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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Charles Dana, the editor of The Sun, that a torpedo-boat flotilla will assemble at Staten Island on September 29 and 30. If Dana’s son, Paul Dana, wants to attend and get a close-up, he can contact W. W. Kimball or John C. Fremont. Roosevelt can also make similar arrangements for a newspaper representative.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-09-22
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt instructs William Wirt Kimball on how to interact with the representatives from various newspapers. He directs Kimball to write to Paul Dana, the editor of the Sun, about taking a representative out on a boat. Roosevelt is working on assembling the flotilla to be ready by October 1.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-09-22
Paul Dana, by way of Mr. Barry, wants President Roosevelt to know that he will be over next week and part of the week after.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-16
Senator Lodge encloses an important letter from Paul Dana of the New York Sun and a memorandum of the Schley case prepared by Charles Stewart Davison for President Roosevelt’s attention.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-21
Nicholas Murray Butler does not believe that J. Pierpont Morgan controls the New York Sun. Paul Dana and William M. Laffan appear to be influential and Butler recommends they be contacted. Butler claims that Edward F. McSweeney is the “ablest man” in the Immigration Bureau and recommends that President Roosevelt investigate the immigration matter further.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-12