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President Roosevelt encloses a letter from Jacob Riis suggesting that Roosevelt give a speech in San Francisco. Roosevelt requests that President Wheeler help set up the speech if he supports the idea.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-22
W. C. Bunker informs Theodore Roosevelt of a meeting in San Francisco on November 23, 1911, and asks Roosevelt to support the General Arbitration Treaties of 1911-1912.
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1911-11-22
Marshall Stimson relays to Theodore Roosevelt that William H. Taft’s presidency has come and gone and informs him of his criticisms on him. Stimson wished Roosevelt had run for presidency with Hiram Johnson so that the country could be before great progressive republic leaders and fails to remember why Roosevelt once told him to support Taft.
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1911-10-20
Ella T. H. Haines writes Theodore Roosevelt about a patriotic-inspired painting of hers on display in an exhibition on Market Street in San Francisco. She hopes he will write something describing it. She says she had a “spiritual inspiration” to create this painting and she also “knew two years before” that William McKinley would be assassinated.
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1911-10-18
Charles Dwight Willard sends Theodore Roosevelt newspaper clippings and a detailed letter criticizing the Los Angeles Times, its publisher, Harrison Gray Otis, and the political protection Otis allegedly receives. Willard discusses the recent indictment of Otis and two staff members for publishing indecent content, the moral and legal implications, the reaction of local authorities, and broader issues of press ethics, censorship, and home rule in California. He also comments on Associated Press bias, utility board rulings, and the political atmosphere in San Francisco.
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1911-09-08
Alexander L. Lucas asks Theodore Roosevelt for help receiving his pension.
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1911-08-16
Emile Klein and the citizens of New York living in San Francisco, California, are glad Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt is involved in the city’s municipal affairs and hope he will help “break up…the deplorable municipal and state combines.”
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1911-08-11
Aloysius G. Brown appeals to Theodore Roosevelt to aid him in securing a position with the U.S. Secret Service. Brown details his attributes, work ethic and history, his physical appearance, and past work experience. In showing his good character, Brown details how he has a wife, two children, and another child on the way. Moreover, Brown details how he served in the Spanish-American War and in various capacities linked to the U.S. government since then.
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1911-06-19
J. A. Hartwell recounts to Theodore Roosevelt a letter he received from Matilda Bernard—the widow of scientist and author Henry Meyners Bernard—about a volume her husband wrote and she is in the process of republishing for an American audience, Some Neglected Factors in Evolution. Hartwell intends to pick up a copy of the book, and thinks Roosevelt will likewise find it interesting. Hartwell looks forward to visiting people in San Francisco.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-01
George K. Frink asks Theodore Roosevelt his opinion of the Municipal Clinic in San Francisco. The clinic medically examines and segregates prostitutes.
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1911-05-15
John F. Davidson tells Theodore Roosevelt he attempted to make an updated book of business cards and addresses for him while Roosevelt was on the West Coast, but he could not get it finished in time. Davidson sends Roosevelt some personalized business cards to use.
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1911-05-11
W. E. Read has heard Theodore Roosevelt’s speeches on the topic of the Bible and the placement of Roman Catholics on the Board of Directors of the YMCA. Read shares his thoughts on Catholics being involved in the YMCA.
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1911-05-06
L. J. Wright is glad to have seen Theodore Roosevelt again and shares the “many strange things” that have occurred since she last saw him in Springfield, Illinois. She hopes that Roosevelt will be able to help her sons better positions and wages. She informs Roosevelt that she and her family feel that “every thing goes wrong since you are no longer at the head of the nation.”
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1911-04-06
Alice Adams Church requests a meeting with Theodore Roosevelt to discuss the wrongs committed against her by her former husband, Judge George E. Church.
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1911-04-05
Timothy F. Flaherty recounts his meeting with Theodore Roosevelt for Patrick H. Morrissey. Roosevelt was pleased with the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen’s resolutions and positions.
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1911-04-05
Edward Grigg sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of a letter of introduction from Viscount Alfred Harnsworth Northcliffe.
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1911-03-31
Aug Schulze shares his business idea to extend daylight hours in San Francisco, California, by installing mirrors in New York, New York with Theodore Roosevelt.
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1911-03-31
William R. Sherwood informs Theodore Roosevelt that his mother, Eliza Neill Sherwood, greatly regretted being unable to attend his speech in Berkeley, California. Many American abolitionists met at Sherwood’s home in Belfast, Ireland, in her youth.
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1911-04-01
George W. Jessup encloses a copy of original writings he tried on previous occasions to give Theodore Roosevelt. Jessup strongly believes in Roosevelt’s peacemaking abilities and assures his support.
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1911-04-03
Jennie Dunbar invites Theodore Roosevelt and members of his party to be guests at the Hospital for Children and Training School for Nurses’ spring flower show, to be held at the Hotel Fairmont.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-28