Cargo ships

Navy Department Chief of the Bureau of Equipment Cowles outlines the situation regarding the transfer of coal for Senator Lodge. The Navy Department used to accept coal shipments from American vessels to Pacific ports under the coastwise shipping laws, but it was unsustainable due to rates and foreign markets. In response to the issue, the Judge Advocate General of the Navy Edward Hale Campbell ruled that President Roosevelt had the authority to charter foreign vessels. Cowles lists the American vessels that were chartered. Allegations have been made that the Navy illegally selected foreign vessels, hurting American shipping, and Cowles gives examples to refute these claims. For the remainder of the voyage of the Fleet, the department intends to utilize American vessels as often as possible, but the necessary coal will have to come in foreign bottoms.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-05

Creator(s)

Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923

Men dressed as Native Americans stand on board a ship labeled “The Good Ship Dope,” throwing cartons and boxes of adulterated and unhealthy food products over the sides, into the harbor. Caption: A lesson in practical patriotism taught by the Boston tea party.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1906-06-27

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Congressman Humphrey that Roosevelt read his article about steamship monopolies with interest and wishes to thank Humphrey for sending it to him. Roosevelt looks forward to seeing Humphrey whenever he visits New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-21

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt agrees about the colliers and hopes that his statement was on point. He thought that Coe Isaac Crawford gave a powerful speech in the William Lorimer case. The zebra skin has been sent and Roosevelt is attempting to locate the missing book.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

The “USS Merrimac,” a cargo ship, is under fire as it passes between the fortifications at the Socapa Battery and Morro Castle at the entrance to Santiago de Cuba Bay, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War. Includes an American flag labeled with the names of the eight volunteer sailors, “Hobson, Charette, Murphy, Deignan, Phillips, Kelly, Clausen, [and] Montague,” intent on scuttling the ship to block the harbor and trap the Spanish fleet within. Caption: The Trojan Horse – Great Olympus! These Yankee exploits put me clear in the shade!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1898-06-29

Creator(s)

Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905