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At the request of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks Oscar Hess for his letter and project idea.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-09-13
Rachel Sherman Thorndike would like President Roosevelt to introduce her to President-elect William H. Taft so that she may ask what he plans to do with the Consul General Alexander M. Thackara. Thorndike intends to move her family depending on where the Thackara family is moved.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-01-20
Professor John C. Freeman writes President Roosevelt regarding former Ambassador Bellamy Storer’s recent defense of the dismissal of Consul Carlton Bailey Hurst. Freeman shares a number of stories about what he has seen and heard—particularly in terms of nefarious behavior—among five U.S. diplomats in Europe. The letter largely focuses on the behavior of Hurst, who was appointed by McKinley as Consul General at Vienna in 1897 and later removed from office. Freeman notes that Hurst and his wife attended one particularly outrageous drunken party during their tenure in Vienna that ended with a “certain” attendee dancing the Can-Can while kicking out the room’s lightbulbs. Freeman closes by saying that he believes “all five bad consuls are now out of the service,” and again notes his extreme distaste for Hurst.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-14
Acting Secretary of State Adee informs William Loeb of telegram exchanges between Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon and Ambassador George von Lengerke Meyer. The exchanges indicate that even before a telegram was sent to Meyer expressing President Roosevelt’s wishes for him to travel to St. Petersburg as soon as his health would permit, Meyer was en route from Kissingen, Germany, to St. Petersburg, Russia.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-16
Secretary of State Hay has seen Munich but cannot make the planned trip as President Roosevelt wanted. Hay will continue with the alternate plan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-24
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Herbert H. D. Peirce reports on specific conditions of United States consulates in England, France, Holland, and Germany. Peirce assesses the performance of the consuls general in these locations and suggests salary changes, reassignments, and suppression of ineffective consulates. Peirce focuses extensively on allegations of corruption and infidelity against Consul General Oliver J. D. Hughes of Coburg, Germany, and allegations of scandal surrounding Clergyman G. Monroe Royce and Consul General James H. Worman in Munich, Germany.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-17
Acting Secretary of State Loomis responds to a letter from Senator Thomas Collier Platt. Platt has suggested that James H. Worman, the unpopular consul general at Munich, be transferred to Ottawa to fill the vacancy left by John L. Bittinger. However, Loomis explains that the vacancy has already been filled by Alanson W. Edwards.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-03
Senator Platt believes that the superintendent of the Government Hospital for the Insane in Washington is a presidential appointment and he will instruct Dr. William A. White to get his endorsements together. He defends James H. Worman, consul general at Munich, against the charges that have been filed against him. After consulting with William Barnes, Platt believes that the appointment of General Robert Shaw Oliver as Assistant Secretary of War will be widely accepted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-03
Senator Platt was surprised by the letter regarding James H. Worman, the consul general at Munich, Germany, and returns it to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-06