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After hearing about Theodore Roosevelt’s upcoming trip to Baltimore for Cardinal Gibbons’ jubilee, B. H. Crocheron invites Roosevelt to visit the Agricultural High School in the city. Crocheron sees the school as the perfect example of education that Roosevelt has been fighting to spread throughout the United States.
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1911-05-23
Despite Theodore Roosevelt’s upcoming trip to Vermont causing a rift in the schedule, Charles J. Bonaparte asks him to find some more time to make an appearance at Cardinal Gibbons’ jubilee celebration in Baltimore.
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1911-05-22
Governor Crothers invites Theodore Roosevelt to attend anniversary celebrations for Cardinal Gibbons.
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1911-05-17
Richmond City Attorney Henry Robinson Pollard found Theodore Roosevelt’s recent article interesting, especially because of Richmond’s current housing situation. The city recently passed an ordinance separating white and “colored” residents. Pollard explains that “colored” residents opposed it as unconstitutional, whereas whites supported it to reduce racial “intermingling.” A special joint committee was appointed to investigate the situation. Pollard encloses further information on the matter and hopes Roosevelt will visit and study the problem, which will undoubtedly be an issue in other cities. Pollard believes if the ordinance is “wisely and fairly enacted and enforced,” the “colored” residents will recognize it as beneficial.
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1911-04-26
B. T. Spencer sends Theodore Roosevelt a newspaper clipping about the new headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America.
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1911-04-22
John S. Briggs informs Theodore Roosevelt of the upcoming fiftieth anniversary of the Thirteenth Regiment, the first volunteer regiment of Rochester, New York. In honor of this, Captain Henry Lomb Camp No. 100, is giving a dinner to the regiment’s survivors on April 25. While Briggs does not expect Roosevelt to attend, he requests Roosevelt send a personal message to be read to the veterans.
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1911-03-30
Selden P. Spencer invites Theodore Roosevelt to speak to a convention of Presbyterian young people in Baltimore.
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1911-02-06
Postmaster Harris provides William Loeb with information on Harriet M. Beckwith, the writer of a letter to President Roosevelt that Loeb had forwarded to him. Beckwith seems to have inherited property from her first husband, John D. Murchison. Her current husband, George M. Beckwith, is wealthy and claims he “went to school with Judge Taft.” The couple live near Baltimore but are not well known. It is rumored that Mrs. Beckwith is “peculiar.”
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1908-11-11
Senator Lodge returns some letters from Prescott F. Hall to President Roosevelt and reports on his findings regarding Hall’s allegations. Lodge’s Commision on Immigration found that appeal reversals did not increase under Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus. Lodge has found no proof that Leslie M. Shaw’s personal views have affected governmental operations. Lodge has visited Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, and can find no evidence of what Hall alleges. Lodge found evidence of immigration enforcement corruption in California, but believes it has been remedied. In Chicago, Lodge found evidence of police corruption in enforcing laws against prostitution. In the southern states, Lodge has found problems with nepotism. Lodge emphasizes that it will take a great deal of time to collect evidence and create reports of his investigations. Lodge is pleased to hear of President Roosevelt’s African safari plans, but warns him to be careful of flies carrying sleeping sickness. He writes about the impressive dike engineering in the Netherlands, and of a book by Maurice Maeterlinck he believes the Roosevelts will enjoy.
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1908-07-26
Archbishop Soler praises American Catholics and the thriving nature of Catholicism in the United States. He argues that the Church is not the enemy of progress, which is proven by how Catholicism has flourished in the U.S., the example and standard of progressive nations. He explains a visit he made to Secretary of State Elihu Root, to express his admiration for the way in which American ideals allow complete liberty to Catholics, and the way other Americans respect them as collaborators in the social order.
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1906-11-30
John Carter Rose thanks President Roosevelt for hosting him. Rose shares with Roosevelt some additional thoughts about the graduated income tax, abolition of child labor, and the eight-hour work day. Rose argues that while all of these policies are good things, Roosevelt needs to be careful about how he messages them so that he does not alienate any of his supporters. Rose also urges caution in Roosevelt’s criticism of judges and his promotion of progressive judges, as both those actions will jar the legal profession. Rose closes by congratulating Roosevelt on his “moderate revolution.”
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1906-10-19
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte assures President Roosevelt that he is consulting with the Department of State regarding actions in Cuba. Bonaparte made transportation arrangements for Secretary of War Taft and Acting Secretary of State Bacon to travel to Havana by way of Key West, but they decided to go via Tampa instead. Bonaparte believes Taft should command the Navy in Cuban waters during an emergency and urges Roosevelt to send instructions to that effect. On another matter, Bonaparte encloses a letter from Philllips Lee Goldsborough inquiring whether he may serve as chairman of William H. Jackson’s congressional campaign. Bonaparte believes that allowing Goldsborough to do so would benefit Roosevelt politically. Having Jackson in Congress will offset losses elsewhere.
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1906-09-18
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte discusses the political situation in Baltimore regarding the vacancy for Deputy Surveyor of Customs and recommends that President Roosevelt leave the position unfilled until after the election and then appoint James Campbell. Bonaparte then discusses the political situation between Clarence C. Pusey, Abraham Lincoln Dryden, and John B. Hanna, recommending that Roosevelt suggest that Pusey wait until November 1st to take office, which would be considerate to William H. Jackson without offending Pusey’s supporters. Bonaparte also discusses whether two ships should make a trip to New Orleans or not.
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1906-09-10
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw recommends that President Roosevelt issue an executive order appointing James Campbell as deputy surveyor of customs in Baltimore, Maryland.
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1906-09-07
John A. Sleicher apologizes for the Harrisburg speech and thinks he can quote something from the Watson letter, thinks Parsons’ statement will do “a whole lot of good,” and he hopes to hear from Brate. Sleicher also responds to an article printed in Baltimore making untrue statements.
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1906-09-05
Representative Jackson brings to President Roosevelt’s attention the call for Assistant Treasurer Abraham Lincoln Dryden’s resignation. Jackson explains that they are making “every possible effort” in the 1st Maryland Congressional District to ensure a Republican candidate will be elected and Dryden’s resignation complicates their chances of success. Jackson asks that when Roosevelt returns to Washington, DC with Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw and Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte that they reconsider the resignation request and revoke it. Jackson believes that his efforts to get the district “in the Republican column” entitles them “every possible aid and sympathy from the government.”
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1906-08-24
Congressman Cocks sends William Perry a letter from the Auditor of the Treasury for the Navy Department. Cocks also asks Perry if he ever communicated with Captain Adolphus Marix in regard to a job and whether he would still like a job in the service.
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1906-08-04
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes writes to William Loeb regarding Collector Phillips Lee Goldsborough and the rule that collectors cannot serve on local political committees. Yerkes requests an exception to this rule for Goldsborough.
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1905-12-22
There is some uncertainty over the possible retirement of Associate Justice M. F. Morris on the District Court of Appeals. Although Attorney General William H. Moody has announced that ex-Senator Louis E. McComas would be appointed as Morris’s successor, Morris has declared that he is not yet ready to retire. The confusion comes from a letter sent previously, and from Morris’s previous illnesses, which have resulted in the anticipation of his imminent retirement.
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1905-05-21
Charles J. Bonaparte asks President Roosevelt to meet with Maryland State’s Attorney Albert Owens to discuss proposed legislation that would allow for legal disfranchisement of some African Americans.
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1905-03-14