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President Roosevelt requests Attorney General Bonaparte review the matter of the investigation of the International Harvester Company with company official George W. Perkins and Commissioner of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-22
Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot provides President Theodore Roosevelt with a report on land office work after claims of possible fraud and of hardship. Pinchot recommends that Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock be given an additional $500,000 to “bring the public land business of the United States up to date.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-11
Copy of an article written to argue for the authenticity of the Maltese Cross cabin. The cabin was to be exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and some question had arisen regarding its authenticity. This article includes notarized statements from Sylvane M. Ferris, Howard Eaton, and Joseph A. Ferris.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1904-03-19
Theodore Roosevelt discusses his recollection of the Bureau of Corporation’s investigation into the Harvester matter, and tells Oscar K. Davis that it is comparable to Charles J. Bonaparte’s remembrance. Roosevelt writes that he will not appear in a moving picture with Boy Scouts or anyone else as he feels it would be a cheap thing to do.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-11
President Roosevelt congratulates Congressman Ebenezer J. Hill on passing the denatured alcohol amendment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-03
President Roosevelt asks Judge Amidon for his opinion of John C. Pollock’s suitability for a position in Washington, to which Senator Henry Clay Hansbrough would like to appoint him. Roosevelt wants someone who will work to disrupt, not avoid, wrongdoing.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-13
President Roosevelt tells Senator La Follette that in his view, La Follette’s bill would be less desirable than some alternatives. After speaking with the invested politicians and civil servants, Roosevelt believes that any action on the matter of leasing coal mining rights would be progress, and that they should not be overly selective in their attempt to pass such a bill. It is important that the representatives of the states affected by such a bill support it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-05
President Roosevelt has appointed Sylvane M. Ferris Register of the Land Office in North Dakota. He advises Ferris to write North Dakota Senators Porter J. McCumber and Henry Clay Hansbrough to ensure his appointment is not held up.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-09-23
President Roosevelt asks Postmaster General Payne to inform Senator Henry Clay Hansbrough that Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson and Secretaryof the Interior Ethan Allan Hitchcock have determined that the interviews are fictitious.
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1902-07-09
William E. Goozee writes of his positive opinion of the movement to ensure universal peace, and asks Theodore Roosevelt to lend his support to the movement. He suggests one step to take in this effort would be to speak against the current effort to fortify the Panama Canal, and instead declare it as neutral ground.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-28
Carl C. Young asks Theodore Roosevelt how he wants the Karakul lamb skin prepared. He recently showed Representative Longworth some skins from his crossbreeding experiments and offers to show them to Roosevelt while in Chicago, Illinois. Young believes there is potential growth in the wool industry. He thanks Roosevelt for enabling the initial purchase of breeding stock.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-20
Myron L. Ayers, proprietor of The Dickinson Press, is trying to reach Theodore Roosevelt regarding the reappointment of Sylvane M. Ferris as Register of the U.S. Land Office in Dickinson, which appears to be in jeopardy. Roosevelt is on his African trip, and Ayers inquires of Abbott (editor of Outlook) when Roosevelt will return.
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1910-01-24
Senator Beveridge urges President Roosevelt to lend his support to Senator Henry Clay Hansbrough, who has shown loyalty to Roosevelt through his hospitalization and is now is facing an election challenge.
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1908-04-29
Senator Bourne of Oregon forwards several letters to President Roosevelt that reflect public sentiment regarding the upcoming presidential election. Only one letter refers to the prospects of Secretary of War Taft, but even that one supports a second elective term for Roosevelt. In Colorado, business sentiment is against Roosevelt because of his policies regarding public lands. Bourne will dictate his thoughts to John W. Foster and will be advised of the president’s thoughts via the same.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-07-19
Charles L. Davis, acting superintendent of Sullys Hill National Park, responds to Henry M. Gray’s request for information about how to secure an appropriation for the park. Davis believes that it is too late in the current session of Congress to do anything through members of North Dakota’s delegation, but suggests that Gray appeal to Senator Henry Clay Hansbrough. The only thing to do locally is show public interest in the development in the park.
1906-03-15
James F. Vivian describes the efforts of the Roosevelt Monument Association to have an equestrian statue of Theodore Roosevelt made for the state agricultural college in Fargo, North Dakota. Vivian highlights the sculptor chosen for the project, Gustav Viegland, and he details how Roosevelt, who initially sat for Viegland, decided that he did not want a statue made of him while he was still alive. An illustration of a model of the proposed statue appears in the article as does a reprint of a letter from the Roosevelt Monument Association on association stationery.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2007
Indiana Senator Albert J. Beveridge hopes President Roosevelt can see Senators Joseph Benson Foraker, Porter J. McCumber, Henry Clay Hansbrough, and R. A. Alger on the statehood matter before Monday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-07
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw was disappointed with President Roosevelt’s “blue pencil” comments on his speech. He feels Roosevelt is being misrepresented on the tariff question, and it is causing harm. Therefore, he thinks Roosevelt should “set himself squarely” or have a Cabinet member express the opinion. Popularity has never prevented Shaw from saying what should be said. The view that the tariff should be lowered to invite more goods from abroad is unrepublican and vicious. He plans on sending a copy of his speech to Senator Nelson W. Aldrich.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-03
Senator Bourne shares with President Roosevelt quotes from Senator Henry Clay Hansborough’s letter discussing his support of Roosevelt. Additionally, Hansborough reports that Alexander McKenzie supports Clarence B. Little for the Senate. Bourne is “not at all surprised at the strength of the Roosevelt sentiment” and finds great pleasure in it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-21
In a speech titled “Elementary Honor, Theodore Roosevelt responds to President William H. Taft.
1912