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President Roosevelt apologizes for troubling Mayor Low as the “Mount Sinai people” have deferred the cornerstone laying and Roosevelt will have no chance to speak.
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1903-08-06
There is an ongoing dispute on who should be the Republican nominee for mayor of New York City. Roosevelt believes that the “only wise and proper thing to do” is to renominate Seth Low.
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1903-08-01
President Roosevelt asks if Mayor Low would like J. Edward Swanstrom to run again for borough president of Brooklyn, New York.
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1903-07-23
President Roosevelt would like Mayor Low to discuss the organization of Republican political clubs in New York with James Sullivan Clarkson.
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1903-03-28
President Roosevelt will be unable to attend the event in New York City as he will be in California on that date.
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1903-03-28
President Roosevelt will be on the Pacific coast in May and will be unable to attend the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the establishment of municipal government in New York City.
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1903-03-04
President Roosevelt agrees with Governor Odell that Police Commissioner Greene should be appointed for a term of several years and made removable only with cause.
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1903-02-12
President Roosevelt is already committed on that appointment.
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1903-02-09
President Roosevelt is distressed that Secretary Root’s tax assessment has grown dramatically since he joined the Roosevelt administration. Roosevelt believes that Root is being specifically targeted by Tammany Hall and that the higher tax assessment is rooted in “sinister” motives.
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1903-01-13
President Roosevelt apologizes for not being able to accept another engagement.
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1902-10-22
President Roosevelt feels that everyone should be “deeply grateful for the result,” most likely referring to the acceptance of a commission to investigate the Anthracite Coal Strike.
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1902-10-17
While in Germany, General Corbin was informed by Emperor William II that what most interested him about the United States was the success of Low as mayor of New York City. The Emperor was very knowledgeable about New York City and professed great admiration for Mayor Low.
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1902-10-29
President Roosevelt appreciates Mayor Low’s advice and will take it under consideration when appointing members to the Isthmian Canal Commission.
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1902-10-06
President Roosevelt has spoken with the coal operators and miners, who will now be meeting together. Roosevelt agrees with Mayor Low’s telegram and letter regarding the coal strike and may make the telegram public in the future. Roosevelt disagrees with Chaplin’s thoughts on the coal strike set forth in the pamphlet and Attorney General Knox does not believe that the Sherman Act applies to the anthracite situation.
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1902-10-03
President Roosevelt has received Seth Low’s letter and will bring the matter to Secretary Shaw’s attention.
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1902-07-23
President Roosevelt would like the Lows to visit Oyster Bay, New York for lunch sometime next week.
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1902-07-09
President Roosevelt is annoyed at all of the diplomatic etiquette that must be observed during the visit of Prince Henry of Prussia. Roosevelt would much prefer to “see the Prince in my own way.” Seth Low will lunch with President Roosevelt on board the Hohenzollern, the German Emperor’s yacht, at the upcoming ship launching.
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1902-02-17
President Roosevelt will not accept the dinner invitation and declines the invitation to the opera on behalf of Mrs. Roosevelt and Alice. The Roosevelts will be returning to Washington, D.C., after lunch on the Hohenzollern (the German Emperor’s yacht).
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1902-02-03
President Roosevelt provides a letter of introduction for Charles H. Boynton of the Associated Press to Seth Low.
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1902-01-27
President Roosevelt reviews his personal knowledge of two men, referred to as “B.” and “S.,” to Seth Low.
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1901-12-19