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Secretary of State Root is leaving Cartagena, Colombia, on September 24. He asks President Roosevelt to have ships Dolphin or Sylph meet him at Piney Point, Maryland. Regarding the speech, Root wants more time to familiarize himself with the material and course of campaign.
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1906-09-21
Secretary of State Root communicates his travel plans to Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee at the White House, saying he will sail from Colon, Panama, through Cartagena, Colombia, and eventually up the Potomac River to Piney Point, Maryland. He says President Roosevelt telegraphed him, saying that he will have the ship Dolphin or Sylph ready to transport Root to the capitol the morning of September 30.
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1906-09-21
Secretary of State Root notifies President Roosevelt that he is closing his visit to Peru, which completes his South American tour. Tomorrow he will head for Panama, and then to Cartagena for a business interview with President Rafael Reyes. Root also informs Roosevelt that he is too tired to do the San Francisco trip after two months of almost continuous speech making. Root may also be able to help with the situation in Cuba, if he is at home.
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1906-09-15
Assistant Secretary of State Adee informs President Roosevelt’s secretary that Minister John Hicks has telegraphed from Chile. The Charleston carrying Secretary of State Elihu Root and his family has not yet arrived, possibly due to fog on the coast detaining the ship. Adee has conferred with Acting Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry about Root’s travel plans to Cartagena, Colombia, and thinks the Columbia will serve his purpose best. The trip has been organized accordingly, and Newberry has notified President Roosevelt. Adee has also notified Root (through Hicks) that Roosevelt hopes Root will go to San Francisco.
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1906-08-30
Secretary of War Taft advises William Loeb that no one should go down to the Panama Canal Zone except for Taft, and President and Mrs. Roosevelt. The smaller the party, the better, since space on a ship is small. The Roosevelts are invited to attend a function hosted by President Manuel Amador Guerrero. Taft thinks Roosevelt will have no reason to travel outside the Zone unless he wants to visit Colon to see for himself what Poultney Bigelow had written about. Taft is traveling to Maine from Quebec and expects to arrive in Oyster Bay in a few weeks.
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1906-08-28
Secretary of State Root tells President Roosevelt about his successful visit to Brazil. Root is confident that there will be “kindly feelings, left in place of the wide spread distrust which seems to characterize South American opinion regarding the purpose and attitude of the United States.” Root encloses a copy of the speech he gave at the Pan American Conference, and an article especially for the benefit of Edith Roosevelt. Root also talked with Colombian Representatives and arranged for a meeting with General Rafael Reyes.
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1906-08-02
John Barrett writes to President Roosevelt before his historic diplomatic trip with Elihu Root through Ecuador, Panama, and Colombia. Barrett is working with President Reyes and other leaders to create a peace treaty between Colombia, Panama, and the United States. The Colombians seek concessions from Panama and the U.S., including free passage of Colombian shipping through the Panama Canal. In return Colombia will have a “favorable attitude” to shipping interests in the United States. Barrett includes his itinerary for his trip through Ecuador.
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1906-08-02
Admiral Coghlan encloses a clipping and translation from a Cartagena newspaper.
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1904-02-16
Rear Admiral Coghlan provides a weekly report to Secretary of the Navy Moody. Coghlan details the movements of ships under his command, and that he sent a Marine scouting party to locate positions to defend the canal zone. General Daniel Ortiz sailed to the Atrato River with a small force and has been seen by the USS Newport near Titumati. The majority of the native peoples now support the government in Panama.
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1904-03-14
Translation of an article from El Porvenir, a newspaper in Cartagena, describing three Colombian expeditions that arrived in Cartagena with the objective of putting down rebels in Panama. J. D. Monsalve encourages the military and regular citizens to recapture Panama.
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1904-03-13
John Elliott Pillsbury reports that the expedition is indefinitely delayed. He has heard of frequent riots among the Colombian troops in Cartagena.
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1904-03-12
In his weekly report to Secretary of the Navy Moody, Rear Admiral Coghlan states that all is quiet despite rumors that an invasion from Cartegena, Colombia, is imminent. Coghlan also reports about the movement of ships under his command, the incoming and outgoing sailors and Marines under his command, the seeming disbanding of the Panamanian military, and the presence of Imperial German ships in Boas del Toro and their help during the accidental fire that destroyed most of the town.
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1904-03-07
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody about intelligence from agents in Cartegena, Colombia, that General Daniel Ortiz is planning an expedition into Panama. Coghlan outlines probable ships and the path the incursion will take via the Atrato River. Coghlan speculates that there may not be enough money to fund the expedition.
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1904-03-03
Translated report of Agents one and two in Cartegena, Colombia, sent by Rear Admiral Coghlan to Secretary of the Navy Moody. They recount movement and numbers of troops between Cartegena and Barranquilla, Colombia. There is no talk of an expedition to Panama.
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1904-03-02
Captain Haan reports information received from two Indian scouts that the Colombian force at Acanti is over 2,000 men, with over 4,000 in the region. Indian chiefs have been asked to supply 400 canoes. Word from Cartegena is that more troops are coming and will attack with or without orders to do so.
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1904-02-19
The USS Prairie is with Russell. Everything is quiet in Cartagena, Colombia, and Rafael Reyes appears to have been elected.
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1904-02-13
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody that Agent two reports that all is quiet. Two Colombian ships are under repair and Reyes was probably elected, but may loose due to non-appearance.
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1904-02-13
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody about Colombian troop levels in Cartegena. Coghlin also reports unease in the populace due to the contested election between Rafael Reyes and Joaquin Vélez for the Colombian presidency, and explains who supports which side.
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1904-02-05
Commander Hubbard reports on military operations in Panama, particularly the operations of the USS Nashville while docked in the port at Cartagena, Colombia.
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1904-02-04
Translation of a question from Rear Admiral Coghlan to Secretary of the Navy Moody regarding protection of American interests in Chiriqui Lagoon and Bocas del Toro, Panama. The question is: does Coghlan have permission to prevent the landing of Colombian forces in Chiriqui Lagoon?
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-30