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Consul General Edward S. Bragg’s removal in Havana, Cuba, is moving forward. Secretary of State Hay contacted Senator Hanna about Mr. Thompson but has not spoken with Edward Rosewater. He requests a telegram when President Roosevelt makes a decision regarding ambassadorship appointments.
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1902-09-14
James Sullivan Clarkson supports the removal of United States District Attorney Vaughan and believes that Judge Jones’s support for Vaughan is partisan.
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1902-09-16
Secretary of State Hay recommends removing General Bragg from his position as Consul General at Havana.
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1902-09-02
Secretary of State Hay regrets the misunderstandings between Consul General Edward S. Bragg and Cuban authorities. If President Tomás Estrada Palma regards these differences as irreconcilable, Hay will discuss the removal of Bragg with President Roosevelt.
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1902-09-02
Judge Jones requests that President Roosevelt temporarily suspend his decision to remove District Attorney Vaughan.
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1902-09-11
James McCormick Dalzell questions the propriety of the publication of several ungrammatical letters in a local newspaper. The letters were originally sent to Commissioner of Pensions Ware from individuals seeking pensions, and their publication appears to be an effort to mock the letter writers. Dalzell requests that Ware remove the employee responsible for the publication of the letters.
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1903-06-29
James R. Tanner is pleased to hear that Henry Clay Evans, Commissioner of Pensions, is being removed due to corruption charges. However, he is concerned that Evans may be promoted to another position.
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1902-03-31
Max Lowy is pleased with the removal of Terence Vincent Powderly, the former Commissioner General of Immigration. Lowy recounts a negative experience with the Bureau of Immigration in 1897, when 47 of his employees were deported and he was swindled by George O. Glavis out of $5,150.00 in fees.
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1902-04-04
The Grand Army of the Republic Committee on Pensions requests that President Roosevelt appoint a new Commissioner of Pensions as a report found evidence of fraudulent practices in Pension Bureau’s Medical Division.
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1902-03-20
Horace White believes the removal of Commissioner of Immigration Edward F. McSweeney will be “a serious mistake” and that public opinion is with McSweeney.
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1902-03-27
The California Miners’ Association has been informed that an effort is being made to remove Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock and Commissioner of the General Land Office Binger Hermann from office. The Association believes that this would damage the California mining industry and they urge Senators Perkins and Bard to investigate the matter.
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1902-03-06
Secretary of the Navy Long answers questions regarding Navy Department employees and Civil Service regulations.
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1902-01-24
Bennett S. Wakeman writes to assure President Roosevelt that the three brothers of Wilbur Fisk Wakeman, whom Roosevelt recently removed as appraiser of New York, will continue to support Roosevelt.
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1902-01-01
William D. Washburn has been trying to prevent the removal of the United States District Attorney in Minneapolis, Minnesota, due to opposition from the local political machine. Washburn would be pleased if William Kent could write to Philip Battell Stewart and James R. Sheffield to see if they would be willing to write to President Roosevelt on behalf of Washburn.
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1902-01-02
Benjamin F. Tracy thanks President Roosevelt for the dismissal of Edgar S. Maclay after Maclay’s literary attack against Admiral Winfield Scott Schley.
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1901-12-23
Wilbur Fisk Wakeman acknowledges receipt of President Roosevelt’s communication removing him from the Office of Appraiser. He warns of corruption in the customs service.
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1901-12-27
Article argues that Edgar Stanton Maclay was unfairly discharged from his government position for a section of his book disparaging Admiral Winfield Scott Schley.
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1901-12-27
John William Griggs recommended that President McKinley remove U.S. Marshal Leander J. Bryan from office, but McKinley was unable to find a suitable replacement. Recommendations were based on the course and conduct of Bryan’s administration. Major Strong can provide information on the specific charges.
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1901-12-19
William O’Connell Bradley is trying to have Samuel J. Roberts removed from his collector position and “the situation is becoming very serious.” Two of Mary Burton Berryman Day’s brothers work for Roberts and she is concerned they may lose their jobs if Roberts is removed. Day hopes that Frank Wissman will write a letter to President Roosevelt on behalf of Roberts.
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1901-12-09
Special Immigrant Inspector Robert Watchorn has investigated “the matter at Buffalo” and the report will be complete soon. The report will show that John R. De Barry has “stirred up all this commotion himself” and Commissioner General Powderly recommends De Barry’s removal from office. The investigation at Ellis Island has shown poor management by Assistant Commissioner Edward F. McSweeney with immigrants being “ill-fed, ill-treated, and robbed.” McSweeney has been protected by the civil service and influential friends. Powderly hopes that President Roosevelt will reserve judgment about McSweeney until the report has been completed.
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1901-12-10