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Consul Herdliska reviews the events leading up to his marriage and explains his poor relations with his wife’s parents, Captain Michie and Mrs. Michie. He claims his in-laws are conspiring to prevent his reappointment or ability to obtain another position.
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1901-08-28
G. W. Hinman can meet with Vice President Roosevelt anytime on Saturday or Sunday morning.
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1901-08-28
Samuel R. MacLean hopes that Vice President Roosevelt’s son will be returned to health. MacLean is seeking appointment as the United States comptroller and requests Roosevelt’s help.
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1901-08-28
L. R. Moon has an antique silver watch that was owned by Cornelius P. Van Ness. Since Vice President Roosevelt is related to the Van Ness family, Moon thought Roosevelt might be interested in the watch.
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1901-08-28
William E. Ray, a veteran and longtime Republican, argues that veterans should receive larger pensions and preferential treatment in government jobs. He uses his own case to illustrate that able-bodied men who never served in the military sometimes succeed in retaining jobs that veterans could fill.
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1901-08-28
Jacob A. Riis encloses a document that he believes refers to Vice President Roosevelt’s father and his “great kindness.” If the trip to Tuskegee, Alabama, can be arranged for the week of November 25, Riis would be pleased to go and leaves the matter to Roosevelt.
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1901-08-28
On behalf of the Masonic Temple of Rochester, New York, Charles S. Baker invites Vice President Roosevelt to attend the laying of the cornerstone for their new building.
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1901-08-28
John F. Scheller was never given a reason for his suspension and then discharge from the United States Army Transport Service. He has lost his best references and is not able to find further employment because he cannot provide a reason for his discharge. Scheller requests to be reinstated in his former position or be given a hearing before a competent board.
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1901-08-28
Rudolph B. Schneider will see Vice President Roosevelt in Chicago, Illinois, or Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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1901-08-28
Adolph Hartmann of Duluth, Minnesota, fought a duel with Lieutenant Pachmann of the German Army over derogatory remarks Pachmann made against the United States and Americans. The duel took place in Aachen, Germany, where Hartmann is studying mining and smelting engineering. Pachmann collapsed in the nineteenth round after receiving a wound to the jugular vein and it is estimated he will need three months to recover.
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1901-07-31
S. M. Stocker encloses the original story of the Hartmann duel as given to the Duluth, Minnesota, newspapers by Emil Hartmann.
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1901-08-28
John B. Trevor invites Vice President Roosevelt to speak during the month of October on behalf of the reorganization of the Harvard Civil Service Reform Club.
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1901-08-28
Evert Jansen Wendell thanks Vice President Roosevelt for his help and kindness. He was pleased to hear the Roosevelt children are recovering.
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1901-08-28
Claris Yeuell is the editor of a Republican newspaper in Alabama and a supporter of Vice President Roosevelt. He believes that efforts are being made to raise public sentiment against Roosevelt in the South in light of Roosevelt’s upcoming trip to the region. The scheduled visit with Booker T. Washington is receiving a great deal of attention. Yeuell requests an interview with Roosevelt and is willing to publish anything to help Roosevelt’s candidacy.
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1901-08-28
Ernest Frederick Augustave Bittner requests financial help from Vice President Roosevelt for his church. The church is in debt and only has twenty-two members to support the pastor and his family. He offers to name the church the Roosevelt Methodist Episcopal Church of Las Animas, Colorado.
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1901-08-29
Allan L. Briggs, a veteran who served in Cuba and the Philippines, requests Vice President Roosevelt’s help with being commissioned a first lieutenant when he enters the regular army.
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1901-08-29
C. N. Comstock regrets that Vice President Roosevelt had to turn down J. W. Ellis’s invitation to speak in Albany, Missouri. Comstock re-invites Roosevelt to speak on a day of his choosing. He believes a visit from Roosevelt would be very helpful to the Republican Party in Missouri.
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1901-08-29
John D. Dow has received Vice President Roosevelt’s letter of August 28 and sends the clipping he omitted from his previous letter.
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1901-08-29
The veterans of Onondaga County, New York, are preparing a reunion for late September or early October. They would like Vice President Roosevelt to attend and Roosevelt can select the date to suit his schedule.
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1901-08-29
Anna G. Eurelle asks Vice President Roosevelt to share her letter with proper officials, to prevent a fraud from being perpetrated. A man claiming to be a gentleman and bearing papers from the army as well as the Secret Service engaged a room from Eurelle but did not stay once she started asking questions. She believes the papers the man carries are stolen and that he is using them to obtain room and board, at the expense of the boarding house keepers who house and feed him in good faith.
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1901-08-29