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President Roosevelt regrets he cannot accept the invitation to speak at the New York Chamber of Commerce. For various reasons, Roosevelt wishes to make no public speeches until his message to Congress.
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1901-10-15
George B. Cortelyou, on behalf of President Roosevelt, encloses a letter of introduction to Morris K. Jesup for Baron Shibusawa.
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1902-06-18
President Roosevelt believes he may request Secretary of State Hay take his place at an upcoming Chamber of Commerce dinner, as he feels it is wise to avoid giving speeches until after he delivers his annual message. He is somewhat disappointed about a change to the Ghent consulship, but believes that Hay’s judgement is correct in the matter.
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1901-10-07
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Ethan Allen Doty for his letter, for sending copies of court proceedings from the Chamber of Commerce, and for asking the American Academy of Political & Social Science to send him their July issue. Roosevelt sends his regards to Doty’s niece, Miss Buffington.
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1912-07-22
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Ethan Allen Doty for his letter, for sending him proceedings from the Chamber of Commerce, and for asking the American Academy of Political and Social Science to send him their July issue. Roosevelt extends warm wishes to Doty’s niece, Miss Buffington, and thanks Doty for his support.
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1912-07-18
President Roosevelt tells Seth Low that he has come to the conclusion that it would be both inadvisable and impossible for him to deviate from his action, and that moreover he believes the action he took was wise. He does not see how the action of the Chamber of Commerce relates to his own action.
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1906-04-28
Through Morris K. Jesup, President Roosevelt thanks the New York Chamber of Commerce for its congratulations. Secretary of State Elihu Root is currently overwhelmed with work and it may be impossible for him to accept their invitation.
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1905-11-03
President Roosevelt thanks Morris K. Jessup, and through him the New York Chamber of Commerce, for the “message of goodwill.”
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1905-03-02
President Roosevelt is unable to attend a dinner hosted by the New York Chamber of Commerce and informs Morris K. Jesup that he is sending Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw in his place. Roosevelt regrets his inability to attend because he regards the Chamber of Commerce as representative not only for New York, but also for the entire United States.
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1904-11-12
President Roosevelt feels very bad about having to refuse Cornelius Newton Bliss’s request to go to the Chamber of Commerce or to the Philadelphia Union League Club, especially in light of Bliss’s work during the recent political campaign, but it is impossible for him to attend either of these while performing his official duties. Roosevelt asks Bliss to speak to Republican National Committee Chairman George B. Cortelyou about scheduling a dinner for the people most involved in Roosevelt’s reelection campaign, as he would like to honor them.
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1904-11-09
President Roosevelt tells Morris K. Jesup that he must unfortunately decline the invitation to speak to the Chamber of Commerce because he expects to be too busy with official matters, regardless of whether or not he is reelected. He regrets having to decline, both because he does not like to disappoint Jesup, but also because he would like to attend the dinner.
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1904-10-31
President Roosevelt thanks George Wilson and the New York Chamber of Commerce for the gold medal.
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1903-01-09
Leslie M. Shaw agrees with many of the conclusions drawn in the Currency Commission’s report, although he does not believe that any legislation could be passed. Shaw does not have any more hope of currency legislation being passed after reading the report. The problem is that the banks and bankers are supportive of policies that benefit them that may not benefit the country as a whole.
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1906-11-30
This answer includes answers to questions asked by the Special Currency Committee of the New York Chamber of Commerce regarding the circulation of National Bank notes.
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1906-10-22
The New York Chamber of Commerce approves the Seamen’s Church Institute of New York’s plan to erect a building near the Custom House to house seamen coming into the port. It will provide a safe place for them to stay and spend time while in port.
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1911-02-02
President Roosevelt thinks it is important that Secretary of the Treasury Shaw attend the New York Chamber of Commerce dinner on November 17.
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1903-10-15
Print shows a vignette cartoon with a carriage at center in which Jay Gould, Russell Sage, Cyrus W. Field, and William H. Vanderbilt are riding with large money bags; the wheels are labeled “Corporations” and “Monopoly.” The carriage is driven by an eagle dressed like Uncle Sam wearing a top hat labeled “1882” and carrying a whip labeled “Revenue Tariff.” The carriage is pulled by an “Underpaid Workman,” a “Starving Laborer,” a “War Widow,” a “Sewing Girl,” an “Old Merchant,” a “Poor Clerk,” and a “Cripple,”among others, with ropes labeled “Tax.” The surrounding vignettes show scenes of corruption, misfortune, presidential office seekers, Valley Forge, and “Charitable Institutions for the poor and unfortunate” from “Maine” to “California” showing buildings labeled “Poor House” and “Jail.” Featured in these vignettes are such figures as Chester Alan Arthur, George M. Robeson, Samuel J. Tilden, Roscoe Conkling, John Kelly, Ulysses S. Grant, Benjamin F. Butler, and Joseph W. Keifer, as well as “Honest Labor, Patriotism, [and] Integrity.”
United States Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw confirms his upcoming speaking engagements in Boston and in New York at the New York Chamber of Commerce dinner.
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1903-10-19
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw confirms dates for upcoming speaking engagements in Cincinnati, Ohio; Boston; and at the New York Chamber of Commerce dinner.
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1903-10-18
In the absence of his father, secretary to the Chamber of Commerce to the State of New York, John A. Wilson forwards a letter from Morris K. Jesup, president of the Chamber, to William Loeb.
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1903-10-17