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Ambassador Francis reports to President Roosevelt on a recent visit he made to Budapest, and notes that he made a similar report, through William Loeb, following an earlier visit. He plans to go again in April or May, unless something should require his attention there earlier. He will also visit northern Hungary and perhaps Galicia in May or June.
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1906-12-11
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains to Emil Markosy that he could not find the letter that Kutrovitch Saudorne (or Helen de Kutrovich) supposedly sent to Roosevelt while he was in Budapest, Hungary. Roosevelt’s travels at that time made it difficult to keep track of or reply to the thousands of letters he received. He cannot do anything else in the matter.
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1911-11-18
President Roosevelt asks Ambassador Francis if he could go to Budapest to meet Hungarian officials based on a recommendation from Ambassador Ladislaus Hengelmüller von Hengervár.
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1906-11-12
President Roosevelt thanks Ambassador Francis for the letter, and comments that, “evidently the Storers have left many, many things undone which they should have done, in addition to doing those things which they ought not to have done.” Roosevelt approves of Francis’s plan regarding when to visit Budapest, and emphasizes that it will be a delicate business. He feels that Francis has taken up the duties of his post “in just the right spirit for an American representative.”
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1906-07-23
President Roosevelt asks United States Representative Burton about a Budapest monument, which he has not heard anything about.
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1906-07-03
President Roosevelt advises his son-in-law Congressman Longworth that if he plans to visit Vienna, Austria, then he should also visit Budapest, Hungary. Roosevelt advises that a good way of doing this would be to visit Count Albert Apponyi.
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1906-06-24
President Roosevelt writes to his recently-married daughter Alice Longworth advising her that if she and her husband Congressman Nicholas Longworth plan to stop at Vienna, Austria, they should also stop in Budapest, Hungary, so that it does not appear they are showing preference to one side of the dual monarchy. Roosevelt also advises her to visit Cincinnatti when she returns, because it is important for the people of the city to feel that she takes an interest in her husband’s hometown. Roosevelt is glad to hear that the Longworth’s have been having a good time on their trip so far in London, and briefly shares his amusement at the distress Alice’s visit has caused to some people who had married titled Europeans who were not invited to their gatherings. Life at Sagamore Hill is going well.
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1906-06-24
President Roosevelt congratulates Count Albert Apponyi, and the Hungarian government more generally, for his recent appointment as Minister of Public Instruction. Roosevelt comments on his admiration for Hungary, and speaks of his hopes for the continued success of the dual monarchy of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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1906-04-27
Spencer Borden asks Theodore Roosevelt for letters of introduction to gain entry to various European horse-breeding operations to learn about their Army remount programs and apply this information to similar American initiatives.
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1911-04-24
Leila Roosevelt Merritt has just returned to find a telegram she is forwarding to President Roosevelt concerning the death of an American abroad. Merritt does not think the request in the telegram is improper or unreasonable, and is able to speak to the many good qualities of the deceased.
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1907-10-24
Ambassador Francis tells Secretary of State Root about an interview with Baron Hengelmüller recently published in Vienna in which Hengelmüller praises President Roosevelt as an advocate for universal peace. Francis also reports that another Vienna newspaper announced Hengelmüller’s trip to Budapest to discuss how to restrict emigration from Hungary to America, which is greater than emigration from Austria because of the manufacturing opportunities there and the lack of such industry in Hungary. Minister of Commerce Kossuth is promoting industrial conditions in Hungary.
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1906-12-06
Ambassador Francis reports to President Roosevelt on the state of affairs in Austria and Hungary and the tensions between the Magyars and the German speaking Austrians. In Francis’s assessment, the Hungarians, or Magyars, are “impulsive, always restless and very patriotic” who would seek their independence from Austria immediately if they had enough popular support and sufficient funding.
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1906-11-10
Assistant Secretary of State Adee forwards a telegram from Hungarian statesman Albert Apponyi asking that American representatives be present at the unveiling of a statue of George Washington in Budapest. Since Apponyi does not seem to hold a position in the executive government of Hungary, Adee suggests to William Loeb that a telegram be sent stating that President Roosevelt could not be represented without a formal invitation from the Royal and Imperial Government.
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1906-09-17
Charles S. Francis will comply with President Roosevelt’s request for him to speak highly of Arthur von Briesen and his competency to be the official counselor of the Hungarian Exposition of Agriculture in the United States. Francis has directed Secretary George Barclay Rives to follow suit if inquiries should be made of him. Francis requests that Loeb inform Roosevelt of the kind words spoken of him by Count Apponyi in his reply to Francis’s letter. Apponyi suggests autumn as the best time for Francis to visit Budapest, as Parliament will be in session and Francis will have opportunities to meet members of the Royal Hungarian Government. Francis thinks Roosevelt has made a marvelous record of shaping federal legislation in the last sixty days of Congress.
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1906-07-27
Ambassador Francis informs President Roosevelt of his work at the Austrian and Hungarian embassies. He discusses his plans to visit Budapest and affirms that he is accredited to the King of Hungary as well as the Emperor of Austria. Francis states that he will look after American interests in the region while always keeping the principles of the American government in mind. He also writes that many cases of United States citizens facing problems trying to return home from Austria and Hungary have been reported, but the Imperial Government is very slow in responding to communications about these cases. Francis promises to look into the matter.
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1906-07-11
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This article details political negotiations between Austria and Hungary. Particular areas of focus are the railways, banking, and taxation.
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1907-10-17
James Thompson McCleary sends a postcard from Budapest to Elihu Root containing the message, “Welcome to the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Commission.” The meaning of the message is unclear, especially in relation to the image on the card. The image shows a man holding a cross aloft and standing in what looks like the ruins of a coliseum, but it might be a distortion of Hero’s Square. There is a large, impressive building in the background that looks like the Hungarian National Parliament or possibly Buda Castle. A small man and woman are silhouetted in the foreground.
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1905-07-13