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President Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of Agriculture Wilson’s suggestions about how whiskey will be labelled in accordance with the Pure Food and Drug Act and has sent his recommendations to the Department of Justice.
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1907-04-10
President Roosevelt tells Hawaii Territory Governor Carter to proceed as he has been with immigration. Roosevelt says that Commissioner General of Immigration Frank P. Sargent is pleased with Carter’s work, and he does not need to change anything unless contributions were coming from corporations instead of individuals.
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1907-04-02
President Roosevelt tells Missouri Senator Warner that Attorney General Bonaparte disagrees with the appointment of Judge Daniel P. Dyer as District Attorney due to his advanced age. Roosevelt believes that this position requires a man of “courage, ability and independence” who will not be swayed by bias, as Roosevelt expects the District Attorney to prosecute Dyer’s son Daniel Dyer Jr.
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1907-02-27
In a signing statement attached to H.R. 15434 entitled “An Act providing for writ of error in certain instance in criminal cases”, President Roosevelt declares that he is signing the bill on the advice of Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte. Roosevelt then states that the bill does not go far enough to address problems but that he is signing it because it is a meaningful start towards addressing the issue.
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1907-03-02
President Roosevelt has heard from Edward A. Moseley, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, that although the bill is “a sloppy piece of legislation,” it will accomplish what it sets out to. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte disagrees, and Roosevelt is planning to meet with him tomorrow. He asks Representative Jenkins to ensure the bill’s passage, should the present one be the best currently possible.
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1907-02-18
President Roosevelt sends Representative Jenkins, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, enclosed documents from Attorney General Bonaparte pertaining to Senate negotiations in the passing of a bill. Roosevelt is disappointed in the Senate’s current estimate of funds but reassures Jenkins that the bill will still be passed.
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1907-02-19
President Roosevelt thanks General Duffield for his dispatch and has forwarded it to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte.
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1907-02-20
President Roosevelt understands Representative Jenkins’ concerns about the amendments to the criminal appeals bill, but, after consulting with Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, Roosevelt believes “it would be far better to it have [the bill] than nothing.”
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1907-02-15
After a conversation with Attorney General Bonaparte, Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Treasury Shaw that they both agree James Campbell should be given the position of Deputy Surveyor of Baltimore as he is best fit for the position.
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1907-01-29
President Roosevelt explains that while he is careful to give recognition to Catholics, he tries to appoint men without regard to their religious creed. He names several examples of Catholics he has appointed to offices.
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1906-11-28
President Roosevelt sincerely thanks Rear Admiral Harris for his continued active service as Paymaster General of the Navy. As per Roosevelt’s order and following Harris’s input, Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte recommended Eustace Barron Rogers as a suitable replacement. Roosevelt wanted to inform Harris of Roger’s selection before making it public and expresses satisfaction with Harris’s administration of duties. While Harris’s resignation is effective on November 1, Roosevelt asks he remain on active duty as president of the board representing the Naval Pay Corps regarding the pending legislative inquiry affecting commissioned personnel.
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1906-09-10
President Roosevelt briefly follows up with Attorney General Moody on several issues, including an ice matter, acting against Standard Oil, and guidance on spelling reform.
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1906-09-13
President Roosevelt remarks that Lewis Cass Ledyard’s letter “is the first…asking me to keep a man in the navy.” He wrote Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte on the matter.
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1906-08-30
President Roosevelt thinks he will “doubtless […] appoint Sharpless at once,” and wishes he had someone in mind to appoint in Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte’s place as well.
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1906-08-20
President Roosevelt tells Bishop Horstmann that he has asked for a full investigation into the message that Horstmann called his attention to, and promises to deal severely with offenders. In conference with Commissioner of Indian Affairs Francis E. Leupp and Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, Roosevelt has tried to support contract schools, but has been opposed by Episcopalians and Congregationalists. Roosevelt cannot go farther than the law permits, however, and there is currently a lawsuit alleging that the government has unfairly favored Catholic contract schools. He promises to have Leupp answer Horstmann’s letter at greater length.
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1906-08-10
President Roosevelt tells Lieutenant Commander Albert L. Key that it is too late to telegraph Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte, but that Roosevelt has written to him instead. Roosevelt believes the board should be appointed, but remarks that “it is disheartening to have [Senator Eugene] Hale against it from the beginning.”
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1906-07-14
President Roosevelt tells Ellen C. Bonaparte that he is sorry to hear of the illness of her husband, Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte. He asks her to convey his regards, and to tell Bonaparte to not think of coming back to work until he is healthy.
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1906-04-30
President Roosevelt tells Ellen C. Bonaparte of his concern about Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte’s health, and he is relieved to hear that it now seems that he is on the mend, albeit with a probable long recovery. He tells Bonaparte to make sure her husband does not dream of returning to work until he is healthy again and it is safe for him to do so.
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1906-05-03
President Roosevelt thanks Tom Brown for sending him the information he wanted. He instructs Brown to not let Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte return to work until he has entirely recovered and asks him to write again in a couple days.
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1906-05-03
President Roosevelt updates his son Kermit Roosevelt on some of the goings-on of the family, and reports that Kermit’s brother Ted’s eye surgery went well. The egg-rolling at the White House on Easter Monday was great fun for the children, and the white house grounds are looking nice in spring. Roosevelt relates a humorous story involving Kermit’s younger brother Quentin Roosevelt, who “is a funny small person if ever there was one.” Roosevelt is trying to send aid to California, still reeling after a recent earthquake, and has been continuing his fight for a rate bill and the Panama Canal issue.
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1906-04-22