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President Roosevelt is pleased Governor Folk of Missouri is concerned about the conservation of natural resources and hopes Folk will be present at the conference of governors on the topic in May.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-31
President Roosevelt informs Governor Folk that he has offered Elmer E. E. McJimsey the Consul Generalship at Callao, Peru. They also wish to promote a “deserving man who has been a long time in the consular service” to the Mexico post.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-22
President Roosevelt was pleased with the Kratz case and thanks Joseph Wingate Folk for the telegram.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-11
President Roosevelt hopes that Joseph Wingate Folk liked the parts of his speech that were adapted from or suggested by their talk.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-09
Two convictions have been secured in Baltimore. Privately, President Roosevelt is outraged that the Missouri Supreme Court reversed a bribery sentence.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-12
President Roosevelt will include Joseph W. Folk’s suggestions in his message. Roosevelt has been “bitterly chagrined” by the failure of the jury to agree on the Cincinnati case.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-21
The unknown author describes a letter circulating in St. Louis purporting to be from Albert Shaw, who is claiming to represent the views of President Roosevelt. The letter claims that Roosevelt is not supporting Folk in his gubernatorial campaign, and that Cyrus Packard “Walbridge is a better man than Folk.” Roosevelt has denied the authenticity of the letter. The author believes the letter to be genuine and plans to editorialize on it in Collier’s Weekly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-24