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Editor of Leslie’s Weekly John A. Sleicher discusses the Post Office scandal, placing blame on Congressmen for faulty selection and appointment. Sleicher praises President Roosevelt’s speech in St. Albans, New York. Sleicher comments on Congressman George B. McClellan and on New York elections, suggesting Seth Low as a gubernatorial candidate.
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1903-10-26
Joseph Bucklin Bishop writes to President Roosevelt in regards to a conversation he had with General Hubbard. Bishop discusses a key player whom he describes as “the jew.” Bishop believes that Hubbard was duped by “the jew” and blames Mr. Shaw, a cabinet member under Roosevelt’s administration, for supporting and bestowing power to this figure. Bishop sends kind regards to Mrs. Roosevelt and relays that his wife is doing well.
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1903-10-29
Ralph Trautmann discusses the Evening World’s coverage of the “Erlanger matter.” Trautmann informs President Roosevelt that he will consult with James Sullivan Clarkson if other newspapers publish pieces on the topic.
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1903-10-29
Editor of the Galveston City Times William H. Noble discusses the need to appoint African Americans as Republican party representatives in Texas.
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1903-10-18
Lyman Abbott writes to President Roosevelt regarding the enclosed proof of an editorial to appear in The Outlook. Abbott believes Roosevelt, Secretary of War Root, and Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock could influence Congress.
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1903-09-05
Elbert F. Baldwin thanks President Roosevelt for his letter regarding the Wall Street crew and article in The Sun.
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1903-08-22
L. Clarke Davis writes to President Roosevelt to inform him that he did not write the Miles article, but he sympathizes with it and is responsible for publishing it.
Herman Henry Kohlsaat writes to President Roosevelt regarding a newspaper’s report of Kohlsaat’s visit and financial legislation.
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1903-08-25
Joseph Bucklin Bishop writes to President Roosevelt about a recent story in The Commercial Advertiser.
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1903-08-19
Copy of the August 8, 1903, edition of the Wall Street Journal. The lead article is “Review and Outlook: Prices and Publicity” and the thesis is that policies forcing corporations to be open and aboveboard about their inner dealings did not cause the fall in prices in the security market, and that those who say otherwise are enemies of President Roosevelt. The second article is about the rights of common stock holders. The third is about the Merchant Marines, and the fourth is about U.S. Steel. There are also articles on the bond market, and various commodities and their markets, and guides to values of railroad shares.
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1903-08-12
Ernest Hamlin Abbott responds to President Roosevelt’s inquiry concerning The Outlook’s editorial on Roosevelt’s resolution of the threatened bookbinders’ strike and encloses documents Roosevelt had sent to Abbott’s father, Lyman Abbott.
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1903-08-04
Martin suggests reviving the defunct New York Daily News as a “good, clean, enterprising newspaper,” that will “cut right into the heart of Tammany strongholds.” Handwritten notation warns that “a Tammany syndicate” was going to bid for paper.
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1903-07-31
Postmaster General Payne writes to President Roosevelt to advise him to give an authoritative denial to the New York Sun about a mock celebration on July 3, 1903. If Roosevelt wants to contact Payne, he can be reached in care of James Sullivan Clarkson.
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1903-07-15
Charles Emory Smith thanks President Roosevelt for the appointment of Walter C. Hamm as Consul at Hull. Smith writes that his investigations regarding the Tulloch inquiry are proving successful.
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1903-07-02
Charles Emory Smith thanks President Roosevelt for a previous letter. Smith does not agree with the way the Associated Press dealt with Postmaster General Henry C. Payne, including issuing the Joseph L. Bristow letters to the public the previous week. Smith has decided it is necessary for him to personally present the matter in the appropriate light. Smith includes a copy of the article he has written for Roosevelt’s judgment. Smith proposes a meeting with Roosevelt when he is in Washington, D.C., later that week.
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1903-06-23
James Sullivan Clarkson encloses several newspaper articles and has heard that William C. Whitney has acquired a majority interest in The Sun. He has also been informed that Senator Hanna may be purchasing the New York Press.
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1903-04-27
James Sullivan Clarkson would like to speak with President Roosevelt about a prominent Iowa newspaper and other newspapers that he believes are attempting to divide the Republican Party. Clarkson also encloses clippings from Timothy Thomas Fortune’s New York Age, the most prominent African American paper, which he finds to be doing good work for the Roosevelt administration.
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1902-12-27
Secretary of State Hay encourages President Roosevelt to “See the leader in this mornings N.Y. Sun.”
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1902-12-29
Former President Cleveland congratulates President Roosevelt on his handling of the Venezuelan crisis. He also points out that he had remained quiet on the situation until giving a statement to the World a couple of days before this letter. When he saw his words published he was not sure that he had said quite what he intended, but he did not believe any harm was done. He hopes the President’s continued care and prudence will prevail.
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1902-12-29
Louis Michel regrets having not had the opportunity to meet the President. Michel submits requests for materials related to President Roosevelt for newspaper publication. The requests include a portrait of Roosevelt and a couple of poetry excerpts that Roosevelt recited.
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1902-12-19