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President Roosevelt mourns the death of Florida Senator William James Bryan. However, he has faith in Governor Broward’s new appointment, Senator William Hall Milton.
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1908-04-03
President Roosevelt likes Florida Governor Broward’s letter. He is glad that the current Supreme Court will back up Broward, and has sent their correspondence to The Outlook to be published to call attention to the action of the court. Roosevelt believes that the only way to help people of color in the South is for the right-thinking white people in the South to make change, and that outsiders can only do good by backing up those sorts of actions.
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1908-03-06
President Roosevelt sends a message opening the Florida Midwinter International Exposition to Mayor Sebring and the Honorary Advisory Board.
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1908-01-25
President Roosevelt is glad Florida Supreme Court Justice James B. Whitfield liked his message to Congress and appreciates Whitfield’s approval of Judge William B. Sheppard’s appointment.
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1907-12-11
President Roosevelt acknowledges the invitation of the governors of Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin, to make a trip on the Mississippi River with the Inland Waterways Commission. He reflects on the importance of the nation’s rivers as “highways” for products to supply any inadequacy of means of transportation over land. He intends to travel with the Commission down the Mississippi for three or four days in October. A note at the bottom of the letter indicates that it was sent to each of the governors who signed the invitation.
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1907-05-16
President Roosevelt is pleased with the allusions to himself. He is concerned about Richard Watson Gilder’s poor health and hopes Florida will agree with him. Roosevelt invites the Gilder family to dinner after their return.
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1904-02-16
President Roosevelt has received protests over the appointment of Weeks and doubts that Weeks can be successfully confirmed. He suggests appointing Shepard instead.
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1902-01-29
Gifford Pinchot recommends Arthur Wintle to Theodore Roosevelt for Roosevelt’s upcoming Florida trip. Wintle is a “first-rate fisherman.”
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1917-01-22
Gifford Pinchot asks if Theodore Roosevelt will write a letter introducing Gerald Morgan to Ambassador George Bakhmeteff. As a war correspondent, Morgan has accompanied the German and British armies and is now hoping to do the same with the Russian army. Pinchot and Cornelia Bryce Pinchot will be leaving soon for Florida.
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1914-11-09
Gifford Pinchot will be on the train with Theodore Roosevelt on May 24. Pinchot’s trip to Florida was a success. Pinchot would like to discuss with Roosevelt what he learned about the mental workings of birds and fish.
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1913-05-19
Gifford Pinchot sends Theodore Roosevelt correspondence from Henry Beach Needham about the appointment of a successor to John D. Archbold. Pinchot will look more into pardons made as part of a Nebraska land fraud case.
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1913-05-03
John H. Dickerson, claiming to represent the legitimate Florida Republican convention, says that the William H. Taft machine used strong arm tactics to dominate the first convention, and a second convention was held to support Theodore Roosevelt. These delegates have received no national support and feel unwanted. Dickerson asks if their attempt to contest the Florida delegation should halt.
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1912-05-29
Clark Grier informs Theodore Roosevelt that he will not support anyone but Roosevelt against William H. Taft in the upcoming election. Grier assures Roosevelt that he can secure Roosevelt Georgia’s vote. Grier believes Florida and South Carolina will also be easy to secure in support of Roosevelt.
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1911-11-22
Charles E. Shelton, of the Mountain Lake Park Association invites Theodore Roosevelt to speak next summer.
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1911-08-15
C. R. Gostling writes to Theodore Roosevelt concerning exports of clay from Florida.
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1911-06-18
Mrs. L. L. Dodge would is considering moving to Florida and buying ten acres of land there. She asks Theodore Roosevelt if the New South Farm and Home Company is trustworthy.
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1911-02-06
Major Russel, in response to Colonel Gardiner’s request, gives his military history, starting with his entry into the military in 1861, until he was, to his surprise, taken out of service in 1871. He believes this was a result of General John Gibbon’s dislike of him.
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1907-12-24
The Florida State Republican Central Committee will hold a state convention by February 15 so they can elect the delegates for the June 16 Republican National Convention. The committee will send delegates that support the preferred candidate of the Roosevelt administration.
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1907-12-10
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Capers, a Republican National Committee member, informs William Loeb that the resolution of the State Republican Central Committee of Florida referred to in the enclosed clipping is the same as the one approved of by Loeb and President Roosevelt. It is the same one given to Florida Republican Committee members Henry S. Chubb and James N. Coombs, therefore he knows they understand Roosevelt’s wishes.
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1907-12-11
Senator Lodge forwards President Roosevelt a statement from Walter P. Corbett, who recommends that Ezra P. Axtell be considered as a candidate to succeed Judge Charles Swayne. Lodge is impressed with Corbett but also discussed other candidates with Senator James Piper Taliaferro.
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1907-08-16