Michigan--Detroit

James J. Davis informs Theodore Roosevelt he is sorry to hear of his resignation to the Loyal Order of Moose and agrees with his frustration of a member using his name in advertisement without permission. Davis clarifies that the order is not a commercial society, but a fraternal one but operates like any other fraternity. Davis invites Roosevelt to a set meeting they are having in Washington, D. C. on December 3rd to discuss the location of the school and home of the organization and Davis would soon like a moment with Roosevelt to meet and talk over what the organization is doing.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-23

Creator(s)

Davis, James J. (James John), 1873-1947

Henry E. Huck reports to Theodore Roosevelt that he finally got away from the sanitarium at Guelph, Ontario, and is currently safe in Detroit, Michigan. However, Arthur Heurtley will not help him, even after Huck shared how letters were stolen and that the sanitarium’s attendants were anarchists who harmed Marshall Field’s heirs. He sends a paper slip and does not think the American consul reported on it. Huck asks Roosevelt for help with the Field estate and to be admitted to a sanitarium, not an asylum. He would have reported the mail theft to Governor General of Canada Albert Henry George Grey but did not have the money or protection to get to Ottawa, Ontario. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-27

Creator(s)

Huck, Henry E., 1874-1921

William Henry Pettus sends Theodore Roosevelt an article for publication in The Outlook about Mrs. Reed’s “natural speech” program.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-21

Creator(s)

Pettus, William H. (William Henry), 1883-1935

Truman Handy Newberry invites Theodore Roosevelt and his family to stay at his house if they attend the Naval and Military Order of the Spanish-American War convention on May 26 and 27 in Detroit, Michigan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-08

Creator(s)

Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945

Edward A. Sumner hopes Theodore Roosevelt will accept the Detroit Board of Commerce’s invitation for January 10.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-19

Creator(s)

Sumner, Edward A.

G. L. Smith hopes Theodore Roosevelt will accept the Detroit Board of Commerce’s luncheon invitation on January 10.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-17

Creator(s)

Smith, G. L.

John T. Shaw urges Theodore Roosevelt to accept the Detroit Board of Commerce’s luncheon invitation for January 10.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-17

Creator(s)

Shaw, John T.

Charles Moore hopes Theodore Roosevelt will attend the Detroit Board of Commerce’s luncheon on January 10.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-17

Creator(s)

Moore, Charles

George T. Moody hopes Theodore Roosevelt will accept the Detroit Board of Commerce’s invitation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-17

Creator(s)

Moody, George T.

Representative Townsend informs Theodore Roosevelt that Michigan will want more than one speech during his visit to Grand Rapids. He hopes Roosevelt will reconsider and agree to go to Ann Arbor or Detroit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-16

Creator(s)

Townsend, Charles E. (Charles Elroy), 1856-1924

Gifford Pinchot sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of a recent interview and also of a talk he gave in Detroit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-11-22

Creator(s)

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

Senator Lodge reassures Theodore Roosevelt that he is in good health, and comments on the state of the Republican party and the upcoming elections. Lodge comments that Roosevelt did a great deal of work holding the Republican party together. While the Western states will elect progressive Republicans, Eastern states may elect Democrats. Lodge regrets that Roosevelt had been drawn into an election contest in New York. Prospects for the Massachusetts Governor election do not look good, but Lodge thinks that he personally will be alright.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-09-23

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Acting on the suggestion of his friend, Charles Lang Freer, Thomas Spencer Jerome contacts President Roosevelt about meeting again upon his return to America. Jerome would like to revisit their previous discussion “as to the nature of the human game in general.” However, he understands if Roosevelt does not have time to spare. If Roosevelt passes through Naples on his Africa trip, Jerome would gladly receive him at his villa.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-28

Creator(s)

Jerome, Thomas Spencer, 1864-1914

Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon tells President Roosevelt of his itinerary in New York before he heads to Detroit for his next meeting. Cannon also shares his observations on the gubernatorial campaign of William Randolph Hearst and the Republican Party’s chances in New York in the upcoming election.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-21

Creator(s)

Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926

Commissioner General of Immigration Sargent informs William Loeb that he found a lot of support for Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon and President Roosevelt among the union members with whom he spoke. Sargent also tells Loeb that while eating lunch with a few Democratic friends, they expressed the hope that President Roosevelt would be elected for a third term and that if the “Republicans have not the courage to nominate him, the Democrats will.” He thanks Loeb for sending the confidential letter and lets him know he is “in harmony” with the views of the writer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-19

Creator(s)

Sargent, Frank P., 1854-1908

Hugo Münsterberg explains to President Roosevelt that the sensational press coverage of a speech he made is inaccurate. Münsterberg describes the actual facts of the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-18

Creator(s)

Münsterberg, Hugo, 1863-1916

The gunboat Yantic salutes President Theodore Roosevelt during his Detroit River cruise on the steamship Tashmoo.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902-10-18

Creator(s)

Alvord & Co.

Newspaper article from the Chicago Tribune discussing the publics’ opinion of President William Howard Taft following his visit to Michigan in September 1911. The article discusses at length various peoples’ opinions of Taft. The article specifically touches on reactions to his recent support for a reciprocity agreement with Canada, which has weakened support for him especially in rural areas and among farmers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-21

Creator(s)

Unknown

The article states that Truman H. Newsberry will likely be a delegate from Michigan in this next republican national convention because voters want him to swing the state for Theodore Roosevelt. The Michigan public believe that William H. Taft is a weak leader.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-07

In a letter from Henry B. Joy to Wilbur Fisk Wakeman published in the Detroit Free Press, Joy discusses his current views of political conditions, warning against the dangers of tariff tinkering and the interests of the American people. Joy further comments on the upcoming presidential election, where he sees a Democratic administration taking over but hopes for Republican nomination.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-23

Creator(s)

Joy, Henry B. (Henry Bourne), 1864-1936