Address of Julius Hurter
Address of Julius Hurter, curator.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-05
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Missouri--Saint Louis
Speech by J. William White
J. William White addresses commissioners regarding the resolution to allow automobile racing in Fairmont Park. His reasons for turning away this sport include the safety of spectators or anyone in the area at the time of the race. Unlike other sports welcome at the park, fatalities of drivers and spectators are prevalent in racing and according to George P. Rich, the city may be liable for injuries or deaths that may occur. Despite enjoying watching the races himself, White feels the responsibility as a commissioner to protect the people and not allow racing in the park.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-12-13
Letter from Albert Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt
Albert Shaw introduces P. M. Mattheeff to President Roosevelt. Shaw met Mattheeff many years ago in Bulgaria and again recently, as Mattheeff was the Bulgarian commissioner at the World’s Fair in St. Louis. Shaw recommends Mattheeff to Roosevelt as someone who knows well the situation in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece, including the Macedonian question.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-26
Letter from Albert Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt
Albert Shaw writes to President Roosevelt about P. M. Mattheeff, the Bulgarian commissioner at the World’s Fair and minister from Bulgaria to Greece. Shaw finds Mattheeff to be a very interesting man, and has provided a letter of introduction for him to present to Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-26
Memorandum from Theodore Roosevelt to War Department
President Roosevelt states that he wants all watchmen, lock tenders, and lock employees to be considered as covered by the eight-hour-a-day law. He wants Secretary of War William H. Taft to make exceptions only on a case-by-case basis, and the president desires that the number of all exceptions is reported to him. Roosevelt wants this policy to go into effect immediately.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-11
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. H. Llewellyn
President Roosevelt thanks William H. H. Llewellyn for his letter, which the he has passed along to Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte. Roosevelt encourages Llewellyn to tell New Mexico Governor George Curry the case and have him meet the president in Saint Louis, Missouri. Afterwards, Roosevelt would like Llewellyn to meet with him and Judge Alford Warriner Cooley in Washington, D.C.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-09
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Curry
President Roosevelt informs New Mexico Governor Curry that he has told William H. H. Llewellyn that he should lay his whole case before Curry. Roosevelt gives Curry permission to meet with him in St. Louis and discuss the matter. Roosevelt also wants to meet with Curry in Washington, D.C., a few weeks later and go over everything with Judge Alford Warriner Cooley.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-09
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore E. Burton
President Roosevelt is unsure if he will call the convention Representative Burton references. Before doing so, he wants clarification from Burton and Gifford Pinchot about the Mississippi movement. Roosevelt asks Burton to send the advice concerning Roosevelt’s speeches in St. Louis and Memphis on his upcoming Mississippi trip.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-21
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Brayton Harlow
President Roosevelt desires to make changes at the Civil Service Commission. John Brayton Harlow will be reassigned to the cashier’s department of the St. Louis, Missouri, post office. Harlow should send his resignation to take effect when his successor, William Dudley Foulke, accepts the position.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-19
Letter from Mark Sullivan to Theodore Roosevelt
Mark Sullivan informs Theodore Roosevelt that they are currently just across the sound from Huntington, New York and can cross over on their motor at any time Roosevelt desires. Sullivan then thanks Roosevelt for meeting the St. Louis cartoonist, Robert Minor, and ultimately changing his perception on multiple important topics. Sullivan then says that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s suggestion for the place in Albemarle County was very appealing for both himself and his wife.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09
Letter from August F. Herrmann to Theodore Roosevelt
August F. Herrmann encloses a copy of an article recently published in the St. Louis Daily Globe about the proposed reciprocity agreement with Canada and an article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis. Herrmann copies a portion of a letter sent to a member of the cabinet, related to the reciprocity agreement and the number of Japanese, Indian, and Chinese immigrants in the Canadian workforce.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-22
Letter from William K. Bixby to Theodore Roosevelt
William K. Bixby sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of the Itinerarium of Dr. Alexander Hamilton, written in 1744 but not printed until recently. Bixby notes that Hamilton’s account of the customs of early settlers in Albany and elsewhere may be of interest to Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-12
Letter from George Curry to Theodore Roosevelt
Governor Curry recently met with Assistant Attorney General Alford Warriner Cooley, who will report back to President Roosevelt. Special Assistant to the Attorney General Ormsby McHarg and Territorial Attorney General Albert B. Fall are working well together and matters in New Mexico appear to Curry to be clearing up. The Republican Party is working in unison with the National and Territorial administrations, and Curry hopes to meet with Roosevelt to discuss how the topics at hand relate to assisting their “mutual friends and comrades.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-05
Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of War Taft agrees with President Roosevelt on Senator Henry Cabot Lodge’s speech and on the negative press from the New York papers. He describes his trip thus far and makes predictions about his success based on what he has been told. In light of the gerrymandering involving Oklahoma Governor Charles Nathaniel Haskell, Taft asks Roosevelt to help defeat an inadequate constitution in Oklahoma. Taft has asked Joseph L. Bristow to form another report on Panama, and he mentions an editor named Joseph Ralph Burton who has been attacking Roosevelt. Taft discusses the political campaigns and conflicts in the states he is passing through, in particular the political campaigns in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Denver. Taft’s mother Louise Maria Torrey Taft is recovering, and although the trip has been exhausting, Taft has a few days of rest ahead.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-30
Letter from George Curry to Theodore Roosevelt
Territorial Governor of New Mexico Curry appreciates President Roosevelt’s confidence in him, promising to justify it. Supporters of Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks held a demonstration during his recent visit to the territory, which proved “an absolute failure.” If able, Curry will meet Roosevelt in St. Louis, Missouri, to discuss New Mexico affairs. Despite the general support of his administration, Curry admits he does “do[es] not like” being governor, but will continue for the present because Roosevelt wishes for him to do so.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-30
Letter from Charles Fremont Amidon to Milton Dwight Purdy
Judge Amidon asks Judge Purdy about where he can find the full speech that President Roosevelt gave at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Amidon explains that he will be delivering the address at the next meeting of the American Bar Association, and he would like to speak to the recent criticisms of Roosevelt and Secretary of State Elihu Root. He quotes a variety of former politicians and justices to make the point that state issues have become important on a national scale. Amidon believes the Constitution should be interpreted liberally and “should respond only to the deep, abiding, organic things of the nation’s life.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-08
Letter from Thomas J. Akins to Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas K. Niedringhaus received the Missouri Republican caucus nomination for Senate. The caucus nomination reached stalemate after supporters of the opponent Richard C. Kerens questioned Niedringhaus’s integrity. Thomas J. Atkins supports Niedringhaus and sees him as an ally of President Roosevelt’s administration.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-19
Telegram from Douglas Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas Robinson wires that he and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson will travel with President Roosevelt to St. Louis, Missouri, for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-14
Letter from Douglas Robinson to Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas Robinson writes how pleased he and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson will be to visit with President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt at Thanksgiving. Robinson asks if he can travel with Roosevelt to see the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-11
Letter from J. H. Woodard to Theodore Roosevelt
In his recent reading, J. H. Woodard found a book describing who the first charter for a steamboat navigation company was awarded to, which included Nicholas J. Roosevelt. Woodard suspects that this is President Roosevelt’s grandfather, and offers to send him the book if it is of interest to Roosevelt. He recently spent time at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, and asked a number of people about their opinion of Roosevelt, and reports that almost universally the response was positive.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-31