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Commander Anderson of the USS Whipple reports to Rear Admiral Davis of the USS Missouri that the channel has changed, the marks are down, the pilot brought the Whipple in using private lights, no landing force was necessary, and no medical assistance was needed. Anderson also notes that there is a food shortage ashore, and they have no food to give.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-17
President Roosevelt thanks Secretary of War Taft for the efforts of the army to provide relief to San Francisco following the earthquake that devastated the area. Roosevelt recalls other instances in which the army has provided similar relief, and affirms that the army has met these challenges “in noble fashion and with an efficiency which justified to the full its equipment in men and means.” Item includes shorthand and typewritten text.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-28
President Roosevelt informs Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou that he has authorized Secretary of the Navy Truman H. Newberry to expend $800,000 for the aid of victims of the 1908 earthquake in Messina, Italy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-18
President Roosevelt has read Secretary of the Navy Metcalf’s report on Admiral C. H. Davis’s response to the earthquake near Kingston, Jamaica, and wishes Metcalf to commend Davis on Roosevelt’s behalf. To Roosevelt, they represent the “best traditions of our navy in thus rendering distinguished service to humanity.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-01
Vice President Fairbanks looks forward to seeing President Roosevelt later that evening and reports that Senator Benjamin R. Tillman’s speech has “fallen very, very flat.” Fairbanks also mentions the meeting to aid those affected by the recent earthquake in Messina, Italy, at which many praised Roosevelt’s role in the relief effort.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-11
This article describes an interview given by Kentarō Kaneko, a longtime advocate of friendly relations between Japan and the United States, to Kokumin. Kaneko voices his opposition to the anti-Japanese crusades going on in America, especially regarding the segregation of Japanese schoolchildren in California. He finds these attitudes doubly offensive in the wake of a large donation made by the Japanese people to earthquake relief in California despite a famine in Japan. Kaneko is pleased that Japanese newspapers remain moderate, probably due to Japanese gratitude for American charity funds.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-26
Victor Howard Metcalf updates President Roosevelt on the conditions following the earthquake in San Fransisco, California.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-26
Brown and white toned fundraising postcard produced to raise money for the relief effort associated with the Messina, Italy, earthquake. In the center is printed “Official/Italian Earthquake Relief/Memorial Card” along with December 28, 1908, which is the date of the earthquake. Produced by the American Italian General Relief Committee with the signatures of the chairman, vice-chairman, and treasurer. The card is number 24196. Clockwise around the outside of the card are images: Messina Before the Shock, President Roosevelt, W. H. Taft President of the American Red Cross, Red Cross on Field, Messina After Earthquake, King Victor Appalled, Queen Helena, King Victor Emanuel II. The reverse side is an endorsement statement by Theodore Roosevelt and the phase “Every Hour’s Delay Mean 1,000 Lives” along with details of the sale of the cards: Five cents, for sale everywhere.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1908