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Eugene A. Philbin is willing to be the anti-Tammany candidate for mayor of New York, New York, and has stated that he would not serve as district attorney again. Several of Philbin’s friends have been working towards his nomination for several months.
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1901-09-10
Willard Parker requests Vice President Roosevelt’s help removing a “drinking hole” and “assignation house” at 35 West 43rd Street, New York, New York.
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1901-09-11
James Andrew Drain will be leaving for New York City in the morning. He will be staying for three or four days and hopes to meet again with Vice President Roosevelt.
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1901-07-12
Eugene A. Philbin explains the dispute with Judge Jerome from his point of view. Jerome has apologized for his statement. Phibin remains determined to do his duty and has received a great deal of public support. He was flattered by Vice President Roosevelt’s suggestion that he should be the anti-Tammany candidate for mayor. Philbin would be willing to accept the nomination but will not seek the office.
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1901-08-23
William T. Hornaday corrects information he previously gave to Vice President Roosevelt regarding taxidermist J. William Critchley. Critchley is now located in a New York City firm, Murgatroyd & Critchley.
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1901-03-13
James Bronson Reynolds confers with Theodore Roosevelt about problems in a particular district regarding a civil service bill.
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1899-09-19
Lemuel Ely Quigg provides his side of the story in a political dispute occurring within the 27th Assembly District. The fight was not meant to disrespect Gherardi Davis and he showed “much stupidity” for getting involved in the quarrel.
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1899-09-20
Secretary of War Taft reports to President Roosevelt on labor negotiations with railroad employees working on the Panama Canal and isthmian railroad, touching on topics including pay schedules, sick pay, and overtime compensation. Taft recommends keeping the compensation and benefits package with which the workers were first recruited, but disagrees with some of their newer demands. Conditions are improving at the canal, including better living quarters, a lower rate of disease among workers, increased amusement options, and travel to the United States becoming easier. Taft attaches an account of the relevant hearings with labor and committee men.
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1907-04-07
The Roosevelt Central League, a group of New York City Democrats who supported Theodore Roosevelt’s campaign for governor, express their continued support for his administration. The letter also details the founding of the organization.
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1899-08-03
Henry D. Purroy describes the Roosevelt Central League, of which he is a founding member, and asks Governor Roosevelt to examine their political statement in the hope that it is in line with Roosevelt’s own thoughts. The Roosevelt League is devoted to sustaining Roosevelt’s administration.
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1899-08-03
Josephine Shaw Lowell praises a recent speech by Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, but is distraught at the thought that he might leave his office to accept a government position in Washington, D.C. She urges him, if he is able to, to remain in New York and continue the work of improving the city’s government.
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1897-04-06
Benjamin Franklin Stevens tells Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt that he does not know the date Nicholas Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s seventh cousin thrice-removed, died. While researching for Britain’s Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Stevens had discovered papers and letters among those of British officers who had served in America during the Revolution. Stevens offers copies of letters relating to a property disputes between Nicholas Roosevelt’s family and that of his brother-in-law and executor, John Thurman. One house in question once belonged to Nicholas Roosevelt, and it survived the Revolutionary War destruction that befell New York City.
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1897-10-16
John Ellis Roosevelt requests the notice of personal tax assessment against Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt and a letter to show to the tax officers clarifying that Roosevelt and his family have largely resided in Washington, D.C., not New York, since Roosevelt was appointed Assistant Secretary.
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1898-03-08
John Ellis Roosevelt informs Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt that the tax officers require an affidavit and encloses an affidavit for him to look over. Roosevelt was sorry to learn that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has been so sick and trusts that she is better now.
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1898-03-17
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt writes a statement indicating that he is no longer a resident of New York and has not been a resident since he was appointed Assistant Secretary.
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1898-03-21
William Lafayette Strong, mayor-elect of New York City, invites Theodore Roosevelt to take over leadership of the Street Cleaning Bureau for the city.
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1894-12-18
F. V. Greene is disappointed that Commissioner Roosevelt declined the invitation to head the street cleaning bureau for New York City. He believes the problem of municipal government is more important than the work of the Civil Service Commission and that Roosevelt would have direct influence in New York City, whereas on the Commission he is merely an adviser. Greene hopes Roosevelt might consider a role in city administration when his term on the Commission ends.
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1894-12-27
H. H. Lyman is not too sure what Senator John Raines meant in his statement. Raines led him to believe that his statements were off the record. Lyman and others appreciate the work Commissioner Roosevelt has done enforcing the excise law in a city as large as New York, although there are issues with fake clubs and hotels.
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1896-11-28
9-year-old Lily Crimmins writes to her father – “I read in the Times that gentlemen ought to vote for Roosevelt and save the City from the robbers.”
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1886-10-31
Cleveland H. Dodge expresses appreciation for Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt’s book New York City: A History. Dodge finds that Roosevelt has shown a “capital sense of proportion,” “splendid patriotism,” and will help give a “higher sense of pride and loyalty” in order to leader to “nobler efforts for the City’s best good.” Dodge also finds Roosevelt to be a source of encouragement and inspiration.
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1891-03-20