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President Roosevelt has read the report on the charges made by Seymour Wilcox Tulloch from Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad. The report should be brought to the attention of Postmaster General Henry C. Payne and Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, who are to provide their views on the report’s conclusions.
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1903-09-15
The report on the case of Seymour Wilcox Tulloch from Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad shows that the practices at the post office under Perry Heath were “very reprehensible.” President Roosevelt calls Postmaster General Payne’s attention to the summary that states that similar conditions have persisted in other post offices during the last two or three years.
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1903-09-15
President Roosevelt will read the paper with great interest and has already instructed Charles Bonaparte and Attorney General Knox to take up the matter.
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1903-09-03
President Roosevelt would like the report on Assistant Postmaster Bristow’s investigation submitted to Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad so that their opinions can be taken on further avenues of investigation. Roosevelt has been pleased with the “evident thoroughness of the investigation thus far.”
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1903-08-06
After speaking with Charles J. Bonaparte, a member of the Board of Indian Commissioners, and receiving a letter that Bonaparte had sent to Archbishop P. J. Ryan, President Roosevelt believes he did not give the Catholics and Episcopalians the chance to present in full a brief about the government providing rations to Indian children in boarding schools. Roosevelt asks Attorney General Philander C. Knox to request a full brief of the issue from either Bonaparte or Ryan, who are both members of the Board of Indian Commissioners.
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1903-07-25
President Roosevelt requests that Holmes Conrad and Charles J. Bonaparte report on the Tulloch charges. Roosevelt also asks if any action should be taken by the Department of Justice.
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1903-07-25
President Roosevelt provides instructions for Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad to investigate and report on the Tulloch charges and post office scandals.
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1903-07-15
Postmaster General Payne selected Assistant Postmaster General Bristow to investigate the matter regarding Mr. Rand. President Roosevelt would like Bristow’s report and the preliminary report of Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad by August.
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1903-06-25
President Roosevelt doubts that Senator Lodge would even allow his name to be considered for chairman of the Republican National Committee. Nicholas Murray Butler’s last letter convinced Roosevelt to take an “open step” in the post office scandals. He would like to appoint Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad to investigate.
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1903-06-25
Charles J. Bonaparte has recommended Admiral Yates Stirling’s son for appointment to the Naval Academy. President Roosevelt favors the appointment even if Stirling can only be given an alternate’s place.
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1902-06-30
“If Secretary Bonaparte keeps on lending battleships to his colleagues in the Cabinet there won’t be any left for him to use in case he should like to take an outing.”
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1906-07-11
Senator Dixon reviews the correspondence involving Theodore Roosevelt and the prosecution of International Harvester that will be released per a Senate resolution. Dixon found nothing “sensational or alarming” in the correspondence.
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1912-04-24
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
Joseph L. Merrell reminds Theodore Roosevelt how he appointed him Keeper of the Reservation because of his conduct during the riot at the Carrollton, Georgia, county jail. He also recalls Roosevelt’s request to have his salary increased. Merrell received word that his salary will be decreased and asks Roosevelt to write to President William H. Taft requesting that his salary be maintained.
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1911-08-19
Attorney General Wickersham sends Theodore Roosevelt the document he believes is the one requested by his secretary over the telephone. He directs Roosevelt to call him if he needs more information.
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1911-08-04
Edmond H. Madison believes that Representative Thomas W. Hardwick, chairman of the special committee investigating the sugar trust, is more concerned with injuring Roosevelt’s reputation than in conducting his investigation. A recent interview of George H. Earle saw many attacks on Roosevelt which were subsequently reprinted in newspapers. Madison now worries that an upcoming interview with Milton Dwight Purdy may have the same aim, and asks Roosevelt for any information he should be aware or forewarned of for the upcoming hearing.
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1911-07-07
John C. Rose informs Theodore Roosevelt that he will receive Roosevelt next Tuesday with Charles J. Bonaparte and W. Hall Harris.
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1911-06-02
William Loeb writes to Theodore Roosevelt to advise Roosevelt to exercise caution if he voluntarily appears before a Congressional Committee and gives his advice concerning the Sugar Trust matters. Loeb also includes information about an inspector of customs who was dismissed from his position after becoming intoxicated on the job.
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1911-06-03
William Holcombe Thomas congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on the successful determination of Alonzo Bailey v State of Alabama, a case that Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte intervened in during 1908.
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1911-01-20
President Remsen asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak at Johns Hopkins University on February 5 about “useless” subjects as per his comment at a recent address.
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1911-01-05