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President Roosevelt appreciates Postmaster General Payne’s letter and wishes he was as certain of Wisconsin as Payne was. Roosevelt hopes Payne has a pleasant outing.
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1904-07-13
President Roosevelt writes to Henry C. Payne concerning the enclosures of four alternative planks that were brought to his attention regarding labor. Roosevelt asks Payne to review the planks and send along the enclosures to Lodge for their joint judgement. Roosevelt states that he was sorry to discover that his “friends in Louisiana” were turned down by the National Committee for their involvement in the Lily White Movement.
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1904-06-17
President Roosevelt calls Postmaster General Payne’s attention to the “law prohibiting the emission of dense black or gray smoke” in Washington, D.C., and asks if any state department buildings are in violation of the law. All violations should cease.
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1904-05-18
President Roosevelt writes to Postmaster General Henry Clay Payne that he would like Governor Bradley and an unnamed delegate to second his nomination.
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1904-05-14
President Roosevelt is satisfied with the Post Office Department’s explanation in the case of John Brisben Walker’s publication. He would like a further investigation into the Wilcox case.
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1904-03-09
President Roosevelt commends Postmaster General Payne, the Post Office Department, and the Department of Justice for their work on the postal frauds.
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1904-02-27
President Roosevelt does not recall Anna Dreyer and suggests to Postmaster General Payne that the new postmaster examine the case. Roosevelt suggests that the inquiry be done privately, as it will also tell them where they stand in the case of former Postmaster F. W. Baumhoff.
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1904-01-27
President Roosevelt asks United States Postmaster General Payne for all relevant information regarding the post office appointments in Lima and Napoleon, Ohio. He says that the local Republicans support the appointments of W. A. Campbell in Lima and Elmer Alton Palmer in Napoleon. Roosevelt thinks the appointments have been held up long enough and says would like to complete the appointments unless there is an excellent reason to the contrary.
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1904-01-23
President Roosevelt would like the messenger and star route carriers to have their accounts audited and paid monthly instead of quarterly.
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1904-01-18
President Roosevelt encloses protests regarding the appointment of Mrs. D. L. Russell as postmaster in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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1904-01-11
President Roosevelt would like Inspector Fitzgerald to speak with Senator Spooner and the others about the Indianola, Mississippi, post office.
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1903-12-29
When Postmaster General Payne receives the Huldah Todd case from the Civil Service Commission he should send them a copy of his letter to the Civil Service Reform Association.
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1903-12-30
President Roosevelt agrees that the cases can be disposed of along the lines laid out in the memorandum, except for the Waverly and Medford postmasters whose punishments are too severe.
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1903-12-26
After receiving several recommendations, President Roosevelt would like Edward W. Flentge appointed as postmaster at Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
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1903-12-17
President Roosevelt does not believe that anything should be done to the postmasters in Waverly or Medford, Massachusetts. He would like to go over all of the postal service cases with Henry Payne.
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1903-12-05
In response to a resolution, President Roosevelt instructs Postmaster General Payne to furnish all papers in connection with the recent post office investigations.
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1903-12-11
President Roosevelt believes that the President’s message is part of public business and should receive wide circulation. Roosevelt would like a stamp as a precaution to the Associated Press releasing documents at the improper time and would like Henry Payne to look into the legality of such a policy.
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1903-12-02
As suggested by the report from Charles Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad, President Roosevelt asks if the Attorney General’s opinion can be acquired regarding the case of John W. Pettitt of the Baltimore Post Office.
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1903-11-24
President Roosevelt presents evidence that Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden should be investigated for postal issues that gave postal officials an opportunity to make money improperly.
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1903-10-29
President Roosevelt signed an executive order to allow the permanent appointment of Mrs. Roy L. Quackenbush, a war widow, as a clerk in the Post Office Department.
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1903-11-04