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President Roosevelt instructs Joseph L. Bristow to speak with Secretary of State John Hay regarding Judge George E. Baldwin’s connection with Brandt Automatic Cashiers and their sale to the Post Office Department. Hay will request a statement from Baldwin with a “full and detailed answer to the questions.”
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1903-11-17
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from Congressman Dwight and Roosevelt would like Inspector Mayer questioned as to his alleged statement.
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1903-10-08
President Roosevelt encloses a letter from former Postmaster General Smith and asks Joseph L. Bristow for the facts about the “graft in the supplies.”
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1903-08-18
Postmaster General Payne selected Assistant Postmaster General Bristow to investigate the matter regarding Mr. Rand. President Roosevelt would like Bristow’s report and the preliminary report of Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad by August.
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1903-06-25
Dr. Edelman cautions Senator Bristow against pressing for the patronage resolution as he believes that it would be damaging in the South. He requests that Bristow consult with Lynn Haines and is willing to meet with Bristow afterwards.
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1912-03-08
George B. Cortelyou provides Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow with the plans and schedule for President Roosevelt’s upcoming trip to New York.
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1901-11-01
The special report of Inspector Johnston on the Post Office Department’s patriotic celebration of July 3 has been referred to Fourth Assistant Postmaster Bristow.
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1903-07-28
Theodore Roosevelt agrees with Senator Bristow’s campaign suggestions, asserting that their party should be referred to as the “Progressive Party” as opposed to the “New Party.” There are several matters he would like to discuss with Bristow.
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1912-07-18
Postmaster General Payne notifies Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow that President Roosevelt is requesting a progress report concerning the investigation of the office of First Assistant Postmaster General Perry S. Heath.
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1904-01-13
Walter S. Mayer denies making statements to District Attorney George B. Curtiss to the effect that President Roosevelt ordered the indictment of George E. Green. He also denies being a Democrat seeking to damage the Roosevelt administration. Mayer summarizes his conversation with Curtiss from his point of view.
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1903-10-10
The Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office responds to allegations of misconduct while serving as Attorney General.
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1903-07-27
Chief Post Office Inspector Cochran submits testimony concerning conversations between Senator Joseph Ralph Burton and himself involving the Rialto Grain and Securities Company (formerly known as the Brooks Brokerage and Commission Company). He prefaces his testimony with noting Burton’s connection with the Dr. Peebles Institute of Health, a previous fraud case. Cochran details how Burton has been acting on behalf of Hugh C. Dennis and has been attempting to obtain evidence held by Inspector Dice.
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1903-07-20
George E. Green urges Assistant Postmaster General Bristow to review carefully several enclosed documents regarding the Bundy Time Register Company’s interaction with the Post Office Department.
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1903-06-12
Olin Templin sends a warning about George Washington Ellis, who is being considered for the secretaryship of the consulate in Liberia. Templin has a low opinion of Ellis and states that Ellis is not a graduate of the University of Kansas but was actually expelled from that institution for forgery.
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1902-06-18