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Unknown shorthand note

Unknown shorthand note.

Collection

Creation Date

1907-01-14

The Fifth Annual Meeting and Dinner of the American Alpine Club will be held in New York City on January 7, 1907. Commander R. E. Peary and Dr. Frederick A. Cook will be present and will tell some of their experiences.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-29

Digest of the attached detail

A digest of an attached detail clarifies that Acting Secretary Thomas Ryan’s memorandum was sent in mistake. The memorandum incorrectly reported President Roosevelt’s determination at the conference on October 5 regarding forest reserve lands. If Roosevelt approved the memorandum without noticing the error, Ryan is directly responsible.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-19

Report of Frederick M. Tate

Secret Service Agent Tate records comments made by Julia Connor about her former neighbor Lulu Grover. Grover claimed to have known President Roosevelt when he was ranching near Medora, North Dakota, and left her cats to Roosevelt after committing suicide.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-15

Gamblers join the boycott of American goods

An extract from the Hong Kong newspaper The World News discusses the commitment of gambling parlors and schools to the boycott of American goods, specifically American cigarettes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-30

Memorandum about Henry C. Payne

The memorandum discusses the improvements Postmaster General Payne has made to the selection and management of United States Postal Service employees.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-24

Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence

There has been a considerable amount of activity in the past week near the railroad in Manchuria, and the Russians seem to be falling back rapidly. The key to the Russian position is Kirin, and the Japanese appear to be moving on it from the east, southeast, and south. Japan can now move her forces and supplies by sea with complete safety.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-23

What now?

The writer discusses the factors leading to the Japanese victories over Russia in the Russo-Japanese War as well as the controversy surrounding proposed negotiations for peace.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-23

Memorandum about Phillip Scott

The writer relays a written note from President Roosevelt on the issue of clemency for Phillip Scott.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-21

Letter from Jean Jules Jusserand

French Ambassador to the United States Jean Jules Jusserand will recommend that his government accept the “friendly suggestions.” News from Russia is encouraging, and an immediate armistice seems likely.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06

Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence

The Office of Naval Intelligence reports on the status of armed forces in Manchuria and warships in the Sea of Japan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-16

Memorandum of statement made by the president to the Russian ambassador

President Roosevelt hopes Russia will appoint two diplomats with the power to negotiate terms of peace as Japan has done.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-15

Extract from a telegram of the French Minister at Fez

The French Minister at Fez, Théophile Delcassé, denies ever saying anything like the ultimatum spoken of in German diplomatic messages, and has not heard rumors of similar ultimatums being spoken either. Includes both a handwritten copy and a typed copy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-12

Note concerning the district attorney in Chicago

A note concerning the U.S. district attorney in Chicago and whether or not a letter should be written.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-29

Testimony of Harry Unwin

Secretary of War Taft and Herbert Wolcott Bowen question Harry Unwin on his work as an auditor for the asphalt trust. Taft and Bowen focus on a bank draft for $5,000 or $10,000 which Unwin was instructed to send to Henry W. Bean in Venezuela.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-10

R. Sheridan business card

R. Sheridan’s business card. Sheridan, an English boot maker, has moved his business from 47 Broadway to 50 Broadway, New York City.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-10

Memorandum from the Office of Naval Intelligence

No change in the positions of the Russian and Japanese armies were noted this week. It is rumored that Japan has occupied a strategic point eighty miles east of Kirin. The defeat of Admiral Zinoviĭ Petrovich Rozhestvenskiĭ in the Sea of Japan leaves the Japanese a more direct route through which to deliver troops and supplies to armies in the field.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-09

Memorandum sent by the president to the Japanese and Russian governments

President Roosevelt urges Japan and Russia to negotiate for peace. Roosevelt believes Japan and Russia can meet without an intermediary, but offers to assist if the two nations would like his help.