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Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes to President Roosevelt regarding lunch plans with Secretary of State Elihu Root and Attorney General William H. Moody.
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1906-01-10
Senator Platt asks President Roosevelt if the attorney general has created his report on the charges against Robert C. Morris and if Roosevelt is ready to make a decision on the case. Platt tells Roosevelt he will be away for the holidays and is anxious to have this situation resolved.
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1905-12-06
Senator Townsend of Michigan relays his correspondence with Representative John Sharp Williams of Mississippi to President Roosevelt regarding a pending railroad bill. Williams asserts that railroad companies are spreading propaganda in the South, suggesting that a strengthened Interstate Commerce Commission will nullify Jim Crow segregation in coach accommodations. Townsend offers counterpoints to these concerns, and suggests saying nothing about race in order to protect the bill. Addressing Roosevelt directly, he describes his draft of the railroad bill and discloses having sent a copy to Attorney General William H. Moody. Townsend also encloses a letter from Williams, which wishes Roosevelt to see.
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1905-11-03
Secretary of War Taft discusses the “misuse and abuse” that has led to the concentration of capital “in the hands of the comparatively few,” and the demand of the public for legislation to restrain, regulate, and supervise “the exercise of the mighty means of good and evil which organized capital has proven to be.” Taft stresses, however, it is important to keep in mind that wealth used as capital for the production of goods and services is essential to the life and comfort of the people, and without it, the country would not have prospered. Taft provides a history of government involvement in regulating “organized capital” through legislation and discusses present efforts to expand the rights of laborers.
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1906-08-29
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson informs President Roosevelt that he has given the charges in the cotton matter to the Secret Service, dismissed the man who was under suspicion (Edwin Sanford Holmes), and sent the papers to Attorney General William H. Moody. He will help Moody push criminal charges.
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1905-07-12
At Attorney General Moody’s urging, James R. Sheffield asks President Roosevelt’s permission to come to Oyster Bay and speak with him about an important matter.
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1905-07-07
There is some uncertainty over the possible retirement of Associate Justice M. F. Morris on the District Court of Appeals. Although Attorney General William H. Moody has announced that ex-Senator Louis E. McComas would be appointed as Morris’s successor, Morris has declared that he is not yet ready to retire. The confusion comes from a letter sent previously, and from Morris’s previous illnesses, which have resulted in the anticipation of his imminent retirement.
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1905-05-21
Nicholas Murray Butler saw Attorney General Moody’s letter and believes that the “powers that be” in Oregon are influencing the choice of judge for the land fraud trials. Butler is glad that the attorney general is looking into the issue.
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1905-06-03
Charles Bonaparte wrote to President Roosevelt accepting the President’s request to nominate him for the cabinet post of Secretary of the Navy. He also talked about his interest in the Attorney General position.
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1905-05-21
Judge Morris writes to Theodore Roosevelt regarding the appointment of his successor to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Morris also challenges “imputations” that the New York Tribune make about his honor and integrity. He remains silent about these attacks against his character. He does not believe that Louis McComas is the correct successor for the court of appeals.
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1905-05-26
Secretary of War Taft forwards to President Roosevelt two newspaper clippings concerning Judge Grosscup. Taft notes that he is sending them to Roosevelt in the absence of Attorney General Moody.
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1905-03-10
Senator Lodge discusses appointing a commander to the Second Battleship Squadron, and asks that President Roosevelt not make any decisions until he is able to talk with him. Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody had promised command to Rear Admiral C. H. Davis, but it now seems that he will not be given this position. Lodge believes Roosevelt will win a great victory at the upcoming election.
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1904-10-29
Senator Lodge opposes a tax on the frames of painting that are imported for museum collections. The Massachusetts State Convention was very successful and Lodge expects a large majority for President Roosevelt in the election. He has several upcoming speeches including one in Roosevelt’s district.
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1904-10-12
Representative Gardner protests to President Roosevelt about an upcoming appointment of the postmaster in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Traditionally, Gardner writes, Republican Congressmen have had control of the recommendations of postmasters in their districts, but he is now being asked to give up this privilege in favor of a recommendation by Attorney General William H. Moody. Gardner explains his position and why he would like to nominate Charles M. Hoyt as postmaster in Haverhill rather than continuing the postmastership of Horace Irving Pinkham, who Moody favors.
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1904-10-13
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Taylor confirms that he transferred the papers relating to Messrs. George Borgfeldt & Company to the Attorney General’s office. Attorney General Moody agrees with the actions that have been taken.
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1904-10-05
Charles H. Hubbard writes to President Roosevelt to thank him for his letter and invite him and Attorney General Moody to the New England Dinner in December.
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1904-09-19
Secretary Kratz acknowledges receipt of William Loeb’s letter containing the invitation for President Roosevelt and Attorney General Moody from the New England Society in the City of New York.
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1904-09-19
Senator Lodge thanks President Roosevelt for the letter and updates him on his health. Although he is recovering from his illness now, he had to cancel several speaking engagements. The Boston Herald has been publishing false articles about Lodge and Roosevelt, one of which resulted in Lodge receiving an interesting letter from Robert C. Winthrop, which he encloses. Lodge was also glad to hear about the suspension of a ruling regarding pickled sheep skins, which would have impacted the industry in Massachusetts.
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1904-09-09
Fred L. Fishback assures William Loeb that he will forward the letters from President Roosevelt to Attorney General William H. Moody.
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1904-08-31
Acting Attorney General Robb has reexamined all the papers about the existence of a tire trust that had been submitted by Edward S. Munford and the doubt which he entertained in their discussion has not been removed by reexamining the papers. The parties are acting under a patent, which, although it has been declared invalid by Judge Horace H. Lurton, complicates the matter.
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1904-09-01