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Consul General Edward S. Bragg’s removal in Havana, Cuba, is moving forward. Secretary of State Hay contacted Senator Hanna about Mr. Thompson but has not spoken with Edward Rosewater. He requests a telegram when President Roosevelt makes a decision regarding ambassadorship appointments.
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1902-09-14
Senator Kearns requests that Indian agent James McLaughlin contact him so that he can accompany McLaughlin to a reservation.
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1902-09-14
Richard Welling is traveling across Russia after a tour of the Philippines. He encourages President Roosevelt to appoint a consul for Newchwang (Yingkou) as it appears that Consul Miller will not be returning. A consul is needed to deter the Russians from sending troops under the pretense of quelling disorder.
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1902-09-14
Joseph Bucklin Bishop encloses several newspaper articles and congratulates President Roosevelt on his political positioning against Senator Platt and William Jennings Bryan. He supports George B. Cortelyou’s appointment as Secretary for the new Department of Commerce and Labor.
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1902-09-15
Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern Railway, has offered the use of a private car for President Roosevelt’s trip to Rapidan, Virginia.
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1902-12-18
A series of brief articles from across the country suggesting that Grover Cleveland could be the Democratic presidential candidate in 1904 and that he could successfully challenge President Roosevelt.
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1903-10
Testimony of General Bliss before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding provisions of the reciprocity treaty between the United States and Cuba.
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1902-12-19
Martha Baker Dunn thanks President Roosevelt for the letter and shares her thoughts concerning Robert Browning and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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1902-09-15
John Mitchell, President of the United Mine Workers of America, is afraid that the anthracite miners cannot resume their work with hopes of a future adjustment. Mitchell wants a conference where a settlement can be mutually determined.
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1902-09-15
Senator Pritchard is ill but hopes to attend and address the Alabama Republican State Convention. He believes that Republicans can make substantial gains in Alabama and the South.
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1902-09-15
The writer describes the origin of Neighborhood House and its charitable, educational, and recreational efforts. The writer includes photographs of Neighborhood House as well as lists of volunteers, workers, and donors.
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1906
Report with correspondence from Governor William H. Taft, local Filipino officials, and attorneys representing the Archdiocese of Manila regarding local government in Cavite and the closing of a Catholic cemetery.
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1902-09-15
Booker T. Washington expresses his concerns over the lack of voting rights for African Americans in the South. He places the blame on Democrats and “lily white” Republicans.
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1902-09-15
James Sullivan Clarkson supports the removal of United States District Attorney Vaughan and believes that Judge Jones’s support for Vaughan is partisan.
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1902-09-16
President Day of Syracuse University regrets that a local newspaper’s reports of President Roosevelt’s Sunday speech as “a day of fun” and a “little sermon” have been widely circulated. He vows to try to correct them in his circle of acquaintances.
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1902-09-16
Attorney General Davies wants to know if Postmaster Nelson E. Ransom can also serve on the New York Republican State Committee. He hopes to be the Republican nominee for justice of the New York Supreme Court.
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1902-09-16
G.P. Putnam & Sons encloses acceptances that were returned in error. They will need President Roosevelt’s signature for deposit.
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1902-09-16
Commissioner Williams sends further information regarding the seizure of boxes belonging to Edward F. McSweeney, Assistant Commissioner of Immigration.
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1902-09-17
Elbert F. Baldwin will not be able to eat lunch with President Roosevelt. He hopes to show Roosevelt the Cincinnati speech galley proofs for publication in The Outlook.
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1902-09-17
Joseph Bucklin Bishop will be unavailable tomorrow and encloses some articles that may interest President Roosevelt.
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1902-09-17