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Theodore Roosevelt writes to Frank Knox to inform him that he will be issuing a general letter and not individual ones.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-01
Minister Bartlett of the First Presbyterian Church in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, requests President Taft’s help to raise money for his indebted church.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-11-21
Frank Knox agrees with Theodore Roosevelt’s assessment regarding the “negative character” of government control in Controller Bay. Knox says that they must strike a balance between government involvement and attracting private investment. Roosevelt’s declaration in a prior letter favored the idea of a government owned railroad, whereas Walter L. Fisher offered an alternative solution where the government operates the coal-fields.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-29
The common council of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, directs city officials to approach the federal government with an application to lease the power plant on the St. Marys River to provide power for lighting and other public and private services in the town.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-01
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-19
William Emory Quinby describes Francis H. Clergue as a highly respected businessman of the Sault Sainte Marie region.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-07
Augusta Rhodes Hanna invites President Roosevelt to visit her daughter Mabel’s cottage in Michigan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-14
Mayor Knight of Buffalo recommends Major Symons for appointment to the international commission for regulation of lake levels. Knight dissuades President Roosevelt from listening to a faction from the Lake Superior Water Power Company of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, that is against Symons, arguing that the people of Buffalo have been happy with his work and that the proposed dam on the Niagara River is in Symons’ field of expertise.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-10