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Following the illness and death of Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna, Henry F. Bowers warns Postmaster General Henry C. Payne to leave Washington, D.C., for his home in Wisconsin “at once” if he gets sick. Bowers says that Payne is now the only barrier stopping the Jesuits from taking control of the Republican party.
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1904-02-17
Waller Thomas Burns predicts that Cecil Andrew Lyon will receive “not less than 35” votes in his candidacy for membership in the Republican National Council.
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1904-03-23
Assistant Postmaster General Wynne provides the history of a list of members of Congress implicated in a recent indictment regarding clerk-hire allowances at post offices. Originally, the names were omitted, but pressure from the House Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads led to further research and to more names being included on the list, which was kept by the Post Office Department.
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1904-03-12
Acting Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Conrard reports to Postmaster General Payne that all materials concerning leases and rents of post office premises were furnished by the U.S. Postmaster General’s office to Representative Overstreet, chairman of the Congressional Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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1904-03-14
John Charles Black, president of the Civil Service Commission, discusses whether or not Frank H. Cunningham, president of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, violated an executive order by writing rural carriers to encourage them to solicit their government representatives concerning legislation that would benefit them.
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1904-03-15
Walter L. Cohen writes Postmaster General Payne to explain that the Louisiana Republican party is divided along race lines due to the growing influence of the “Lily Whites,” and offers to meet with Payne in Washington, D.C., to further discuss it.
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1904-02-29
Representative Metcalf recommends E. S. Pilsbury for the advisory committee. President Roosevelt suggests that Representative Cousins second his nomination at the Republican National Convention. He asks if an African American should speak, such as Judson Whitlocke Lyons or William Demos Crum.
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1904-05-10
President Roosevelt received Postmaster General Payne’s telegram and is happy to hear he is doing well.
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1901-04-15
Chairman Overstreet requests a copy of a statement made to the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General concerning the discontinuance of 900 offices’ allowances for separating purposes.
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1904-01-23
Three letters between Postmaster General Payne and Chairman Overstreet concerning reduction in allowances for clerk hire in post offices and the discontinuance of allowances for separating purposes.
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1904-01-25
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow discusses the status of the investigation of Perry S. Heath’s connection with the postal scandal. He says that little information has been obtained about Heath’s connection because others being investigated will not talk about it.
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1904-01-20
E. S. Parnell resigns from his position as Postmaster of Junction, Arkansas, with plans to leave the state due to the Parnell-Tucker Feud. He reports that four family members have been assassinated within the last fifteen months.
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1904-01-08
Memorandum with postal figures for the years 1898-1902.
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1903
Senator Hanna requests that his friend’s leave be extended thirty days so that he can continue to do important work for Hanna.
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1903-10-04
Henry Martyn Hoyt writes to Postmaster General Payne in reference to a subpoena served upon Payne to produce certain correspondence and documents of the Post Office Department relating to the case of United States v. Beavers.
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1903-09-14
Charles J. Bonaparte writes to Postmaster General Payne regarding Civil Service laws and regulations in relation to employee appointments and dismissals. He provides excerpts from sections of the Civil Service Act.
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1903-09-14
Senator Gamble informs Postmaster General Payne that B. H. Sullivan is very anxious to speak to Payne about the character of Charles T. McCoy.
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1903-09-07
Joseph L. Bristow writes to Postmaster General Payne in reference to a conversation with Eugene Francis Loud that he was informed of a discussion about a thorough investigation of the Post Office Department.
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1903-08-21
John Goadby Gregory writes to Postmaster General Payne regarding a newspaper article by William E. Cramer on the advancement of General Leonard Wood. Gregory suggests that President Roosevelt read it, and he congratulates Payne on his work in the Post Office Department, on behalf of the people of Wisconsin.
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1903-08-24
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow writes to Postmaster General Payne regarding the work history and salary of John W. Pettit at the Baltimore, Maryland, Post Office.
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1903-08-18