Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Biddle
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1918-02-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
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Biddle, John, 1859-1936
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Biddle
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1918-01-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Biddle
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-09-15
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Recipient
Language
English
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Biddle
President Roosevelt introduces I. A. Timmis, a British railroad engineer, to John Biddle. Timmis has been visiting the United States to introduce his plan to consume train smoke. Roosevelt hopes that Timmis’s plan can work to control the smoke in Washington, D. C.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Biddle
President Roosevelt informs Colonel Biddle of his strong support for enlisted army and navy men who have been refused admittance to public places of amusement in Washington, D.C. Roosevelt asks for a public declaration that no public place will be granted a license, unless it is understood all enlisted men are admitted, with or without uniform. Roosevelt asks Biddle for a report on Chase’s Theater and the Rendell Company, who are particularly cited with discriminatory behaviors toward enlisted men.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-01
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Biddle
President Roosevelt complains against a plan that is moving forward to change the woodland footpaths in Rock Creek Park into stone sidewalks. Roosevelt believes that stone will detract from the beauty of the park and if someone wants to walk on pavement they can stay in the city.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Biddle
President and Edith Roosevelt want a “beautiful purple beech in the Pierce’s Mill meadow” in Rock Creek to be preserved and nothing has been done in the past month. The creek is eating away at the bank near the tree and Roosevelt wants a flood wall built to ensure the tree’s preservation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-19
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Biddle
President Roosevelt congratulates John Biddle and is glad Biddle could have the meeting with “Randall and the Colonel.” If it were located in Washington, D. C., Roosevelt would insist to meet men subject to any police regulation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-28