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Assistant Secretary of State Loomis introduces William Loeb to Jules Hedeman, who is creating a direct cable to France so that more American news can reach Europe.
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1905-07-22
Edward G. Lowry of the New York Evening Post would like to meet with President Roosevelt before writing about him.
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1905-07-24
Representative Rhinock explains his reasons for publicly revisiting an incident that occurred in the Latonia club house in Kentucky that involved Alice Roosevelt.
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1905-07-14
Joseph Bucklin Bishop notifies President Roosevelt that he will come on August 5 and stay over Sunday.
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1905-07-15
Henry Litchfield West, on behalf of the Washington, D.C., Board of Commissioners, explains how a complaint made by B. Pickman Mann to the Commission got into the newspapers. Mann charged that the Washington, D.C., police issued a warning to President Roosevelt’s chauffeur rather than arresting him, out of favoritism to the President. Mann’s letter was published before West had seen it and responded. West explains that, although the publication was through no willful intent on the part of his staff, he regrets the annoyance to the President. He will have the Commission issue an order that any letter referring to the President of the United States be brought to the attention of the Commissioners immediately.
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1905-07-06
Corinne Stocker Horton reminds President Roosevelt of their conversation regarding Roosevelt’s opinion of Jefferson Davis as expressed in his biography of Thomas H. Benton. She asks if she can publish those remarks in the Atlanta Constitution. Clarke Howell wishes to use the remarks to write an editorial in response to attacks from Davis’ friends and family.
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1905-05-11
Booker T. Washington sends William Loeb editorials from the Montgomery Daily Advertiser and the Huston Post about President Roosevelt’s recent speech.
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1905-02-18
University of California President Benjamin Ide Wheeler has heard differing opinions regarding a recent statement he made expressing his gratification that Secretary of State John Hay would remain in office, and hopes that he did not insult President Roosevelt by making it.
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1904-10-25
Arthur von Briesen explains his position to President Roosevelt that he believes the truth of the story of a sword given to George Washington by Frederick the Great. Von Briesen’s opinion is in opposition to a recent New York Sun article which stated the sword giving event did not occur.
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1904-10-12
Trust breaker John William Midgley writes to Secreatry Loeb in hopes of gaining access to President Roosevelt to speak to him about railroad trusts. Midgley explains his experience with the railroads.
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1904-10-15
Archbishop Ryan writes to President Roosevelt to forward an abstract from a Catholic Church declaration on the “present misunderstanding in relations.
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1904-10-09
Columbia University President Butler writes to Silas McBee to commend him for printing Secretary of War Taft’s article. Butler asks if McBee could reprint it in The Educational Review so that teachers across the country could read and reflect upon it.
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1904-10-03
Francis E. Leupp writes to President Roosevelt to offer his services as a consultant to speak to newspapers about the “Negro question.”
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1904-09-22
George Harvey writes to President Roosevelt to thank him for his letter and the books he sent. He goes on to discuss the recent “Davis matter” and agrees that Roosevelt should stay out of it. He also discusses controversy in the newspapers and offers to write a defense of Roosevelt should he request it.
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1904-09-23
Senator Lodge thanks President Roosevelt for his letter. He approves of the selection of Lieutenant Governor Higgins as the Republican nominee for New York State Governor. He goes on to explain why he thinks D. Cady Herrick is a poor choice for the Democratic nominee and to speculate on who the papers will endorse. He asks Roosevelt’s opinion on two other matters, the appointment of a new Commander of the North American Squadron, and a letter he has received from George Mayer on the need to build a new Customs House and expand the size of the Appraisers Department.
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1904-09-23
Lee Mantel writes to President Roosevelt to ask whether a letter published in Miners’ Magazine claiming to be from Roosevelt to Michael Donnelly is genuine.
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1904-09-25
Republican National Committee Chairman Cortelyou informs William Loeb that he just received a telegram from Charles M. Hays, editor of the Chicago Daily News, saying he knows who first published the Michael Donnelly letter with President Roosevelt’s name. Cortelyou told Hays to inform Roosevelt directly.
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1904-09-29
John Henry Hammond informs William Loeb that he received Loeb’s letter and sent a copy to the Sun, which was returned with thanks. He also notes that the letter ran in the Tribune that morning.
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1904-09-17
John Henry Hammond requests William Loeb’s approval to publish his letter in newspapers outside of New York City.
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1904-09-19
George Harvey writes to President Roosevelt to forward a clipping from the Courier-Journal and inform him that the “yarn” is receiving a lot of attention in the Southern papers. Harvey suggests he could provide “another side of the story” if Roosevelt wishes and will send him the facts.
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1904-09-19