Missouri--Saint Louis

Letter from Grant Foreman to Theodore Roosevelt

Grant Foreman sends Theodore Roosevelt “a copy of the Fifth Annual Convention of the Lakes-to-the Gulf Deep Waterway Association” that was held in St. Louis, Missouri from November 25th to November 26th, 1910. Foreman draws Roosevelt’s attention to page 106 of the book, as he authored it and it is entitled “Inland Waterways and the Presidents.” Foreman’s article was submitted to The Outlook by J. F. Ellison, Secretary of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-15

Letter from Ludwig Gutmann to Theodore Roosevelt

Ludwig Gutmann has enclosed a resolution developed at a meeting of electrical engineers in St. Louis, Missouri. Gutmann has forwarded the resolution to President Taft, and hopes Theodore Roosevelt will recognize its importance.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-20

Letter from Lizzie A. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt

Lizzie A. Wright again requests Theodore Roosevelt lecture to her ladies’ aid society in Saint Louis, Missouri. She asks him to stop over on his way out West and offers any required financial guarantee to secure his lecture.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-20

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Gifford Pinchot and Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett wonder whether the death of King Edward VII will make it feasible for Theodore Roosevelt to visit Ireland. Amos Pinchot has written that the controversy surrounding Secretary Richard Achilles Ballinger is looking favorable for them and that Gifford Pinchot should not return yet. Pinchot hopes to have the conservation meeting in either Kansas City or St. Louis, Missouri and urges Roosevelt to make his first speech there.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-05-09

Letter from Gregory O. Smith to William Loeb

Gregory O. Smith recounts his interaction with one of Representative James A. Tawney’s sons at the St. Louis Exhibition in 1904. Smith learned that Tawney was given “the wheel chair privilege” because he gave a larger donation to the fair than expected.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-09

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Bonaparte has given William F. Stone some “fatherly” advice about supporting Robert Garrett’s candidacy in Maryland. Bonaparte believes that ordinarily, Stone would support Garrett, but he looks at things with a politician’s narrow view. Regarding “the St. Louis matter,” a telegram from Henry W. Blodgett suggests that it is too close to the election to arrest Robinson without accusations that they are abusing the law for political purposes.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-31

Letter from William Northrup McMillan to Theodore Roosevelt

William Northrup McMillan had written a letter upon hearing that President Roosevelt would be in British East Africa, but the publications from St. Louis purporting to have information from McMillan about Roosevelt’s travels were not legitimate and he has reached out to The New York Herald to rectify the situation. If it is convenient, McMillan hopes Roosevelt will visit and utilize any of his staff. McMillan details the locations one can likely find various types of game and clarifies his upcoming travel plans so that Roosevelt can reach him.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-29

Letter from George von Lengerke to Theodore Roosevelt

Postmaster General Meyer acknowledges receipt of Charles B. Landis’ letter forwarded by President Roosevelt. He advises Roosevelt on the financial issues Landis mentions and updates him on the measures he and A. Barton Hepburn of the American Bankers Association are taking regarding guaranteeing deposits and educating bankers.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-02

Letter from John Callan O’Laughlin to William Loeb

John Callan O’Laughlin comments to William Loeb about how busy he is. O’Laughlin comments on how popular President Roosevelt is, and says that if his name is mentioned at the Republican National Convention “he will be nominated with a whoop.” O’Laughlin will be in St. Louis soon, and asks Loeb if he wants anything.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-17

Letter from George von Lengerke Meyer to Theodore Roosevelt

Postmaster General Meyer returns a letter from Postmaster of St. Louis, Missouri, Frank Wyman and reiterates the importance of appointing Wyman for another term.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-30

Letter from Frank Wyman to William Loeb

St. Louis Postmaster Wyman fears that the efforts of some political enemies and the recent Edward Gardner Lewis scandal will undermine his previously-assured re-appointment. Wyman asks William Loeb for advice on whether or not to go to Washington, D.C., to meet with President Roosevelt and Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer to discuss the situation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-26

Letter from Henry J. MacFarland to Oscar S. Straus

Chicago businessman Henry J. MacFarland offers his observations on how the financial crisis has affected businesses in the west. It is unsurprising that the general public has lost faith in the financial system given the worsening crisis, but their faith in President Roosevelt remains “unbounded.” This unshaken trust in Roosevelt causes MacFarland to believe that the president delivering a speech promising a currency bill to improve the situation would be invaluable in restoring confidence in the economy and ending the crisis.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-12

Letter from John E. Wilkie to George T. O’Haver

Secret Service Chief Wilkie congratulates Memphis Chief of Police O’Haver on the conduct of his force during President Roosevelt’s recent visit. Wilkie also requests an investigation into an incident in St. Louis, covered in the Washington Post, which Wilkie believes to have been improperly reported by one of O’Haver’s officers. Wilkie requests that O’Haver conducts a private investigation into the matter and provide the facts to the White House.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-09

Letter from George T. O’Haver to John E. Wilkie

Memphis Police Chief O’Haver tells Secret Service Chief Wilkie that he has spoken to Detective Al B. Hurst, who denies giving an interview or any recollection of an incident in St. Louis during President Roosevelt’s recent tour of southern states. O’Haver recommends that Wilkie contact the reporter of the article in question and offers his further assistance.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-15

Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot expresses confidence in the work of the Waterways Commission. He also tells President Theodore Roosevelt that his friend, Wallace D. Simmons, has a “very remarkable” polo pony which he would like to give to the President’s sons providing that if the time comes that the pony is no longer wanted, it is to be returned to Simmons.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-20

Letter from Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt

After speaking with President Roosevelt about the American merchant marine, Secretary of the Treasury Shaw thought Roosevelt might want a copy of his speech on the subject, which he has given in many places in both the South and the North. Shaw calls it a “universally popular” subject that is getting a lot of attention.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-22

Letter from Frank Wayland Higgins to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Higgins writes to President Roosevelt that his friend, Theodore N. Barnsdall of the Kansas Natural Gas Company, would like to build a pipeline to St. Louis to supply its residents with natural gas. Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock has asked that Barnsdall install a meter on the wells so that a percentage of the receipts can be paid to the Cherokees, on whose land the wells are located. Higgins writes that this will be too expensive and a fixed rate should be paid instead.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-10

Letter from Francis B. Loomis to William Loeb

Francis B. Loomis writes to William Loeb regarding political official Richard C. Kerens, who wants to meet with President Roosevelt and leave a good impression on him. Loomis reports that Kerens ran an honest Senate caucus campaign without resorting to bribery to secure votes. Loomis reveals to Loeb a confidential message about Kerens securing a deal that gives him power over a top American newspaper.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-13

An extraordinary bridge

The McKinley System’s bridge is extraordinary for a number of reasons. Among those reasons is that it is the first bridge built in St. Louis without a toll, and it is the first bridge in St. Louis to be operated as part of the main line of the railroad owning it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906

Something to celebrate

This article celebrates the McKinley Bridge opening on November 10, 1910. The new McKinley Bridge benefits people traveling to and from St. Louis, Missouri, increases access to trade, and will not charge extra toll expenses.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910