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Miller Freeman sends Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary a newspaper clipping regarding a recent court decision about the Lake Washington canal lock. He leaves it to Roosevelt’s secretary’s judgement, however, whether to call Freeman’s remarks in the case to Roosevelt’s attention.
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1911-06-30
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates William W. Bagley’s letter and is pleased with the outcome of the trial at Marquette.
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1913-06-03
Ivan T. Heinz shares a contract with Theodore Roosevelt that the Advance Manufacturing Company has developed in the hope of preventing law suites with those they work with.
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1911-12-16
President Roosevelt describes the actions he took to give public warning for the suit so as to mitigate any disastrous fluctuations in the market.
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1902-02-26
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Belle Roosevelt about happenings in the Roosevelt family. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has not been well and is in the hospital. Eleanor Butler Roosevelt and Ethel Roosevelt Derby are also unwell. When Edith is feeling better, Roosevelt plans to take her on trips to Louisiana and San Francisco.
1915-04-17
President Roosevelt commends Attorney General Bonaparte for his work on the Standard Oil case.
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1908-08-27
President Roosevelt tells Judge Speer that he has not closely followed Speer’s case concerning railroad rates in Georgia, which was recently overturned by Judge Don Albert Pardee, as he was concentrating on a decision concerning Standard Oil. Roosevelt has forwarded Speer’s complaint to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte.
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1908-08-14
President Roosevelt thanks Postmaster General Meyer for the file pertaining to Edward Gardner Lewis’s case and affirms Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou’s position regarding Lewis. Roosevelt tells Meyer to settle matters along the lines of Third Assistant Postmaster General Abraham L. Lawshe’s letter of September 5, 1908.
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1907-09-14
President Roosevelt encourages Attorney General Bonaparte to wire Judge Frank Sigel Dietrich. Roosevelt does not know Judge Edward Whitson, but he is sure that if they could get Judge William Henry Hunt the trial would be fair.
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1907-09-04
President Roosevelt approves of Attorney General Bonaparte’s telegram to Idaho District Attorney N. M. Ruick and directs him to send it at once. He has contacted Francis J. Heney. Roosevelt feels their current action is better than what he had proposed.
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1907-08-26
President Roosevelt details how Attorney General Bonaparte is to respond to United States District Attorney N. M. Ruick, using quotations from various correspondences.
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1907-08-24
President Roosevelt directs Attorney General Bonaparte to release United States District Attorney Asa. P. French’s letter publicly. He asks if Bonaparte can visit to discuss Senator William Edgar Borah’s case. Roosevelt needs time and information to make a decision, and requests copies of communications from United States District Attorney N. M. Ruick.
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1907-08-23
President Roosevelt was pleased to receive Judge Jones’s letter and opinion. He asked Judge Jeter Connelly Pritchard if there had been any failure to assist him. Any statement that Edward Terry Sanford suggested the administration would not support Pritchard is false. Roosevelt supports Goode and has prepared Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte to speak regarding any obstructions of the federal process.
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1907-08-22
President Roosevelt agrees with Attorney General Bonaparte’s conclusions in the Standard Oil and Chicago Alton Railroad case. While he thinks Bonaparte’s letter to Henry Lee Higginson is admirable, Roosevelt thinks it best not to publish it and open himself to further attacks by the press. He cautions against attending the conference of attorney generals. Roosevelt suggests how to respond to United States District Attorney N. M. Ruick and handle the situation in New Mexico.
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1907-08-22
President Roosevelt will do what he can to help Lucy Chauncey. He receives numerous requests for help in cases relating to South America.
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1907-08-17
President Roosevelt discusses how a letter from Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis changes the possible prosecution of the Chicago and Alton Railroad and Standard Oil cases. He asks Attorney General Bonaparte to investigate the testimony in question.
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1907-08-17
President Roosevelt rebukes Edgar Williams for the criticisms of his administration, particularly William’s ignorance in blaming the recent economic fluctuations on Roosevelt’s policy of enforcing laws against the wealthy and corporations.
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1907-08-16
President Roosevelt replies to Henry Lee Higginson that he would rather punish the “sinning officer than the stockholders of the corporations.” However, juries tend to punish corporations over individuals.
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1907-08-15
President Roosevelt instructs Attorney General Bonaparte to stop investigating the matter involving William B. Sheppard, and to fill out his appointment as the judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Roosevelt has directed Special Assistant Attorney General Ormsby McHarg to continue the prosecution in New Mexico. While Roosevelt feels that McHarg lacks the experience to handle the case, he understands that halting the prosecution would likely result in the statute of limitations coming into play. He hopes to send Assistant Attorney General Alford Warriner Cooley to new Mexico to help take up the matter. Bonaparte should continue insisting on an immediate separate trial for Senator William Edgar Borah. The press continually attacks Roosevelt and Bonaparte.
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1907-08-15
President Roosevelt comments on the potential economic panic and other issues. He sends Senator Lodge a copy of his Provincetown speech.
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1907-08-14