clarkson discusses current political topics, including how Senators Stephen B. Elkins, Henry Gassaway Davis, and Arthur P. Gorman are all related through business interests and family ties. Clarkson believes Elkins’ dream to be president is worthy of consideration. He also mentions how the movement to support Senator Hanna began in Alabama but it now seems to be faltering.
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1903-05-30
Senator Lodge discusses the ongoing investigations of the Post Office scandal. He asks President Roosevelt to review a copy of a newspaper article by Walter Wellman of the Chicago Record-Herald. Lodge asserts that the publication is critical of him because of his defense of Assistant Postmaster General Robert John Wynne, who, the article seems to imply, might lose his position because of the scandal. Lodge describes having met the president’s wife and sister when he spoke at the Groton School. Lodge also refers to the Ohio intrigue over the state Republican Party’s resolution to nominate President Roosevelt as their candidate in 1904. It pitted Senator Foraker against Senator Hanna.
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1903-05-30
George W. Clark informs William Loeb that he has enclosed the card of a gentleman who should discuss the upcoming convention with President Roosevelt. This man is informed about those who are trying to elect Senator Hanna.
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1903-05-31
Regis Henri Post sends his impressions of Puerto Rico. He describes Governor Hunt as a “splendid fellow” and believes the administration is a “pretty good lot.” Post would like to be consulted if the Danish West Indies comes under American control. He believes that Charles Hartzell would make an excellent successor to Hunt and has heard that Judge Sulzbacher wants to leave for a job back in the U.S.
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1903-05-31
Cartoon depicting four men around a cooking fire, three of which are identified as Senators Lodge, Quay, and Platt. At the left, Senator Hanna is arriving wearing a top hat and carrying a rifle. The men are attired in a mixture of frontier and Native American outfits.
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1903-05-31
Joseph Bucklin Bishop advises President Roosevelt that he should remain neutral and not choose sides between Thomas Collier Platt and Benjamin B. Odell.
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1903-06-01
Nicholas Murray Butler believes F. Norton Goddard would be of little use to Theodore Roosevelt if selected as Chairman of the County Committee, and he urges him to stay out of the selection process completely, as it could hurt him if things turn sour.
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1903-06-01
In his personal Last Will and Testament, James King Gracie disperses his assets to family members, including $30,000.00 to his nephew, President Theodore Roosevelt.
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1903-06-01
Richard H. Green requests that the Chief Magistrate and his family join the General Society of Mayflower Descendants in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on September 5, 1903.
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1903-06-01
Senator Hanna looks forward to President Roosevelt’s visit and wishes to discuss topics such as the Panama Canal, Colombia, and the Great Lakes.
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1903-06-01
Byron S. Hurlbut writes on behalf of George G. Edwards, who has recently written to President Roosevelt regarding the hiring of his two sons as tutors for Roosevelt’s sons. Hurlbut endorses Edwards’ credible character.
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1903-06-01
James Francis Smith, Secretary of Public Instruction, outlines paragraphs (e) and (f) of sections 43 and 45 of Act No. 82 to the Honorable Secretary of the Interior of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines. Smith explains that under section 43, a municipality can only derive income in four specific instances: taxation, services rendered, punishments, and property. Section 45 specifies “the income which the municipality may derive from its own property or from property in which it has an interest” and “gives no authority” to taxing those properties.
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1903-06-01
Senator Hanna will be in Washington, D.C., tomorrow and would like to meet with President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hay.
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1903-06-25
Pierre de Coubertin asks President Roosevelt to comment on Coubertin’s theories and systems of physical education.
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1903-06-02
Charles Jesse Jones writes to President Roosevelt from Yellowstone Park with friendly news. He encloses photos which he thinks the president will enjoy, two of which are photographs of the first wood buffalo calves in the area. Jones describes the animals that he has come into contact with and he anxiously awaits Roosevelt’s next visit.
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1903-06-02
Senator Lodge refers to the Ohio intrigue over the state Republican Party’s resolution to nominate President Roosevelt as their candidate in 1904. The situation pitted Senator Foraker against Senator Hanna and Hanna lost face. Lodge comments on business men and Wall Street people who support Roosevelt, but he also discusses the fears of others who believe Roosevelt sides with labor and wants to destroy businesses like the railroad system. Lodge also mentions concerns about the Post Office sandal.
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1903-06-02
James Sullivan Clarkson reminds William Loeb that President Roosevelt should meet with Leigh S. J. Hunt because he has important information regarding the United States foreign service abroad. Clarkson also encloses a few news clippings that may interest Roosevelt – especially one regarding the systematic organization of the mail carriers on behalf of William Randolph Hearst’s presidential campaign.
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1903-06-03
Homer Davenport has heard of President Roosevelt’s interest in stocking Yellowstone National Park with game birds. Davenport has a collection of pheasants at his farm and would like to discuss stocking the park with Roosevelt.
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1903-06-12
Now that President Roosevelt has been nominated as the Republican candidate for president, discussion of the likely Democratic presidential nominee has begun. The prospect of Grover Cleveland being nominated is unlikely, because popular sentiment opposes a third term presidency. William Jennings Bryan’s prospects are poor because “he has talked his head off.” David B. Hill seems the most likely candidate.
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1903-06-01