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Theodore Roosevelt supports the work of the Serbian Agricultural Relief Committee of America. The suffering in Serbia has been largely ignored and Roosevelt hopes American aid can help stop the epidemics the war has caused and provide the needed agricultural supplies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-04-06
In a telegram to New Orleans Mayor Martin Behrman, President Roosevelt opens the Diamond Festival to benefit the yellow fever fund. On behalf of the American people, Roosevelt offers prayer and good wishes that New Orleans and Louisiana will “fight the plague from which they are suffering,” and assures Behrman that the Federal authorities will help in whatever way they can.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-16
President Roosevelt appreciates the letter of good wishes from Governor Blanchard, especially in light of the yellow fever epidemic currently ongoing in Louisiana.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-04
The letter from Charles E. Magoon, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, both impressed President Roosevelt and made him uneasy. Roosevelt is thinking of appointing a commission of experts to visit the Canal Zone to compile a report on what should be done to avoid outbreaks of illness, and asks for Magoon’s opinion on such an action.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-03
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt inquires if Secretary of the Interior Bliss can help Joseph Gaston Baillie Bulloch secure a position in the Indian Service or the Board of Medical Examiners. Bulloch recently accepted a position as assistant surgeon of the Marine Hospital Service, but he had not realized the position was temporary. Roosevelt believes his cousin has proven his dedication to public service, especially during the yellow fever epidemic.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-16
Edgar S. Wilson writes to President Roosevelt regarding the yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans, Louisiana. Wilson and others of the area are appreciative of Roosevelt’s care and concern for their region. He also includes an editorial on the subject. Wilson claims that Roosevelt is the most-liked Republican president in the South.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-20
John Campbell Greenway thanks General Wood for the photograph and requests a copy of the John Singer Sargent portrait of Wood. Greenway inquires about where to get the best typhoid vaccine, as he hopes to prevent the epidemics that happen every year in Bisbee, Arizona.
1911-11-08