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Charles J. Bonaparte discusses his report concerning withdrawal of rations from Indian children attending religious schools.
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1904-02-24
Secretary of State Hay forwards to President Roosevelt a rough draft of a proclamation of neutrality following the precedent set during the Franco-Prussian War. Hay suggests Roosevelt will likely want feedback from Secretary of War William H. Taft or Attorney General Philander C. Knox before it is approved.
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1904-02-10
John C. Spooner replies to President Roosevelt’s note concerning amendments to the Panama Canal Treaty proposed by the U.S. Senate Committee.
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1904-01-23
J. H. Graves encloses a letter from U.S. District Judge Charles D. Clark concerning the alleged intention of U.S. Marshal Richard W. Austin to run for Congress.
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1904-01-21
Winthrop Murray Crane will meet with Attorney General Philander C. Knox after meeting with President Roosevelt when he visits Washington, D.C.
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1904-01-09
Joseph Buffington requests Attorney General Knox’s opinion concerning James Russell Parsons, whom he is considering for President of Trinity College.
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1904-01-02
Joseph Buffington requests President Roosevelt’s opinion concerning James Russell Parsons, whom he is considering for President of Trinity College.
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1904-01-02
Henry Martyn Hoyt encloses a copy of his reply to the request of Postmaster General Payne for an opinion concerning the liability of Baltimore Postmaster S. Davies Warfield. Hoyt will advise Attorney General Knox to discuss the matter with President Roosevelt.
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1903-12-30
Charles C. Long encloses a copy of a letter from Attorney General Knox to President Roosevelt dated April 30, 1902, concerning charges leading to the removal of John Grant as U.S. marshal in the eastern district of Texas.
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1903-12-30
Brooks Adams believes that President Roosevelt will have the U. S. Supreme Court – “perhaps unanimously.” Adams compliments Attorney General Elihu Root on his argument, describing it as a “remarkable feat.”
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1903-12-15
In a letter to Theodore Roosevelt, Charles J. Bonaparte discusses the prosecution surrounding the postal scandal in Baltimore, Maryland. Bonaparte mentions a conversation between Attorney General Philander C. Knox and Mr. Holmes Conrad.
Edgar A. Spencer responds to President Roosevelt’s letter that discussed legal matters involving United States Congressman from New York, Lucius N. Littauer.
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1903-11-10
President Roosevelt explains to Edgar A. Spencer, that his opinion regarding the Littauer case is based on a misunderstanding of Attorney General Knox’s evaluation of the situation.
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1903-11-04
Senator Hanna writes to President Roosevelt in receipt of his letter in which he discussed an undisclosed matter in Ohio. Hanna acknowledges an article about the situation published in the Ohio Press and returns enclosures from Attorney General Philander C. Knox. Hanna relays that he will not interfere in a decision concerning this issue.
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1903-11-02
Edgar A. Spencer discusses the case of Lucius Nathan Littauer, United States Congressman from New York, admonishing governmental actions and the Roosevelt administration.
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1903-10-31
The case President Roosevelt mentioned to Postmaster General Payne went before the district attorney and he declined to put the case before a grand jury. Payne does not believe that anything else can be done in the matter. A later note states that Roosevelt wants the matter laid before Attorney General Philander C. Knox.
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1903-10-05
In accord with a request from Benjamin F. Barnes, Charles C. Long forwards the letter President Roosevelt sent to Attorney General Knox, which was dated September 28, with reference to Senator Green.
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1903-10-01
Acting Attorney General Hoyt directed Examiner Taylor to prepare a report for United States Marshal D. C. Bailey’s case. Other indictments can be used to prosecute State Senator George E. Green if the Commissioner at Binghamton should discharge Green. Employment of special counsel for the case can be held up until the return of Attorney General Philander C. Knox.
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1903-09-29
Newspaper article claiming that the Roosevelt administration is delaying any action in the case against Representative Littauer. They hope to delay long enough for the case to pass from the public mind.
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1903-08-12
Commissioner of Immigration Williams responds to Harper’s Weekly editor Henry Loomis Nelson’s criticism of the recent arrest of Edward F. McSweeney, presenting evidence of McSweeney’s inappropriate conduct as Assistant Commissioner of Immigration.
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1903-08-04