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Secretary of War Root encloses letters from Secretary of State John Hay, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, John William Griggs, and Mr. Smith that convey their appreciation for General Henry Clark Corbin’s work during the Spanish-American War.
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1903-08-17
Telegram in cipher from Senator Hanna to President Roosevelt, regarding China and the Philippines.
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1903-08-18
John W. Foster discusses the date for the Alaskan Tribunal Boundary meeting and explains why the date suggested by Clifford Sifton will not work.
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1903-08-04
John W. Foster forwards to President Roosevelt letters discussing the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal. He has advised Secretary of State Hay and the department in Washington of the correspondence, as well.
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1903-08-04
Nicholas Murry Butler asks President Roosevelt to notify John Hay that he will be writing to him concerning a position on Columbia University School of Journalism’s Advisory Board. Butler encloses a letter.
Nicholas Murray Butler is seeking advice from President Roosevelt concerning contacting John Hay about serving on the Advisory Board for the newly created School of Journalism at Columbia University.
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1903-07-25
Simon Wolf thanks President Roosevelt for his actions regarding the Kishinev petition and recognizes the support of John Hay.
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1903-07-18
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis informs Benjamin F. Barnes that a message of condolence was left by John Hay with instructions to send it upon the death of Pope Leo XIII.
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1903-07-20
The memorandum discusses the boundaries of U.S. sovereignty in the Philippines, and reviews the sequence of events in early 1903 asserting that sovereignty.
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1903-07-23
While the Russian Ambassador Arturo Cassini did not officially say that the Russian government would not accept the United States’ petition concerning persecution of Russian Jews, the statement given to papers indicating that it was rejected is official.
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1903-07-14
Oscar S. Straus informs President Roosevelt that he executed his commission and sent the paperwork to John Hay.
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1903-07-15
District Attorney Youngs thanks William Loeb for the State Department letter for Mrs. Youngs, although he wishes the letter had Secretary of State John Hay’s signature. He requests a meeting with President Roosevelt to discuss several matters. Youngs also requests a meeting with Roosevelt for Michael J. Coffey, a former New York State senator and influential Brooklyn politician.
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1903-07-09
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis encloses list of cases in which “summary actions” have been taken, as requested by President Roosevelt from Secretary of State Hay.
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1903-07-06
Chanler writes a friendly letter to Roosevelt catching him up on his life.
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1903-06-25
Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt about a variety of subjects, appointments, issues within the Republican Party. Lodge encloses a letter from Lucius Tuttle, President of the Boston and Maine Railroad, expressing concern about the appointment of someone new by Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw to handle transportation matters.
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1903-06-27
Pow Chee, general secretary of the Chinese Empire Reform Association, asks William Loeb to set up an appointment for President Roosevelt to meet with Professor Qichao Liang, vice president of the association.
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1903-06-18
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis reports that George Horton, former consul at Athens, has a satisfactory consular record but once criticized Secretary of State John Hay’s daughter for her writings. Loomis suggests that Hay would not be pleased if Horton rejoined the service.
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1903-06-08
Senator Hanna looks forward to President Roosevelt’s visit and wishes to discuss topics such as the Panama Canal, Colombia, and the Great Lakes.
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1903-06-01
Senator Hanna will be in Washington, D.C., tomorrow and would like to meet with President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hay.
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1903-06-25
Representative Littauer encourages President Roosevelt to disregard any outside opinions of his colleagues, and carry out his initial decision to hire Alford Warriner Cooley as U.S. Civil Service Commissioner. He also touches briefly on the “Russian-Jewish question.” He believes a stand should be made regarding the fact that Romania’s passports are accepted in the United States but not vice versa.
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1903-06-09