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Senator Mallory responds to an inquiry from William Loeb whether President Roosevelt ought to accept an invitation to honorary membership in the Concordia Club of Pensacola. He apologizes for not responding sooner and explains that he has been ill. Mallory does not know the aims of the Club, but he knows the people involved, and encourages Roosevelt to accept.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-19
The Office of Naval Intelligence describes the outbreak of fire following the explosion of a gun during a training exercise on the USS Missouri on April 13, 1904, a fire that killed six officers and twenty-seven enlisted men. The report details the crew’s response to to the emergency and the evidence gathered in review of the incident. The writer states, “The discipline, readiness, and alacrity shown by every person in every department of the ship deserves highest approbation,” and he praises the willingness of numerous crew members to assist in the rescue of others, including three men who ultimately earned the medal of honor for their actions: Gunner Robert E. Cox, Chief Gunner’s Mate Mons Monssen, and Gunner’s Mate First Class Charles S. Schepke.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to G. W. Lewis that Roosevelt cannot comply as he receives numerous similar requests for financial contributions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-09
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt sends Senator Lodge a pay rate schedule for watchmen at navy yards. Secretary of the John Davis Long has already promised command of the USS Enterprise. Brander Matthews wrote Roosevelt an enthusiastic letter about Lodge’s volume of essays.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-09-27
Chief of Staff Bell writes to President Roosevelt about the difficulty acquiring ships for transport of troops and supplies to Cuba. Ports in the south should anticipate higher traffic of troops and supplies back and forth. Bell asks that Roosevelt speak with governors of southern states, asking them to lift their quarantine of ships returning from Cuba to expedite the process.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-25
Brigadier General Bell reports to Governor Taft on preparations being made by the War Department in case intervention becomes necessary. Bell discusses the logistics of intervention in detail, mainly pertaining to transportation and notes the War Department is prepared to promptly respond.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-29
Admiral Coghlan requests to take the USS Olympia to Pensacola, Florida, to exchange with Admiral Sigsbee. Newport, Castine, and the destroyers will be left on station.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-13
Secretary of the Treasury Gage reports on the employment history of John E. Stillman, the Collector of Customs at Pensacola, Florida. Stillman’s work has been “entirely satisfactory.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-13