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“Members of the Reception Committee,” “Missouri,” and “Corps of the Gentlemanly Detectives” all rest in rockers in the “St. Louis Rest Cure” building. Caption: President Roosevelt has finished his St. Louis trip.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-28
Alton B. Parker and Henry Gassaway Davis operate a “St. Louis platform” handcar as a “Republican express” locomotive with President Roosevelt’s face on the front advances toward them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-29
President Theodore Roosevelt and his wife Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt arrive at the St. Louis Exposition in an open carriage. They wear formal attire. Two police officers are among the people gathered to greet the Roosevelts.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-11-26
President Roosevelt rejoices that Mayor Wells has given him the keys to the city of St. Louis. A teddy bear holds the keys while a policeman prevents Thomas Henry Carter, Henry Clark Corbin, and former President Grover Cleveland from exiting a building.
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1903-05-02
President Roosevelt, dressed in fringed buckskins, shakes hands with former President Grover Cleveland at the St. Louis Exposition. Both presidents are carrying large, full game bags, and guns. Roosevelt’s bag is labeled “Universal Popularity.” Cleveland’s bag has many tags hanging off of it: “Brooklyn Eagle Boom, Negro Question Speech, Grover Grover Four More Years of Grover Maryland, Bryan Opposition, New York World Boom, Popularity.” Caption: Grover–How are they comin’? Teddy–All my way–How is it with you? Grover–Booming!
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1903-04-30
Former President Grover Cleveland escorts a woman wearing a crown labeled “St. Louis” and a sash labeled “Popularity” past President Roosevelt and David R. Francis, President of the St. Louis World’s Fair (also known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition). (Mr. Cleveland made a speech at the Fair, and it was thought that he might become a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President and run against Roosevelt.)
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1903-05-01
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt about his recent enjoyable trip to St. Louis and Indianapolis where he made some speeches. He and friend Cecil Spring Rice are enjoying their time living together and have been socializing quite a bit. Roosevelt continues to enjoy his work at the Civil Service Commission.
1891-05-24
President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to describe his trip down the Mississippi River. He describes the history of the river and stops along the way to make speeches. Roosevelt ends by saying that he is going bear hunting.
1907-10-01
The article discusses why the English press favors the Democratic ticket. Other topics discussed on this page include “Navy Plank Struck Out,” “‘Artful’ Judge Parker,” “Judge Parker Against Palmer and Buckner,” “Democratic Lightning Change Artists,” “The Irish World on Protection,” and “Chairman Cortelyou’s Alleged Prophecy.”
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1904-08-11
President Roosevelt is glad Kermit Roosevelt is happy with the “Russell plan” for St. Louis. When he gets back to Sagamore, Roosevelt plans to take the children on a “scramble walk” through the woods and swimming through ponds. He includes a sketch of him taking Rusty the horse jumping.
1904-06-12
A woman labeled “St. Louis” bows at the final curtain for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, with exhibition buildings visible in the background.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-11-30
New York City Mayor George B. McClellan and Police Commissioner William McAdoo are pictured washing the Tammany Tiger labeled “Corruption” and “Graft.” In the background, Tammany Hall boss Charles F. Murphy is posting a notice for the “Democratic Convention” on July 6 in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904-05-04
A statue labeled “Thomas Jefferson The Father of Expansion” stands at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in Saint Louis, Missouri, with Puck directing the attention of George Frisbie Hoar and other anti-expansionists Edward Atkinson, Carl Schurz, and Charles Francis Adams, who look on in disbelief.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1903-04-15
Theodore Roosevelt introduces Albert D. Nortoni to Frederic B. Warren, the new editor for the St. Louis Star. Roosevelt knows Warren through Alexander Pollock Moore of the Pittsburgh Leader, and requests that Nortoni introduce him to Progressive leaders in Saint Louis.
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1912-08-21
Theodore Roosevelt has sent G. Luckerman’s telegram to Oscar K. Davis, who handles his scheduling for the trip, to see if he can attend the Saint Louis City Club luncheon.
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1912-08-22
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary encloses a letter from Frank Jewel Raymond of Saint Louis. Roosevelt wishes Henry F. Cochems to contact Raymond.
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1912-08-17
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary encloses a speech that Roosevelt delivered in St. Louis to a large group of businessmen, lawyers, and judges. The speech should help William L. Raymond explain to people Roosevelt’s reasoning for supporting review by the public of judicial decisions.
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1912-05-25
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary requests that Oscar K. Davis send pamphlets to Judge Lindsey in Denver, Colorado, containing Roosevelt’s Columbus speech on judicial recall. Roosevelt believes they would be useful in Lindsey’s campaign.
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1912-04-30
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary refers William Fuller to a speech Roosevelt made in St. Louis yesterday as well as Roosevelt’s The New Nationalism, published by Baker & Taylor Co., for the answer to Fuller’s question.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-03-29
Theodore Roosevelt has met with Frank Knox and suggested that the statement from the governors be addressed to the people. Roosevelt is still weighing the benefits and dangers of making a public statement regarding his views on accepting the Republican presidential nomination. Roosevelt’s letter to Frank Andrew Munsey has been partially leaked and he requests Governor Hadley’s opinion of the letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-02-01