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Joseph Bucklin Bishop sends an enclosed item to President Roosevelt, asking that he not take offense at his quoted statements. He suggests Roosevelt read the most recent issues of Harper’s Weekly and The Sun. Bishop asks Roosevelt to destroy a letter he sent to him regarding “F.V.G.”
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1903-11-18
Silas McBee sends President Roosevelt three editorials from The Churchman on the topics of Thanksgiving, citizenship, and a movement against lynching. McBee refers to Archbishop Enos Nuttall of the West Indies and Archbishop Alfred M. Randolph of southern Virginia, both of whom reflect on the African American population. McBee includes the article “Chronicle and Comment” that shares opinions regarding the Panama Revolution.
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1903-11-18
Editor of the Galveston City Times William H. Noble discusses his paper’s support for President Roosevelt as the Republican nominee. Noble references his letter to Roosevelt of October 18, 1903, in which he asserted the need to appoint African Americans to political offices in Texas.
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1903-11-20
Ray Stannard Baker discusses the publication of James Edward Runcie’s article in the North American Review. Baker describes his involvement with the article’s publication and defends General Leonard Wood against claims made by General John Rutter Brooke and by Runcie.
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1903-11-22
Ray Stannard Baker writes to General Wood regarding an article that ran in The Sun. The article published claims made by Major James Edward Runcie that Wood threatened General John Rutter Brooke. Baker relays that he wrote President Roosevelt on the matter and offers to make a statement before the Senate Committee in defense of Wood.
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1903-11-22
Oscar S. Straus encloses a clipping from the New York Herald regarding the “‘Covenant – running with the Land idea.”
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1903-11-11
Richard Harding Davis proposes writing an article in support of Leonard Wood to President Roosevelt.
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1903-11-12
Nathan B. Scott encloses an editorial from the leading Republican paper in West Virginia, the Intelligencer; Scott asks that it be forwarded to President Roosevelt.
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1903-11-12
Victor L. Mason informs R. A. Alger of his recent meeting with the editor of the North American Review, George B. Harvey. Harvey reports that Leonard Wood was not involved in the writing of James E. Runcie’s article. Included in this letter is a note written by Alger to President Roosevelt. Alger includes enclosures for Roosevelt.
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1903-11-16
Henry Cabot Lodge writes to President Roosevelt confirming receipt of his letter enclosing a message from Assistant Secretary of State Loomis. Lodge advises Commissioners to explain, but not comment on or publish articles regarding a present matter. Lodge relays that he will address the issue in a speech scheduled that afternoon. Lodge requests that Roosevelt postpone discussing the matter with Mr. Turner until Lodge and Roosevelt meet.
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1903-10-31
William Allen White tells President Roosevelt he has suffered with pneumonia and is taking a trip to the Grand Canyon to recover. He reminds Roosevelt to invite Kansas Representative James M. Miller to White House events. On the topic of the appointment of judges to replace William C. Hook, White discusses the candidacy of William A. Johnston, John C. Pollock, Nelson H. Loomis, and Charles B. Smith. White suggests creating a unified delegation for Kansas, including Charles Curtis, Chester I. Long, Charles F. Scott, Justin De Witt Bowersock, Victor Murdock, and Philip Pitt Campbell. White notes that there is a suspicion of corruption in the Court of Claims, and he asks that if Richard H. Lindsay of the Kansas City Star seeks permission to review documents, Roosevelt give him authorization.
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1903-10-31
Senator Hanna writes to President Roosevelt in receipt of his letter in which he discussed an undisclosed matter in Ohio. Hanna acknowledges an article about the situation published in the Ohio Press and returns enclosures from Attorney General Philander C. Knox. Hanna relays that he will not interfere in a decision concerning this issue.
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1903-11-02
Editor of Leslie’s Weekly John A. Sleicher discusses a political cartoon drawn by Victor Gillam and accepts a lunch invitation. Sleicher references a previous conversation with President Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, New York, and conveys worries about the National Deficit’s affect on the success of the Republican party.
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1903-11-03
Hamilton Fish writes that Mr. Stranahan supports a plan to publish an interview with Senator Platt in the morning papers. Fish asks that the recipient relay the contents of the letter to President Roosevelt.
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1903-11-05
Nevada N. Stranahan informs William Loeb that he met with Hamilton Fish and Senator Platt; Platt left to interview with newspapers, then traveled to Washington, D.C.
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1903-11-05
Ervin Wardman of the New York Press comments on the contents of the enclosed document. He writes, “There seems to be a good deal of smoke here…and there is always I think some fire.”
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1903-10-19
John A. Sleicher discusses editorials published in the Evening Post and the Sun regarding public scandals and which posit anti-Roosevelt sentiment. Sleicher writes of President Roosevelt’s potential removal of General Appraiser Henderson Middleton Somerville. In a handwritten note, Sleicher notes that he is sure New York Mayor Seth Low will be re-elected.
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1903-10-20
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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1903-10-22
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Austria-Hungary Bellamy Storer informs President Roosevelt of a recent visit by King of the Belgians Léopold II. Storer discusses tensions in the Congo between the British and Belgian governments and European colonization in the Congo, referencing editorials in The Times, the Treaty of Berlin, the French explorer Pierre Savorgnon de Brazza, and rumors of Belgian atrocities in Congo, using Belgian explorer Henry M. Stanley as an exemplar.
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1903-10-22
Judge Holt addresses a New York Times article regarding rumors about former British Ambassador to Persia H. Mortimer Durand’s appointment as British Ambassador to the United States. Holt encourages Durand’s appointment as Ambassador based on his brother in law, former Minister to Persia, Arthur Sherburne Hardy’s positive reflections on Durand. Holt cites Durand’s admiration for President Roosevelt’s writings on the West.
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1903-10-24