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President Roosevelt’s message to Congress at the beginning of the third session of the fifty-eighth Congress in 1904. In this message, Roosevelt discusses various aspects of the state of the union and introduces the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
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1904-12-06
William H. Taft is globe-trotting from the “Washington White House” to the “Guam White House,” the “Philippine White House,” the “Hawaiin [sic] White House,” the “Cuban White House,” and the “Porto [sic] Rican White House.”
Puck, like most Americans by mid-1907, had come to assume that President Roosevelt’s not-so-subtle intention to engineer the Republican Party’s nomination of Secretary of War William H. Taft as his successor, would succeed. And, further, that Taft’s election over any putative Democratic candidate was also likely.
Theodore Roosevelt asks George Robert Carter to get in touch with Philip Battell Stewart, Medill McCormick, and John Campbell Greenway.
1912-05-31
Governor Roosevelt responds to a quotation pertaining to the United States and the Philippines sent to him by General Johnson and elaborates on his feelings and previous statements regarding Democrats, in particular William Jennings Bryan. Roosevelt is particularly critical of Bryan’s position regarding the Philippines and conditions for African Americans in the United States.
1900-08-18
Proceedings of the Provisional National Progressive Committee held August 3, 1912. Following introductory remarks by the Chairman, Senator Joseph M. Dixon of Montana, the committee took up the task of seating delegates to the convention on the temporary roll. The question whether territorial delegates would be allowed to be seated and/or to vote during the convention was discussed (pages 12-48), resulting in delegates from Hawaii, Alaska, and the District of Columbia being given the right to participate in debate but not vote, until the Committee on Rules determined their status. Colonel John M. Parker of Louisiana tried to introduce the question of making the Progressive Party a “white man’s party,” but the committee moved on to complete the temporary roll (pages 49-52). Delegates from states where there was no contest were seated (page 53). Five states had sent more than one set of delegates, and these contested cases were referred to a committee of seven for investigation (pages 54-61). Arguments were heard from Alabama (pages 62-108), Florida (pages 108-153), Georgia (pages 154-155), and Mississippi (pages 156-199). The proceedings having run late into the evening, Ohio was deferred until the following day. Most of the contests stemmed from issues of race in the southern states.
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1912-08-03
Henry E. Cooper denies that Hawaii considered neutrality leading up to the Spanish-American War and subsequently provided assistance to the United States.
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1902-02-21
Theodore Roosevelt tells his sister Anna that A. T. Mahan had a great time in London. Roosevelt had to interfere at the Navy department in an argument between Mahan and Admiral Henry Erben. John Jacob Astor’s book was astonishing. Roosevelt has been dining with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and is glad the Senate declared “hands off” Hawaii.
1894-06-03
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt updating her on the status of things in Washington. He dines out with colleagues nearly every evening and is working hard on his third volume of Winning of the West. He is having a disagreement with certain members of the cabinet over the Civil Service Law. He hopes there is no truth to rumors of abandoning Samoa and thinks Hawaii should be annexed.
1894-05-20
While in Hawaii Territory, John Barrett was told by Judge Estee that Judge Humphreys has decided to resign. Humphreys’s resignation would be of major importance to local politics and Barrett wanted President Roosevelt to be informed. Before departing the islands, Barrett will send a memorandum on his observations to Roosevelt.
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1902-05-07
Newly appointed Governor of Hawaii, George Robert Carter, discusses Hawaii’s current administration. Carter hopes for President Roosevelt’s support in removing Treasurer Kepoikai from office due to his egregious mistakes during Governor Doles’s term. Carter writes that Kepoikai, an attorney at law with hopes to succeed Judge Kalua as the Federal Circuit Judge for the District of Maui, agreed to leave office but now denies such an agreement.
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1903-11-25
George Robert Carter relays to President Roosevelt that he will accept appointment as Governor of Hawaii. Carter asks Roosevelt to ask Delegate Kuhio why he seeks a new administration.
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1903-11-21
George Robert Carter believes that an unnamed individual’s confession was forced by inhuman treatment, but a grand jury exonerated Sheriff Lorrin A. Andrews. The Quarantine Service appointed Dr. Grace, a British citizen, as Port Physician at Hilo, Hawaiian Territory. Only American citizens should be eligible for this position but no action has been taken.
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1903-09-22
George Robert Carter is anxious to float the bonds approved by President Roosevelt as Hawaiian loans have never succeeded in attracting American capital.
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1903-09-22
George Robert Carter seeks to secure President Roosevelt’s approval of the Hawaiian Loan Bill. He also brings up four points of discussion related to the political matters of Hawaii.
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1903-09-18
Senator Mitchell sends two more copies of his report on the Hawaiian investigation.
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1903-01-03
With the assistance of John Barrett, commissioner of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Hawaii is moving towards being represented at the exposition. Acting Governor Cooper was named chairman of the preliminary committee. It is hoped that all sections of the populace can participate and that the work will be “broadly Territorial.”
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1902-05
Tingfang Wu objects to a bill passed by Congress that will extend Chinese exclusion to Hawaii and the Philippines, territories that were not administered by the United States when the Chinese Exclusion Act was signed in 1882. Wu claims that these islands have a long history of commercial and cultural exchange with China, and he would like President Roosevelt to consider this information before signing the bill. He argues that changes in these types of arrangements are not generally changed without negotiations between the nations in question.
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1902-04-29
James A. Roosevelt is in London and is concerned about exams he will soon be taking at Bonn. He asks if President Roosevelt could arrange a spot for him on a U.S. ship that will be present at the naval review for the coronation (most likely for King Edward VII of the United Kingdom). After the exams, Roosevelt intends to make a trip around the world with stops in India, China, Hawaii, and other sites.
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1902-05-04
John Barrett, Commissioner General to Asia, Australia, and the Philippines for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, arrived in Hawaii and made a brief statement expressing his hope that Hawaii will send an exhibit to the exposition.
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1902-04-30
After careful consideration, President Roosevelt believes that Governor Dole deserves the administration’s support and should continue as governor of Hawaii Territory.
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1902-04-14