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William Randolph Hearst sends a copy of a petition that was submitted to Attorney General Philander C. Knox calling for the institution of anti-monopoly proceedings against several companies. Hearst believes he can prove that an illegal combination controls the nation’s anthracite coal supply.
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1902-10-04
Dwight Braman will be there for the conference with Attorney General Knox.
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1902-10-04
Senator Lodge is worried about the news of President Roosevelt’s surgery and feels guilty about his last letter full of worry about the coal strike. Lodge asks if there is anything Attorney General Knox can do about the situation. Lodge reports on Massachusetts campaign news.
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1902-09-25
Speaker Henderson is concerned about the situation and suggests several Cabinet members who can help.
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1902-08-16
F. Norton Goddard discusses New York politics. He believes that Attorney General Philander C. Knox and Secretary of War Elihu Root are damaging the reputation of the Roosevelt administration.
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1902-08-12
Vice President Clark of the Western Union Telegraph Company agrees to the conditions regarding the Pacific cable submitted by Attorney General Knox and President Roosevelt.
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1902-08-12
The Boer Legislative Committee of Philadelphia has accused the British government of violating neutrality in Louisiana. The Attorney General has made a reply.
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1902-05-28
Secretary of State Root sends several documents relating to Cuba and Estes G. Rathbone. Root recommends the documents be sent to Attorney General Philander C. Knox with the Bristow and Lawshe reports.
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1902-05-09
Charles Sumner Hamlin is working on behalf of the Commercial Pacific Cable Company who would like the Nero soundings in relation to the proposed cable between Honolulu and Manila. The company is willing to accept half rates for government business. Hamlin wishes to get approval for the work at reduced rates from President Roosevelt.
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1902-05-08
Charles C. Long, secretary to Attorney General Philander C. Knox, returns a letter from Roswell Miller of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company to the Postmaster General upon request of the Attorney General.
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1902-04-14
Jacob H. Schiff thanks President Roosevelt for listening to his concerns regarding the pending suit against the Northern Securities Company.
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1902-04-06
Secretary of War Elihu Root would like a meeting with President Roosevelt, Secretary of State John Hay, and Attorney General Philander C. Knox before they begin communicating with Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma.
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1902-03-24
Jacob H. Schiff is concerned that if the government loses the suit against the Northern Securities Company that President Roosevelt’s prestige will suffer and new more repressive legislation will follow. However, a judicial decision against the Northern Securities Company could adversely effect the railroad industry and “shake the structure upon which our existing prosperity rests.” He asks that his comments be communicated to Roosevelt.
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1902-03-24
Joseph Bucklin Bishop defends the Roosevelt administration’s decision not to “run amuck” among the country’s corporations in light of the Northern Securities decision. The Democrats are using this decision to attempt to prove that they are more anti-trust than Roosevelt but will only prove that they cannot be trusted to deal with business interests and the economy.
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1904-03-17
At the direction of Attorney General Knox, Charles C. Long encloses a copy of the Bill in Equity of the United States vs. the Northern Securities Company.
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1902-03-11
Ferdinand Eidman met with F. Norton Goddard and U.S. Marshal William Henkel to discuss a vacancy in his office. Eidman assured Goddard that the first vacancy would be filled with Goddard’s recommendation. Henkel has recommended James J. Kennedy to Attorney General Knox for appointment to a position in Henkel’s office.
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1902-01-20
The arrested person in question formally asked for help from Attorney General Knox. Governor Hunt conferred with Knox and will ask for the man’s release on nominal bail.
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1901-11-11
James I. McKinney speaks out against Mr. Walker and recommends Mr. Burton as Collector of Internal Revenue.
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1901-12-28
John C. Shaffer’s previous letter regarding Attorney General Philander C. Knox’s disapproval of Judge John H. Baker’s appointment was misinformed. He requests that George B. Cortelyou return the letter.
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1901-12-06
John C. Shaffer is concerned that the appointment of Judge John H. Baker is threatened by opposition from Attorney General Philander C. Knox. Knox had an “unpleasant experience” while representing the Citizen Street Railroad Company before Baker’s court. Shaffer can provide President Roosevelt with full details that reflect positively on Baker.
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1901-12-05