Letter from Louis Edelman to Frank Harper
Louis Edelman asks Frank Harper to let him know when Theodore Roosevelt will arrive in Birmingham, Alabama.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-20
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Alabama--Birmingham
Letter from Louis Edelman to Theodore Roosevelt
Louis Edelman’s health prevents him from meeting with Theodore Roosevelt in New York City to present his interview with President William H. Taft. He proposes meeting Roosevelt in Birmingham, Alabama.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-01-28
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Letter from Eli D. McDougall to Theodore Roosevelt
Eli D. McDougall, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Florence, Alabama, hopes that Theodore Roosevelt can speak in Florence when he returns from Africa. McDougall can also arrange for Roosevelt to speak in Nashville and Birmingham.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-12-28
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Letter from Harry Johnston to Theodore Roosevelt
Harry Johnston tells President Roosevelt about some of his travels around the southern United States, and his observations of both the people and environment there. Johnston plans to spend some time in Louisiana before traveling to Florida, and thence to Cuba. Johnston also would like to travel to Haiti, but worries that potential unrest there will make it difficult for him to visit. He asks Roosevelt if he would consider writing a letter of introduction allowing him to visit, as “it would be rather disappointing to return to England without some glimpse of Haiti.” Harper’s will be publishing an article of Johnston’s describing his impressions of New York that Roosevelt helped review.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-01
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Letter from Booker T. Washington to William Loeb
Booker T. Washington updates William Loeb on matters in Alabama, including several upcoming meetings he has scheduled, as well as the fact that the state committee in Birmingham, Alabama, endorsed President Roosevelt and Secretary of War William H. Taft.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-22
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Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt
Judge Jones feels he must explain himself to President Roosevelt, though his attempts may verge on tattling. Jones feels that Joseph O. Thompson’s recent letter was quite unnecessary and created the intention of blaming Jones for wrongdoing. Jones talked with Thompson and told him that if Marshal Leander J. Bryan denied the charges put before him, that he would denounce him quickly. Wanting more information, Thompson told Jones that Captain O’Brien knew Bryan and could speak to the charges, but O’Brien will not talk with Jones. Jones goes on to describe the suspect activities of Thompson and Charles H. Scott, and hopes that Roosevelt will believe that he has not personally benefited from appointing anyone.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-16
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Ex-Governor B. B. Comer makes caustic reply to statement of Judge Thos. G. Jones
Newspaper article from the Birmingham News detailing B. B. Comer’s reply to Thomas Goode Jones’s statement.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-06-12
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The Jemison magazine: Corey ready
A special edition of the Jemison Magazine discussing various aspects of Corey, Alabama, a “model city” expressly planned for employees of the new industrial factories of the area. It features an article on Theodore Roosevelt’s visit and speech on March 10, 1911.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04
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Fire at Bryan to hit Jones
Federal referees in Alabama are protesting the nomination of Leander J. Bryan for U.S. Marshal, in part to damage the prestige of Judge Thomas Goode Jones, who currently has the favor of the national administration.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-16
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The president’s southern tour
President Roosevelt’s recent tour through the Southern United States was a success, and saw him give speeches to many enthusiastic audiences along the way. In addition to visiting several state capitals, Roosevelt visited his mother’s hometown of Roswell, Georgia, and spoke with a number of people who knew her. Other highlights of Roosevelt’s trip included a stop he made at Tuskegee, Alabama, and a speech he made at Little Rock, Arkansas, where he spoke out against lynching. In an editorial, the Christian Herald praises Roosevelt’s trip as having been very productive in demonstrating that the North and South have put away the resentment which had previously existed between them. Other articles present on these pages include editorials on life insurance management, missionary work in India, commentary on “National righteousness,” and a request for charitable contributions.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation
Creation Date
1905-11-08
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Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt
Judge Jones writes to President Roosevelt regarding editorials published by the Birmingham Times claiming that the federal officials Roosevelt appointed on Jones’ recommendation do not represent the Republican Party and take their orders from Jones. One appointee, Joseph Oswald Thompson, believes the editorials are undermining his influence.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-22
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Letter from Eugene F. Ware to Theodore Roosevelt
Eugene F. Ware wants President Roosevelt to know that any newspaper articles quoting Ware’s opinion on pensions are false. Ware has provided no interviews. He did not say that every soldier deserved a pension. Ware’s war record is now under serious investigation.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-04-25
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Telegram from Gordon Johnston to Theodore Roosevelt
There will be great disappointment if Vice President Roosevelt does not visit Birmingham, Alabama.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-08-30