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Francis B. Loomis writes to President Roosevelt regarding public opinion of the President and the investigation surrounding Loomis and Mr. Bowen. Loomis mentions a quote from Judge Calhoun and suggests incorporating such a short statement in Calhoun’s formal report to Roosevelt.
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1905-12-26
Secretary of the Navy Charles Bonaparte encloses two letters from Rear Admiral Royal Bradford, commander of U.S. naval forces in Dominican waters.
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1905-12-05
Charles J. Bonaparte encloses a copy of a cablegram for President Roosevelt from the Commander of the Third Squadron regarding “San Domingan waters.”
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1905-11-27
R. B. Bradford confirms that he received the message from Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte concerning a “coastwise shipment” of arms and ammunition. Bradford explains that several hundred pounds of powder and ammunition have been seized en route from Santo Domingo to “Sanchez” and “Monte Christi.”
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1905-11-26
Charles J. Bonaparte encloses a telegram for President Roosevelt received from Admiral Bradford. Bonaparte will be sending a statement to Roosevelt shortly about the vessels in Santo Domingo. Bonaparte asks if Roosevelt has any instructions to give him.
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1905-11-20
R. B. Bradford informs Charles J. Bonaparte that he fears a political crisis in Santo Domingo City.
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1905-11-20
William H. Taft informs President Roosevelt that he is at Guantanamo and can go to Santo Domingo if needed. In a note handwritten at the bottom of the page, Roosevelt thanks Taft, but he is not needed at Santo Domingo.
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1905-11-09
William F. Powell writes to President Roosevelt to discuss a gift he sent to Mrs. Roosevelt. Powell also expresses his gratitude for the faith Roosevelt has in him as United States Minister to Santo Domingo and Haiti.
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1905-09-13
Precautionary war vessels are requested for the Dominican Republic upon reports of arms and equipment being brought to shore.
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1905-08-28
Memorandum on the recent history, relations with the United States, and conditions of the Dominican Republic. The country has suffered under numerous revolutions and has a large foreign debt. It may become necessary to take control of the Dominican Republic’s custom houses, and an independent diplomatic post should be established in Santo Domingo led by an experienced, capable individual.
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1904-03-19
William G. Tiffany writes to express his firm belief that the United States should help Santo Domingo, despite the fact that the Senate is not inclined to do so. Tiffany criticizes the “diplomatic capacity” of Senator Clark and praises Major Robertson. He also claims that if the Senate does not respond to Santo Domingo appropriately it will open an opportunity to Europe that the United States has been seeking to prevent since its beginning.
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1905-03-13
Senator Heyburn informs President Roosevelt that the Senate is four votes short of ratifying the Santo Domingo treaty. He sends a proposed motion for the appointment of five Senators to study specific questions related to the country’s indebtedness and report back to the Senate.
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1905-03-14
Acting Secretary of State Adee informs President Roosevelt that Italian Ambassador Edomondo Mayor des Planches referred to “the situation in Santo Domingo” in conversation today. Adee gave him the statement that Roosevelt directed him to make. Mayor des Planches said he was not aware of the Italian government having any intention to take action on the matter at present.
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1905-03-23
William Andrews Clark expresses displeasure with the Santo Domingo treaty and the interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine. Clark also writes that he believes the United States is setting itself up as a collection agency for the debt of South American countries.
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1905-03-12
Secretary of State Hay asks President Roosevelt if an unspecified enclosure should be printed shortly or should be held to be included in information provided to the Senate regarding the Santo Domingo case.
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1905-02-15
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis sends William Loeb a memorandum about the San Domingo situation that was written by Professor J. B. Moore. He states that it would be beneficial for the President to read the document. Along with this memorandum he is sending another one from Professor Moore about the Arbitration Commission.
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1905-02-11
Congress passed an appropriation for a legation at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and President Roosevelt will soon select an ambassador. It was reported that Roosevelt was going to select an African American ambassador but the Dominicans protested. An African American ambassador may be sent at a later date.
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1904-04-28
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte forwards President Roosevelt a dispatch received from the Dominican Republic.
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1906-06-18
Assistant Secretary of State Adee sends Benjamin F. Barnes a copy of a letter from Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte for President Roosevelt to read. The letter includes a report from Edwards F. Leiper, who is the commander of a naval squadron at Santo Domingo.
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1905-07-28
Acting Secretary of State Bacon issues a memorandum stating that he has mentioned an inconsistency in the wording regarding the purchasing of some bonds to Jacob H. Hollander and Federico Velásquez y Hernández. Hollander has assured Bacon that the passage is understood by purchasers to be slightly inaccurate, but that the terms of the treaty with Santo Domingo are satisfactory.
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1906-07-19