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Francis B. Loomis sends Theodore Roosevelt a clipping from The Philadelphia Record newspaper which Loomis believes should be widely circulated and copied.
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1911-12-15
Frank P. MacLennan sends Theodore Roosevelt the clipping mentioned in his telegram. MacLennan does not usually indulge in such extravagance.
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1911-12-14
Frank Knox writes Theodore Roosevelt of the newspaper interview he gave after returning from his visit to Oyster Bay and encloses the article. Knox shares recent statistics that place Roosevelt ahead of William H. Taft and Robert M. La Follette in the race for the presidency in Michigan. Knox also believes many states will come to the National Republican Convention without instructions.
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1911-12-14
Paul V. Collins gives Theodore Roosevelt the names of the men who submitted an article on reciprocity to be published in The Outlook and confirms that Roosevelt gave the men a word limit for the article. Collins writes of his experience trying to get the editor of the Saturday Evening Post to print an article contrary to the line the magazine had already taken on reciprocity and says most publications have only printed one side of the story. Collins thinks there is likely to be a “stampede” at the Republican National Convention and Roosevelt will be nominated.
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1911-12-14
Richard Pretlow Ernst sends Theodore Roosevelt two newspaper clippings from the Louisville Evening Post. The editor, Richard Wilson Knott states that William H. Taft has ruined the Republican Party in Kentucky and Ernst agrees.
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1911-12-12
The constitution for the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and a list of deceased members. The National Institute of Arts and Letters was founded by the American Social Science Association and is limited to 200 members. A subgroup of this Institute is the National Academy of Arts and Letters, and the members of this group are elected from the larger Institute and include no more than 30 people.
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1905
Sterling E. Edmunds sends copies of the editorials he wrote for the St. Louis Chronicle. Edmunds’s opinion of President Roosevelt changed from a negative one to a positive one over the course of the election.
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1904-11-28
Sir Tollemache Sinclair discusses the circumstances surrounding the Russo-Japanese War and whether the Russians won a diplomatic victory in the peace treaty negotiations at Portsmouth. In a supplement to his letter, he addresses what is currently wrong in Russia, quoting Leo Tolstoy.
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1905-09
This newspaper article discusses the genealogical connections between the Sulgrave family of Warwickshire, England, and George Washington.
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1905-09-14
Theodore Roosevelt thanks his sister Anna for the news clippings she recently sent. He comments on how much he respects the “hardworking, labouring men” that work for him on his ranch. Roosevelt also asks Anna if she could possibly send some toys for Bill Sewall’s daughter who currently has none.
1886-05-15
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Belle Roosevelt, sending her a newsclipping about the birth of her son.
1918-01-20
President Roosevelt appreciates the clippings sent to him by Andrew Carnegie. He appreciates Carnegie’s advice on trade.
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1907-09-23
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Lodge for his comments on the Japanese memorandum. He agrees with banker Louis Curtis’s economic assessment.
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1907-08-27
President Roosevelt thanks Judge Pritchard for the clippings he sent and will forward them to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte. Roosevelt assures Pritchard he will do everything possible to uphold the Federal courts.
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1907-07-29
President Roosevelt thanks H. E. Miles for the clipping he sent, and for his discretion concerning the discussions he has had with the president. Roosevelt expects to see him in Washington, D.C., soon to discuss a tariff commission and how Roosevelt can get Congress to act.
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1907-07-29
President Roosevelt thanks John W. Watson for the interesting article, but notes that it would be impossible to convince diplomat Herbert Wolcott Bowen to agree to Watson’s point of view.
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1906-12-20
President Roosevelt tells former Secretary of the Navy Morton that he was delighted having him in Washington. Roosevelt says that he enjoyed the article on rebates, especially Morton’s statement in the piece. He closes by saying he would be glad to see diplomat and writer Edwin Lefevre.
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1906-12-19
President Roosevelt thanks Allen W. Thurman for the letter and for the clipping containing Representative William Jennings Bryan’s comments on the president’s recent speech. Roosevelt feels that the Navy keeps the peace globally the same way that police keep the peace in local matters.
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1906-12-08
President Roosevelt thanks Hammond Lamont for the clippings, and expresses his pleasure in having met with Lamont recently.
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1901-10-09
President Roosevelt asks Attorney General Knox to read and return some newspaper clippings. He believes they must be “more than careful” not to build up an Anti-American Native Faction in Hawaii, and wishes they could send someone out there to report on the situation.
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1901-10-09