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New York Surveyor of Customs Sullivan encloses a letter from William E. Mason and asks William Loeb to decide whether to give it to President Roosevelt. Sullivan explains that he has known Mason for many years. Although he has redeeming qualities, Mason is stubborn and unlikely to succeed against stronger politicians.
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1907-09-04
Lieutenant Governor Guild of Massachusetts delivers a speech at an event commemorating President Ulysses S. Grant in Des Moines, Iowa. Guild reminds Iowans of their special connection to Grant, as Iowa regiments were key in his first great victory of the American Civil War, the Battle of Fort Donelson. Guild points out how Grant’s administration saw the beginnings of a lot of contemporary issues, like the fight between the gold and silver standard, the corruption of machine politics, and the ills of the spoils system. Guild does, however, defend Grant against his harshest critics, stating that Grant did punish many of the instigators of scandals like Credit Mobilier and the Whiskey ring, and that Grant’s idea to annex the Dominican Republic seems less extreme in light of recent South American upheavals.
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1905-04-27
President Roosevelt hands back a crying baby to its mother, while turning to look at the next baby being thrust at him. A long line of mothers, each with one or more children, have already met Roosevelt and the line of mothers waiting extends off the edge of the cartoon. Caption: What does he think about race suicide now?
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1903-05-01
Theodore Roosevelt will follow Gifford Pinchot’s suggestion on the letter from Max W. Ball. Roosevelt takes umbrage with Henry Cantwell Wallace’s recommendations on discussing military preparedness in Des Moines, Iowa. He says he will stand behind President Woodrow Wilson “precisely to the degree in which Abraham Lincoln stood behind Polk in the Mexican War…” He will stand behind every public servant to the degree in which they serve the United States.
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1918-02-05
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells Harold J. Richardson that his letter did not arrive until after Roosevelt left for his western trip. He details Roosevelt’s itinerary for the next few days, in case Richardson would like to wire Roosevelt a message.
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1912-09-03
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary thanks Ralph Bolton for inviting Roosevelt to his establishment, The Des Moines Club. He relays that Roosevelt no longer has plans to visit Des Moines, Iowa, because the trip that was to take place prior to the Progressive Party Convention is cancelled. He also suggests that Bolton contact Senator Joseph M. Dixon at the Manhattan Hotel to plan future arrangements.
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1912-07-19
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Des Moines, Iowa, Mayor John MacVicar for his support in the Progressive Party movement. He asks MacVicar to take care of things in Iowa and to contact Senator Dixon while he prepares his Iowa speech.
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1912-07-10
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends Judge Stevens a copy of a telegram sent by Roosevelt to Mr. Pierce.
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1912-07-10
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Ora Williams that Roosevelt is away, but he will bring Williams’s letter to Roosevelt’s attention when he returns.
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1912-06-18
Frank Harper asks Charles Grilk to telegraph him immediately about what has been done about a special railroad car for Theodore Roosevelt’s travels through Iowa, as well as what he has arranged with Maurice G. Ricker regarding a special train between Davenport and Des Moines.
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1910-10-24
President Roosevelt will be unable to make it to Des Moines so he must decline Lafayette Young’s invitation.
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1902-06-03
Henry Cantwell Wallace writes to Gifford Pinchot about how people in the west are responding to Theodore Roosevelt’s critiques of the Wilson administration. The general feeling is that it is important to stand by the administration. People are also opposed to preparedness programs. Roosevelt should put the “soft pedal” on universal training when he comes west.
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1918-01-22
Henry Wallace had a long talk with Theodore Roosevelt in which Roosevelt explained his involvement in the New York elections. Wallace told Roosevelt that he and Gifford Pinchot agreed that President Taft was unfit for the presidency.
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1910-11-05
As it was never published, it appears the letter David S. Chamberlain told James Sullivan Clarkson about is lost. Chamberlain encloses an article capturing the letter’s ideas, including his views on the necessity of a strong navy and providing means of support and asks Clarkson to share it with President Roosevelt. He will visit Clarkson during an upcoming trip to New York.
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1907-11-18
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission has sent a trustworthy man west with instructions, who will meet Lane, Clark, and others in Des Moines to verify the statement in person. Knapp has new information that Paul Morton has evidence related to rebates paid to William Randolph Hearst in California. If Roosevelt suggest so, Morton would speak up on the matter.
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1906-10-25
Governor Cummins writes to President Roosevelt regarding an article in the Chicago Record-Herald. Cummins denies the article, which claimed he gave a speech attacking a bill, Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver and the President. Cummins is frustrated and exasperated by this false attack in particular.
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1906-01-01
John H. Edwards forwards a transcript to William Loeb to give to President Roosevelt on behalf of Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw.
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1904-05-12
President Roosevelt greets an audience at the Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa. He speaks of the “invaluable work” done by Congressman Colonel Hull. He also thanks the veterans of the Civil War for their service and his comrades from 1898 and the fifty-first Iowa.
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1903-04-28
President Roosevelt greets an audience at the Opera House in Des Moines, Iowa. He is grateful for the greeting and the horsemanship of the guards that accompanied him on his drive through the city.
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1903-04-28
Page four of the July 3, 1903, edition of the Des Moines Daily Capital. Several sections on this page are emphasized, including an article titled “Why These Attacks Upon Cousins?,” another titled “The Head Liners Have Their Ideas,” and a brief poem. The first of these discusses the difference in treatment given to Iowa Governor Albert Baird Cummins and others who have expressed their opinions about the tariff, and the treatment given to Robert G. Cousins when he did the same. The second compares the different ways that headlines across the country have described the Iowa Republican Convention. The circled poem declares that the “Iowa Idea” is dead and should be buried.
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1903-07-03