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Henry W. Crook, President of the Bessemer Board of Trade, writes to Theodore Roosevelt on behalf of the city to invite him to stop there briefly during his train journey from Birmingham, Alabama, to Jackson, Mississippi.
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1911-02-24
William Chilvers asks Frank Harper to leave the invitation he sent to Theodore Roosevelt open, allowing him the possibility of accepting if he happens to return before April 8. Roosevelt has not had the chance to interact with the members of the Sixth Masonic District much, and they would value his presence at their annual dinner if his plans change and he is able to attend.
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1911-02-24
Fred L. Gray sends Theodore Roosevelt a pamphlet he recently wrote on the subject of Workmen’s Compensation, as a previous letter from Roosevelt suggested he would be interested in reading about such a topic.
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1911-02-24
Assemblyman Harper asks Theodore Roosevelt, “as a true sportsman,” to comment on the enclosed bill prohibiting the use of automatic shotguns for small game hunting.
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1911-02-20
E. F. Scattergood appreciates Theodore Roosevelt’s work in assuring Los Angeles has an ample and reliable water supply. He sends a report with information on the aqueduct’s power feature for Roosevelt to read before visiting the city. Scattergood discusses the proposed amendments to the city’s charter concerning public utilities and agrees with Roosevelt that private ownership under effective public control is more desirable than universal municipal ownership.
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1911-02-20
Dix W. Smith comments on Governor Tasker L. Oddie’s campaign for civic betterment lecture and sends Theodore Roosevelt some clippings. Oddie will introduce the resolution inviting Roosevelt to be Nevada’s guest and endeavors to give him “one of the best times.” Smith warns “that a scrap is on.”
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1911-02-20
Henry Birrell invites Theodore Roosevelt to attend a dinner in honor of James S. Lehmaier on February 18.
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1911-02-15
John A. Lomax hopes that Theodore Roosevelt will accept President Sidney Edward Mezes’s invitation to address the faculty and students at the University of Texas.
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1911-02-16
John H. Broad thanks Theodore Roosevelt for returning a photograph with his signature that Broad previously requested.
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1911-02-13
William Chilvers thanks Theodore Roosevelt for attending last night’s function at the 29th Assembly District Club.
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1911-02-14
Mark Sullivan sends Theodore Roosevelt an article clipped from the Wall Street Journal related to an exhibit of objectionable advertisements in the New York World about which he wrote to Roosevelt previously. While the previous advertisements were medical in nature, the new article relates to financial advertisements, and Sullivan feels that the newspaper is overall very vulnerable to criticism. Sullivan recalls that some of the World‘s animosity toward Roosevelt may have come from the effort of his administration to put “the very worst class of medical fakers” out of business, which hurt the newspaper’s advertising revenue.
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1911-02-14
As President of the Phoenix Young Men’s Christian Association, Benjamin A. Fowler invites Theodore Roosevelt to address that organization when he is in Phoenix this spring.
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1911-02-10
Rufus Rockwell Wilson urges Theodore Roosevelt to accept the invitation to dine with the Seattle Commercial Club on the day he arrives in Seattle. The dinner has been planned to allow ample time for Roosevelt to carry out his planned speech before the Municipal League.
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1911-02-10
William T. Hughes sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of his book, saying that Roosevelt’s “bold and progressive” statements about the necessity of “a government unhampered by state rights” inspired him while he was writing it. In particular, Hughes believes that unsettled laws, “a demoralizing judiciary,” and unfair taxation lead to disturbances of public peace.
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1911-02-08
William Morrow assures Theodore Roosevelt that the elephant head will not be removed from Harvard Hall.
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1911-02-09
Dix W. Smith provides a tentative schedule for Theodore Roosevelt’s upcoming visit to Reno. First, Roosevelt will speak at the state university and then in the evening give a public address about “civic righteousness.” There will be time in between for other addresses and meetings with politicians. Smith adds that he thinks that the university would be more prominent by now if laws about gambling and divorce did not make fathers reluctant to send their sons there. On a personal note, Smith says he is interested in organized labor and is asking for some of the best labor representatives to be on Roosevelt’s welcoming committee.
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1911-02-09
Linnaeus N. Hinds, Chairman of the Indiana State Teachers Association Executive Committee, invites Theodore Roosevelt to address the association on December 29.
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1911-02-07
John A. Reaves thanks Frank Harper for the information on where to get a photograph of Theodore Roosevelt. He has ordered one from Harris & Ewing. He understands why Roosevelt is unable to write for the dedication issue of the New State Magazine.
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1911-02-07
John S. Fisher asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
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1911-01-28
F. E. Grant sends Theodore Roosevelt circulars describing books he thinks might interest Roosevelt, including ones on the history of firearms and health in old age.
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1911-01-28