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Cesar A. Barranco, Cuban vice-consul, sends his sincere regret of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s accident and extends wishes for her prompt recovery.
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt had been thrown from her horse on September 30, 1911, causing her to hit her head and remain unconscious for several days.
President Roosevelt would like Acting Secretary of State Bacon to meet with Fathers Kelly and Callahan, who have just returned from a trip to South America. Kelly and Callahan have reports about the ministers, ambassadors, and consuls in various countries. Although the ministers are respected, they believe the consuls are “a poor lot,” except for Consul George E. Anderson of Brazil.
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1907-04-29
President Roosevelt thanks Rachel Sherman Thorndike for the letter, and has tried to investigate the matter regarding Alexander M. Thackara. He discusses his thoughts regarding the appointment and promotion of people at American consulates, and promises that he will try to help Thackara, although he must also consider other candidates who are highly qualified for promotion.
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1905-01-10
President Roosevelt must remove Robert M. McWade, the consul general at Canton. McWade has been guilty of corruption and indecent and drunken behavior in public, and is a general “source of scandal.” Roosevelt would like to change the way consuls are appointed. He will fill the vacancies by promotion or by selecting men who either the Department or he can personally support.
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1904-08-06
President Roosevelt urges Secretary of State Hay to take quick action regarding the scandal of American diplomats in China and mentions possible replacements for Consuls John Goodnow and Robert M. McWade.
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1904-07-08
President Roosevelt cannot make promises regarding consular appointments. There are many suitable applicants, including Mr. Reade.
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1904-02-04
President Roosevelt directs the Acting Secretary of State to make no change in Coburg, Germany. Former Consul General Oliver J. D. Hughes will not receive any further consideration from the State Department. The attacks on Henry D. Saylor were considered at the time of his appointment to that post and require no further investigation.
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1904-02-03
President Roosevelt asks if Richmond Pearson would take a “good consulship” until there is a legation vacancy.
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1901-11-02
Assistant Secretary of the Navy informs Horatio N. Armstrong that he is not the same Roosevelt Armstrong had inquired about. Roosevelt is not able to help him secure a job with the United States Navy because his department does not have the positions he is interested in.
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1897-08-28
Alfred L. M. Gottschalk sends Theodore Roosevelt a sheet of his Dresden report for correction. He feels bad about the “Dresden matter” and does not want to misrepresent or involve Roosevelt against his wishes, and explains his reasoning for what he is written in his report including his representation of Roosevelt. He asks that Roosevelt mail back the revised sheet when he can.
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1911-10-16
Robert B. Roosevelt informs President Roosevelt that he will be traveling to France with his wife and children, and asks for a letter of introduction that he can give to the consuls at Nice and Paris, and to the ambassador.
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1908-10-06
Austen G. Fox writes to Andrew Carnegie with a fishing story about Colonel Henry A. Babbitt. He explains that Babbitt was a Civil War veteran who married Fox’s wife’s mother, Mrs. Thomas F. Hopping.
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1907-12-21
Consul Johnson writes to the Department of State requesting that they send him a vessel soon.
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1906-07-13
Acting Secretary of State Adee writes to William Loeb regarding a telegram received from the American Consul General at Shanghai.
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1905-09-01
Acting Secretary of State Adee writes to William Loeb with information for President Roosevelt about the Chinese boycott of American goods.
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1905-08-31
Alvey A. Adee forwards a confidential message from the American Consul General at San Salvador, John Jenkins, regarding the Guatemalan government’s desire to be on peaceful terms with the Republic of San Salvador.
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1905-07-14
Jutaro¯ Komura discusses the situation concerning the Russian vessel of war Askold being repaired at the port of Shanghai. When it was discovered that the repairs would restore fighting power to the vessel, the Japanese Consul General at Shanghai warned the Taotai that the repairs were in violation of neutral obligations and requested that the necessary repairs to make the vessel seaworthy be completed within two days. The Taotai replied that they had brought these demands to the Russian Consul but that the captain refused to leave the port or dismantle the vessel. However, the Chinese Government agreed to make demands upon the Russian minister and instruct the Taotai.
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1904-08-21
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis encloses a communication signed by the members of the Oregon delegation that recommends Consul Henry B. Miller for the position of Consul General at Shanghai or Canton, China. Consul General Julius Gareche Lay can take Consul General Robert M. McWade’s position in Canton, which would allow Consul Benjamin H. Ridgely to take Lay’s position in Barcelona, Spain.
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1904-08-16
Secretary of State Hay has received Senator Nelson’s letter regarding Consul John Goodnow. Third Assistant Secretary Herbert H. D. Peirce spoke with Goodnow during his tour of inspection of the consulates. There have been several complaints and a serious set of charges filed against Goodnow.
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1904-08-13
James Sullivan Clarkson writes to President Roosevelt on behalf of a Corporal Tanner, who seeks placement in Liverpool, England in lieu of Canadian placements in Quebec, Halifax, or Nova Scotia. Clarkson quotes Tanner’s plea to serve in England over the Consul at Liverpool. Tanner asserts that since he is a paraplegic, he would be of more use in Liverpool, while Canadian James Boyle is more suited to placements in Canada.
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1903-11-24