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Robert B. Roosevelt desires to call on President Roosevelt on Tuesday, September 17, 1907 at 2:45 p.m. and asks William Loeb to let him know if there is any objection to his coming up to the house with his car.
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1907-09-11
Isaac H. Cocks informs William Loeb that half of his mail comes through Westbury, New York, and that there are no problems as mail is received promptly. He also tells Loeb about his son William W. Cocks’s voyage to Hawaii and the Philippines.
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1907-09-11
John M. Schick is pleased that President Roosevelt is taking up the application of his son, John L. Schick. He regrets that Roosevelt cannot receive the members of the Potomac Synod on October 18. Schick asks if he could send some messages of greetings instead.
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1907-09-10
Arthur I. Vorys tells William Loeb he has spoken with Roy Owen West, Chairman of the Illinois State Committee, concerning upcoming elections. Vorys suggests that federal forces should encourage harmony between Chicago Major Fred A. Busse and Governor Charles Samuel Deneen because it would “greatly help the party.” Vorys encloses a newspaper clipping with commentary by West.
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1907-09-10
Justice Moody asks William Loeb for a copy of the letter Moody wrote to President Roosevelt yesterday. He sends his well wishes to Loeb and his wife, Katharine W. Dorr Loeb.
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1907-09-10
Representative Parsons informs William Loeb about his trip to Yellowstone National Park and sends his regards to President Roosevelt. He hopes to see Roosevelt before the president leaves on his trip.
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1907-09-10
William E. Chandler asks William Loeb if it is possible for Henry K. Daugherty to retire from the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission within the next month or so. Otherwise, Chandler plans to leave himself. Chandler notes how long he has served on the commission and that Daugherty cannot be the “impartial umpire” between the two sides of the commission. Chandler hopes the mistake of selecting Daugherty can be corrected with “due regard” to his feelings.
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1907-09-10
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee sends a copy of another telegram from Henry Percival Dodge to William Loeb. It is in reference to Adee’s letter about the exclusion of Chinese laborers from Japan.
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1907-09-10
Arthur I. Vorys informs William Loeb that Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon or Leslie M. Shaw are the second choice of Florida Republicans if President Roosevelt does not seek another term. This is unlike the rest of the country, which largely supports Secretary of War William H. Taft after Roosevelt.
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1907-09-09
Secret Service Chief Wilkie informs William Loeb that the letter from the German Ambassador which Loeb mentioned contained a lot of “information” from an informant who specialized in anarchist matters. Wilkie relays what the informant has told him, but does not believe him. Over the past seven years, Wilkie has investigated this informant’s information repeatedly and found it to be false. Even so, Wilkie recognizes there could be a grain of truth in what the informant says.
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1907-09-09
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou informs William Loeb he received his letter pertaining to a potential anarchistic plot. Cortelyou had already written Secret Service Chief John E. Wilkie about President Roosevelt’s trip to Canton, Ohio, and updated him with this new information.
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1907-09-09
Timothy L. Woodruff sends William Loeb a New York Times clipping which includes an interview of Lucius Nathan Littauer, a former representative from New York. Woodruff also discusses various political officials in New York that are for and against “us.” He encourages Loeb to see Littauer and inform Woodruff on what he can expect from the former congressman.
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1907-09-07
Secret Service Chief Wilkie informs William Loeb about information in German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg’s letter. Wilkie is very familiar with the informant and many of the people mentioned in the letter. The two that are characterized as most dangerous are in New York “drinking a good deal of beer and doing a good deal of talking.” Nothing about President Roosevelt is mentioned. Wilkie believes the informant is not credible, but he will look after the matter with great care.
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1907-09-07
Homer D. Warren tells William Loeb that he had not heard of the New York Society of Detroit before, but upon learning about it, he asked a reliable newspaper man to look up information about it. Warren enclosed the material in his letter and believes it would be all right for President Roosevelt to become an honorary member.
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1907-09-07
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee sends William Loeb a copy of a telegram received at Tokyo numbered 383. He includes a postscript stating that he had been informed that the White House operator had repeated the telegram to Loeb.
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1907-09-07
Timothy L. Woodruff acknowledges receipt of a letter from William Barnes and tells William Loeb that he will not speak on President Roosevelt’s behalf unless directed. Woodruff believes that at least 30 of the 38 members of the committee will support not adopting a resolution of endorsement for any presidential candidate. He includes a draft of what he would say to forego endorsement and asks for Loeb’s critique.
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1907-09-06
Arthur I. Vorys sends William Loeb an interview of Commissioner of Internal Revenue John G. Capers which he believes might influence the upcoming presidential election. Due to this interview, Harry Skinner believes that delegates instructed for President Roosevelt could go toward someone other than Secretary of War William H. Taft.
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1907-09-06
Abby Gunn Baker agrees to show William Loeb photographs taken in the White House in September 1907 and not to publish any photographs without his permission.
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1907-09-06
Isaac H. Cocks thanks William Loeb for his help in the matter concerning Hyde of Port Washington, and he hopes to see Loeb on September 8. Cocks has not yet heard from his son, Representative William W. Cocks, regarding his return from Manila.
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1907-09-05
Abby Gunn Baker reminds William Loeb that she had received permission to photograph the lower rooms of the White House. Loeb felt like some of the photographs were not of high enough quality and encouraged her to come again, which she would like to do now. Baker requests several different views and states that she expects to include them in her White House book for the spring.
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1907-09-05