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Francis Wayland Palmer, public printer of the United States, summarizes the case of W. A. Miller. Miller was suspended and then dismissed from his position at the Government Printing Office due to a dispute with the Bookbinders’ Union.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-07
Francis Wayland Palmer, public printer of the United States, provides further information on the case of William A. Miller. Miller was suspended and then dismissed from his position at the Government Printing Office due a a dispute with the Bookbinders’ Union. This put Palmer in a difficult position as he tried to respect both the labor union and Miller’s rights as a government employee.
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1903-07-07
Secretary of War Root encloses a report from General George W. Davis regarding the Division of the Philippines.
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1903-07-07
Assistant Secretary of War Sanger just received President Roosevelt’s letter and will respond fully tomorrow.
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1903-07-07
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw explains why he prefers to send special agents to examine ports due to local loyalties. Senator Lodge and Boston employees should not be concerned that the port is being examined.
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1903-07-07
Problems have arisen regarding the bids for a public building in Cleveland, Ohio. Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna wants the contract to be awarded to Dall & Son as their bid states that the stone will be obtained from a fully developed quarry. However, Secretary of the Treasury Shaw believes the contract will have to go to Bradley & Son and the quarry they intend to use will be fully developed by the time the stone is required. Shaw encloses the letter he wrote to Hanna.
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1903-07-07
Representative Sulloway responds to an inquiry from James Sullivan Clarkson into the character of F. G. R. Gordon. Sulloway highly recommends Gordon and hopes that Clarkson will secure his services.
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1903-07-07
Wilbur Fisk Wakeman informs William Loeb of his excitement over the “First Voters” enterprise. He mentions his first work with the “First Voters” is to send them a copy of Senator Jones’s speech titled “Shall the Republic Do Its Own Work?” Wakeman also expresses fears over the growing size of the enterprise.
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1903-07-07
Commissioner of Pensions Ware is pleased with the Pension Bureau’s work over the last year. There have been fewer rejections and more certifications. Ware is glad that there will be a good annual report preceding the Republican presidential nomination.
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1903-07-07
Nicholas Murray Butler traveled with President Roosevelt on a trip to the western United States and personally witnessed Roosevelt’s great popularity. He views Roosevelt as the only logical Republican presidential candidate in 1904.
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1903-05
Father Belford requests President Roosevelt’s attendance at the National Convention of the Catholic Federation in California. He encourages Roosevelt by saying that his attendance would be a wonderful opportunity for him to tell what the administration is up to and also for the Federation to show its appreciation for him and all that he stands for.
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1903-07-08
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow requests that his meeting with the president be pushed back a week so that he might be able to gather more facts to present.
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1903-07-08
William Michael Byrne expresses his strong desire to be transferred to New York, where he feels he could accomplish great things for the public in Secretary of Commerce and Labor George B. Cortelyou’s department. He wishes William Loeb to forward his request to President Roosevelt.
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1903-07-08
Though President Roosevelt has been accused of withholding Grover Cleveland’s name as chairman of the Coal Strike Arbitration Board, that is a libelous accusation not supported by the facts. In fact, Roosevelt greatly desired Cleveland’s involvement, for he believed that the cooperation of the current President and an ex-President would have a weighty impact on the citizenry, especially since the two leaders would be “separated in political faith but united in one effort for the common welfare.”
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1903-06-24
The writer reports on the budget of the New York City Post Office from 1898 to 1903. The cost of the city delivery service has decreased and gross receipts have increased.
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1903-06-10
The Post Office Department has been searching for temporary work for James Smith, per the request of Barnes, but has not found anything yet.
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1903-07-08
Fred Gordon wishes to alert James Sullivan Clarkson of the enclosed items. He claims that William Randolph Hearst and Mayor Harrison of Chicago are putting up a big fight for the endorsement of organized labor. He does not believe, however, that any man can defeat President Roosevelt.
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1903-07-08
Senator Lodge reports to President Roosevelt on Lodge’s travels and his intent to meet with Roosevelt and discuss the Alaska Easement issue.
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1903-07-08
Charles Arthur Moore writes to President Roosevelt concerning an interview between the two men about Tariff League matters, the content of which was printed in several newspapers without authorization. Moore explains how the matter was handled in his office.
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1903-07-08
Rollo Ogden encloses the article he wrote on Judge Parker. The Southern press is referring to the Evening Post as President Roosevelt’s “personal organ” and the employees have laughed about their sudden elevation to the administration’s mouthpiece.
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1903-07-08