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William H. Cooke asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak in Wichita, Kansas, for Traveling Men’s Day during the city’s Fall Festivities.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-11
Article discussing various politicians’ support of the Dolliver Bill.
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1906-01-24
C. L. Davidson responds to a letter published by Kansas Senator Chester I. Long regarding the Dolliver Bill, Hepburn Act, and decisions regarding the Interstate Commerce Commission and railroad rates, and how these decisions will affect Wichita, Kansas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-25
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Malvina Drescheaux Walden that neither Theodore Roosevelt nor Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt have any information regarding Lionel Walden.
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1912-06-25
Theodore Roosevelt declines W. K. Cooke’s invitation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-16
Frank Harper explains to Fred G. Stearns that Theodore Roosevelt does not make statements for publication. Harper refers Stearns to Roosevelt’s published speeches found at any public library.
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1911-02-01
Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Henry Justin Allen on “a most gallant fight against impossible odds.”
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1914-11-07
Theodore Roosevelt will be unable to attend the meeting in Wichita, Kansas, next November.
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1912-12-17
William H. Cooke, secretary of the Wichita Council of the Order of United Commercial Travelers of America, was very surprised by Theodore Roosevelt’s reply to a prior letter, and seeks to clarify the wish of the organization for Roosevelt to visit Wichita, Kansas. While he acknowledges Roosevelt’s inability to include the city on his upcoming western trip, such an inclusion was only a suggestion, and he asks Roosevelt to name a date which works better for him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-25
Political affairs are very unpleasant in Iowa, but they all “stand pat” on President Roosevelt. Congressman Lacey has just returned from a hurried trip to the Roswell New Mexican Irrigation Field and the Wichita Game Refuge. The one problem with introducing a buffalo herd in the Wichita Game Refuge is the danger of Texas ticks. Lacey believes that Madison Grant and William T. Hornaday should consult with President Roosevelt before the animals are sent in.
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1906-07-26
Senator Long responds to an earlier letter from President Roosevelt about the railroad rate bill. He asks if Roosevelt would allow him to make the letter public, should the situation demand it, as he thinks that it would show that the law is a good one and would be helpful for Kansas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-27
John T. Ludlum and his wife, Julia C. Ludlum, send an invitation to the wedding of their daughter Bess C. Ludlum to William W. McCammon on April 12, 1911.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-12
James W. Tapp claims that the “Western People” are behind President Roosevelt.
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1902-07-31
William Allen White encloses two articles by Victor Murdock from the Wichita Kansas Eagle. He also has several books he would like President Roosevelt to autograph which will be Christmas presents for his political friends in Kansas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-06