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At the suggestion of Senator Dixon, Senator Bristow provides his views on the parcel post, income tax, inheritance tax, and Mississippi River improvements. He adds a suggestion that railroads could be built to the Alaskan coal fields to supply coal to the western United States and the Navy’s Pacific fleet.
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1912-05-30
Gifford Pinchot provides a statement on the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy regarding the use of government land for private coal mining in Alaska.
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1912-01
John Potter Whittren sends Theodore Roosevelt a marked copy of his newspaper, the Daily Nugget, which illustrates Alaska’s opinion of Roosevelt.
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1911-12-11
William Davenport Hulbert introduces Theodore Roosevelt to W. A. Langille, the former supervisor of the National Forests of Alaska. Hulbert considers Langille one of the few authorities on Alaska.
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1911-12-05
Edward William Nelson sends Theodore Roosevelt some of his findings on the natural history of Alaska. He includes reports on the habits of birds and the material culture of the indigenous people of the Bering Strait. Nelson read Roosevelt’s “extremely interesting and valuable” article on animal coloration and agrees that Thayer and other naturalists “have gone beyond all reason” in their conclusions.
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1911-12-02
Mrs. C. E. Vinnedge writes Theodore Roosevelt regarding the challenge to America’s public schools through private and religious institutions, especially the Roman Catholic Church, which do not allow their children to benefit from the country’s public school system. Vinnedge believes it should be compulsory for all of American children to attend public schools and reap the benefits of this great civil liberty.
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1911-11-27
William Davenport Hulbert received Theodore Roosevelt’s notes. He feels his first article does not have “enough snap and bang.” His second article deals with the Alaska Syndicate, and he thinks it would be more effective than the first. Hulbert encloses a letter from Fisher concerning the situation in Seattle, Washington, and his thoughts on James Rudolph Garfield and Gifford Pinchot. He comments on government ownership of Alaskan railroads.
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1911-11-13
F. S. Wayne, manager of the Mining and Scientific Press, sends Theodore Roosevelt an article and editorial from the paper on Alaskan coal mines and monopoly, in addition to one from another newspaper.
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1911-11-13
William Davenport Hulbert sent Abbott a rough draft of his article on Clarence Cunningham’s Alaskan land claims. If it comes to him, Hulbert asks Theodore Roosevelt to critique it. Additionally, Hulbert requests Roosevelt show it to anyone involved in Alaskan affairs. B. D. Townsend, a special assistant with the Department of Justice, approved the article after discussing the issue with Hulbert. Hulbert includes a passage he is considering adding regarding the controversy between then Secretary of the Interior Richard Achilles Ballinger and Chief Forrester Gifford Pinchot.
This article discusses the issues regarding the Alaskan land claims of Clarence Cunningham and its connection to the controversy between Gifford Pinchot and Richard Achilles Ballinger.
Bernard Shandon Rodey is staying in Alaska for another winter as he needs the money. He recently attended New Mexico’s first state convention and was almost nominated for Congress. Except for a few nominees like George Curry, the Republican ticket is not ideal. Rodey comments on the sugar fraud case and asks if Roosevelt looked at his Puerto Rico Federal Reports volumes.
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1911-10-30
Gifford Pinchot has reviewed William Davenport Hulbert’s letter and found it full of questionable information. Their position might even be stronger than he previously supposed. Pinchot’s Alaska trip was very successful.
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1911-10-21
John Barber White asks Theodore Roosevelt to attend and speak at the Third National Conservation Congress, emphasizing his importance to the conservation movement and urging him to continue his leadership.
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1911-09-08
I. K. Russell asks Theodore Roosevelt to reflect on President Schurman’s public statements, criticizes Schurman’s ties to business interests, and defends his own views on leadership and justice. He mentions sending an article to Collier’s Weekly and comments on the changing political climate.
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1911-09-09
George W. Perkins congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on his testimony before the Stanley Committee. He has been finding strong sentiment for constructive national legislation regarding business concerns. Perkins opposes Gifford Pinchot’s plan for government ownership in Alaska.
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1911-09-02
Harry A. Slattery, the clerk of Gifford Pinchot, informs Theodore Roosevelt that Pinchot is currently traveling to Alaska, but Slattery will nevertheless forward Roosevelt’s letter to him promptly. In the meantime, Slattery will send some conservation literature to the “gentleman in South Africa.”
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1911-08-31
William Davenport Hulbert thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the letter containing new, interesting, and valuable information on the Alaska situation. He is troubled that his findings have differed from The Outlook’s and has talked to many well-informed men from various perspectives. Hulbert discusses these findings and his opinions of various Alaskan government officials, including Judge James Wickersham and Territorial Governor Wilford B. Hoggatt. He asks Roosevelt’s permission to quote from his letter, especially concerning David Henry Jarvis.
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1911-08-25
Gifford Pinchot admires the point Mr. Shippen is making and believes that The Outlook could provide publicity when appropriate. He will be traveling to Alaska at the end of the week.
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1911-08-22
In speaking of Theodore Roosevelt’s partial endorsement of the proposition that the government fix steel prices, Richard Wilson Knott had in mind Roosevelt’s previous statement after Elbert H. Gary’s testimony and subsequent article in The Outlook. However, he believes he was mistaken. He feels that there are times when the government is justified in taking charge of properties, such as the Panama Canal. Knott comments that President William H. Taft’s administration has “thrown back the cause of progressive politics in Kentucky six years.”
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1911-08-19
Frank Knox comments on Theodore Roosevelt’s editorial, “Alaska Again,” which he regards as “the flash of a beacon in a fog.” He asks how President William H. Taft’s argument about Controller Bay is erroneous. Knox agrees with the need for a government-owned and operated coal-carrying road in Alaska.
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1911-08-11
Conrad Siem informs Theodore Roosevelt of the request to make him an honorary member of the San Francisco-Alaska Club. He appreciated Roosevelt’s editorial on Alaska and encloses an address that may interest him.
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1911-08-11