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President Roosevelt thanks General Wilson for his work on the commission investigating the disastrous sinking of the General Slocum, which claimed 1,021 lives. Roosevelt considers this type of service important and admirable.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-12
President Roosevelt thanks Commander Winslow for his important and admirable service on the commission to investigate the disaster of the General Slocum, which sank in the East River in New York on June 15, 1904, killing 1,021 people.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-12
The Harbor Line Board recommends that the proposal to extend a pier head line in the Hudson River along the Chelsea Improvement be denied. This extension would not be in the public interest as it would “diminish the navigable capacity of the North River and be obstructive to navigation.” The proposal offers “no compensating advantages to the public at large.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-02