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Senator Lodge encloses letters from prominent Bostonians to give President Roosevelt an idea of the situation in Boston.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-05
Representative Edward James Livernash delivered a speech in the House on the hostility of the Republican Party towards labor and President Roosevelt’s acceptance of the open shop in government service.
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1904-04-05
Senator Dolliver will be unable to join Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody for a speaking engagement at Tremont Temple in Boston due to an upcoming commitment in Iowa.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-21
Lieutenant Governor Guild reports that the “native and visiting Artillerymen” are pleased that the White House visit has been arranged. Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody delivered an excellent speech at the Massachusetts convention in defense of the Roosevelt administration. Guild encloses a platform written by Frederic Jesup Stimson and notes that the corporation law criticized in the platform was also written by Stimson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-05
Curtis Guild was pleased that Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody was able to attend the Massachusetts convention and nominate him. Guild suggests that President Roosevelt host the visiting Honorable Artillery Company of London at the White House, as the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts was treated well while visiting London.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-29
The memorandum discusses the boundaries of U.S. sovereignty in the Philippines, and reviews the sequence of events in early 1903 asserting that sovereignty.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-23
Fred L. Fishback will bring to Secretary of the Navy Moody’s attention the letters sent by Benjamin F. Barnes. The letters indicate President Roosevelt’s policy concerning the Government Printing Office incident wherein William A. Miller was dismissed from his position as a result of pressure from the labor union.
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1903-07-24
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou updates President Roosevelt on the status of an investigation of the U.S. Printing Office wherein William A Miller was dismissed because of pressure from a labor union.
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1903-07-16
Senator Lodge discusses the ongoing investigations of the Post Office scandal. He asks President Roosevelt to review a copy of a newspaper article by Walter Wellman of the Chicago Record-Herald. Lodge asserts that the publication is critical of him because of his defense of Assistant Postmaster General Robert John Wynne, who, the article seems to imply, might lose his position because of the scandal. Lodge describes having met the president’s wife and sister when he spoke at the Groton School. Lodge also refers to the Ohio intrigue over the state Republican Party’s resolution to nominate President Roosevelt as their candidate in 1904. It pitted Senator Foraker against Senator Hanna.
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1903-05-30
Copy of a note that was sent to Secretary of the Navy Moody. The note includes some verse by Eugene F. Ware about a tyrant of Guam, and President Roosevelt sent the verse to Moody saying that Moody was the despot in question.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-05
Apolinario Mabini has freedom to travel anywhere except the Philippines until he swears an oath of allegiance.
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1903-01-23
Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody has been injured and it is recommended that he abstain from work for a few days.
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1903-01-13
Senator Louis E. McComas would like Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody released from an engagement so that Moody can speak at the closing of the campaign in Baltimore, Maryland.
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1902-10-22
Senator Lodge insists that Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody keep his engagements as he believes it necessary for the campaign.
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1902-10-23
Representative Babcock, Chairman of the Republican Congressional Committee, is having difficulty making arrangements with several members of the committee.
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1902-08-19
Senator Lodge addresses the letter that Senator Hoar sent to President Roosevelt, wherein he expressed his displeasure at Roosevelt’s choice of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., for the Supreme Court. Lodge dismisses Hoar’s complaints about a recess appointment, not being formally consulted on the matter, and about Holmes’s legal credentials. Attorney General Moody, Hosea Morrill Knowlton, and Richard Olney believe Holmes a good choice. Lodge supports Roosevelt’s choice and believes Hoar will calm down in time. Finally, Lodge says that Moody has informed him about the problems with Catholics, and he does not believe that the problem will become widespread among voters or the press.
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1902-08-01
William S. Cowles sends President Roosevelt a statement for his use. He comments on the upcoming tour that Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody is taking with members of Congress, including members of the Committee on Naval Affairs. He hopes Moody will not become seasick. Cowles comments that he is worried about his wife Anna, the President’s sister, who has been ill for some time. He also reports on the progress of renovations at the White House.
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1902-08-07
Anna Roosevelt Cowles enjoyed her recent visit. She encloses two items: a letter from an acquaintance who wanted to be sure it reached the President personally, and a newspaper clipping of Deputy Estournelles de Constant’s remarks at the American-French banquet. Cowles received a letter from Elisabeth Mills Reid regarding her husband’s service as special envoy for the United States at the coronation of King Edward. Cowles hopes the President will have the Reids to lunch soon. She also expresses interest in what Secretary of the Navy Moody will decide regarding work to be done by Admirals Bradford, O’Neil, and Bowles.
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1902-07-28
Justice Horace Gray’s family wishes him to resign, and Senator Lodge believes that President Roosevelt will receive his resignation very soon. Lodge has spoken to Gray at length about his successor. If Roosevelt is unwilling to appoint William H. Moody, Lodge recommends Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Although Senator Hoar does not like him, Lodge has spoken to several lawyers, all of whom approve of the choice. State-wide, Holmes is well-regarded, and outside of the state his war record and position earn him favor with everyone except corporation lawyers. If Roosevelt does not choose Holmes, Lodge recommends Hosea Morrill Knowlton. Finally, Lodge reminds Roosevelt of his promise to visit on his way to Maine and New Hampshire. Lodge also tells Roosevelt about the recent birth of his grandson, who will also be named Henry Cabot Lodge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-07-07
Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody was informed that President Roosevelt withheld permission for photographs to be taken of the interior and exterior of the USS Mayflower.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-10