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President Roosevelt encloses a paper he received from Assistant Secretary of State Loomis by John Bassett Moore regarding the canal treaty with Colombia. He would like to discuss the canal situation with Secretary of State Hay.
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1903-08-19
President Roosevelt is willing to appoint Jay to the First Secretaryship. In light of what Assistant Secretary of State Loomis says, Smith should not be sent to Cairo but Roosevelt approves of sending Spencer Eddy or John Riddle.
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1903-09-02
President Roosevelt introduces Francis B. Loomis, F. J. V. Skiff, and Francis Davis Millet to Kentarō Kaneko. The men will form the Commission to the upcoming Tokyo Exposition.
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1908-07-29
President Roosevelt thanks Baron Kentarō Kaneko for the letters and telegrams they have exchanged, and sends him a copy of the bill that was finally passed regarding the American commission to the Japanese exhibition. Roosevelt believes that they have been able to meet Kaneko’s hopes for the law, and that it was done in the correct spirit. Roosevelt and Secretary of State Elihu Root both worked hard to make sure that the bill was passed. F. J. V. Skiff, Francis Davis Millet, and Francis B. Loomis have been appointed commissioners, and Roosevelt offers to have them visit Tokyo as soon as their visit would be useful. Skiff and Millet have had past experiences with Worlds Exhibitions, and may be able to give valuable insight.
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1908-06-13
President Roosevelt has recently spoken with a number of people regarding the Panama Canal Zone, and while he feels that Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission Theodore P. Shonts and Chief Engineer John F. Stevens are too hard on Governor Charles E. Magoon, it may still be best for Magoon to be reassigned elsewhere. He tells Secretary of War Taft that he is inclined for Shonts to take the role of administrator himself, as long as Taft deems such a thing wise. That being said, he also would like William Franklin Sands to be appointed minister in spite of opposition from Shonts and Stevens, as he would better be able to work with foreign governments. In a postscript, Roosevelt also refers Taft to some letters he received from Francis B. Loomis he would like him to look into, as well as an editorial he would like Stevens to comment on.
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1906-08-14
President Roosevelt encloses an extract of a letter from Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis. Any statement that Judge Calhoun can “conscientiously” make regarding the matter would be excellent.
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1906-01-02
President Roosevelt asks Henry Clay Frick if in his manufacturing interests, he has need of hiring someone “familiar with the ways and means of acquiring new foreign markets and the holding and expanding of them.” He believes that former Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis would be ideal for the position.
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1905-10-16
President Roosevelt apologizes to Sally Pickman Loring Dwight for “the query that caused [her] such discomfort.” A misunderstanding between Roosevelt and First Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis led Loomis to offer her husband, Theodore F. Dwight, a new position. Roosevelt has made it clear to Loomis that the Dwights should stay where they are.
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1905-09-14
President Roosevelt has a lot to tell Ohio Senator Foraker when he is back in Washington. He got the impression from First Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis that Foraker wanted to see him.
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1905-09-06
President Roosevelt asks Caspar Whitney for more information about Herbert Wolcott Bowen’s claims, including if Bowen expressed them in a letter. Roosevelt tells Whitney Bowen wrote him a letter saying he did make the statements about Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis and showed papers to representatives of the Herald. Roosevelt is disgusted by Bowen quibbling about the word “charges,” as it was obvious Bowen was making charges even though he did not use the word.
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1905-06-12
President Roosevelt tells Caspar Whitney that thus far the facts against Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis have not convicted him of the charges made by Herbert Wolcott Bowen. However, “positive testimony” has convicted Bowen of gossip against a superior officer, which he furnished to newspapers. Roosevelt believes this is a very grave offense and that there is “no room for a difference of opinion about his conduct.”
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1905-06-08
President Roosevelt tells Clara Louise Stone Hay that Secretary of State John Hay needs to rest this summer. Roosevelt promises to “handle the whole business of the State Department” himself during the summer. The president will use William Lawrence Penfield as his assistant when First Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis is away.
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1905-06-12
President Roosevelt draws Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission Shonts’s attention to enclosed letters from Philippe Bunau-Varilla and First Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis. Later, Roosevelt would like to speak to Shonts about Joseph Bucklin Bishop and Van Leer Polk.
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1905-04-14
President Roosevelt explains to Senator Foraker that he cannot appoint any more Ohio men to diplomatic positions, as Ohio’s quota of such positions is already full. Roosevelt assumed Foraker would have understood this from his meeting with Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis.
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1905-02-23
President Roosevelt tells Senator Hale that he will check with Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis to be sure, but he believes James E. Dunning is to be appointed Consul to Milan.
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1905-02-20
President Roosevelt has discussed William Blumenthal’s matter with Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis, and informs Senator Platt that it will be attended to if it can be done properly. Edward Charles O’Brien accepted the offer of the Uruguay ministership, and Roosevelt cannot go back on it.
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1905-02-04
Not wanting any misunderstandings, President Roosevelt emphasizes to Rachel Sherman Thorndike he never promised to send Minister Alexander M. Thackara to Paris. He will look into the Hamburg matter.
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1905-02-06
President Roosevelt apologizes to Judge Holt that he is replacing diplomat Arthur Sherburne Hardy with Francis B. Loomis, whom he feels has earned a promotion and reward, whereas Hardy expects it.
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1905-01-28
President Roosevelt thanks Rachel Sherman Thorndike for the letter, and has tried to investigate the matter regarding Alexander M. Thackara. He discusses his thoughts regarding the appointment and promotion of people at American consulates, and promises that he will try to help Thackara, although he must also consider other candidates who are highly qualified for promotion.
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1905-01-10
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of State Hay to look over the enclosed letter and ask Assistant Secretary of State Loomis to keep the letter on file and to keep Mason Mitchell in mind “if the opportunity occurs.”
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1904-03-28