Sims, Edwin Walter, 1870-1948

Assistant Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

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1912-05-16

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English

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Walter Sims

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Creation Date

1913-06-10

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English

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Walter Sims

President Roosevelt congratulates U.S. Attorney Sims on the outcome of the Standard Oil case.

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1907-08-05

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Walter Sims

President Roosevelt approves of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis’s decision, and congratulates Edwin Walter Sims on his work as District Attorney.

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1907-01-06

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Telegram from Charles J. Bonaparte to Edwin Walter Sims

Attorney General Bonaparte can not make the changes United States Attorney Edwin Walter Sims asked for, as the Department of Justice has done all it can to meet the wishes of the court. Bonaparte was not told of the facts from Sims’ telegram, and the department will only consider the new information if the court resubmits the question.

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Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

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1907-09-02

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Letter to Edwin Walter Sims

The writer petitions United States Attorney Sims make a motion that the federal government repudiate its promise of immunity in the case of the United States vs. The Standard Oil Company of Indiana. The writer provides a thorough review of the case history beginning in June 1906.

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Creation Date

1907-08-20

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Walter Sims

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1917-12-05

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English

Telegram from Frank Harper to Edwin W Sims

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Creation Date

1912

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Harper, Frank

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English

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Walter Sims

Theodore Roosevelt believes that a full discussion of the Washington case could be given in the papers that are independent, possibly in Chicago.

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1912-06-04

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Walter Sims

Theodore Roosevelt will consider Governor McGovern as a temporary Chairman instead of a permanent one.

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Creation Date

1912-05-31

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Walter Sims

Theodore Roosevelt informs Edwin Walter Sims that he will take an unidentified matter up with Mr. Perkins at once.

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1912-05-23

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Telegram from Frank Harper to Edwin Walter Sims

Frank Harper asks that Edwin Walter Sims immediately wire him the situation in Oregon. He also asks whether it is true that supporters of William H. Taft will question the constitutionality of the preferential primary.

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Creation Date

1912-03

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Harper, Frank, 1882-1971

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Walter Sims

Theodore Roosevelt comments that he was concerned with Edwin Walter Sims’ telegram but now understands the situation.

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Creation Date

1912-03-25

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Walter Sims

Theodore Roosevelt discloses to Edwin Walter Sims that he hopes that the Republicans will nominate some man that the Progressives can support.

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Creation Date

1915-11-09

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Walter Sims

President Roosevelt commends Edwin Walter Sims for his work during Roosevelt’s administration.

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Creation Date

1909-03-03

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Walter Sims

President Roosevelt tells Edwin Walter Sims that he is anxious to appoint Samuel L. Williams and asks if it can be arranged. Williams is an African-American who Roosevelt says deserves positive recognition.

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Creation Date

1908-03-20

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Walter Sims

President Roosevelt thanks Edwin Walter Sims for the letter. He suggests Sims write to Chester Arthur Legg and discuss the situation.

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1907-04-29

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Walter Sims

President Roosevelt sends Edwin Walter Sims a self-explanatory letter. He thinks highly of Chester Arthur Legg and suggests that Sims contact Albert Bushnell Hart for a statement on Legg’s capacity. Roosevelt believes that Sims should give Legg a trial.

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Creation Date

1907-04-23

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