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Secretary of War Root informs President Roosevelt of a letter he has received from Andrew Carnegie, who writes of his concerns about Great Britain favoring Canadian exports over the United States. Root would like to discuss this with Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, New York.
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1903-08-03
Ernest Hamlin Abbott responds to President Roosevelt’s inquiry concerning The Outlook’s editorial on Roosevelt’s resolution of the threatened bookbinders’ strike and encloses documents Roosevelt had sent to Abbott’s father, Lyman Abbott.
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1903-08-04
R. A. Alger writes to President Roosevelt to tell him about the time he was on Senator Dryden’s yacht and a rainstorm brought them past Oyster Bay and through Hell Gate. He sends his regards to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and is sorry about George Y. Wisner.
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1903-08-05
Attorney General Knox writes to President Roosevelt to schedule a meeting in Oyster Bay, New York.
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1903-08-07
Jacob A. Riis writes to President Roosevelt in hopes that he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt can sail from Oyster Bay, New York, to Twin Island, New York, to have lunch with Riis, Henry King McHarg, and their wives.
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1903-07-30
William Emlen Roosevelt writes to President Roosevelt to ask when the Navy ships are coming to Oyster Bay, New York. The Seawanhaka Yacht Club would like to show them some courtesy.
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1903-07-31
Hermann Speck von Sternburg writes to William Loeb to find out when he can go to Oyster Bay, New York to visit President Roosevelt.
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1903-07-31
Hermann Speck von Sternburg seeks to reserve accommodations and to inquires about the train from Long Island to Oyster Bay, New York.
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1903-08-01
Eugene A. Philbin writes to Benjamin F. Barnes to discuss the Indian rations matter. He has received a letter from Charles J. Bonaparte, and Bishop Dougherty will meet President Roosevelt tomorrow in Oyster Bay, New York.
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1903-08-03
William Loeb discusses replacements for labor commissionership. He suggests warning William A. Miller to avoid contact with the press while the case involving the Book Binding Department is being investigated. Loeb recommends that President Roosevelt avoid Maurice E. Townsend, who is organizing a 200th anniversary celebration of Oyster Bay.
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1903-07-27
Postmaster General Payne informs President Roosevelt that he will be in Oyster Bay, New York, on Thursday.
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1903-07-27
Whitelaw Reid writes to President Roosevelt discuss their views on the Monroe Doctrine, a visit to Oyster Bay, New York, and the problems in the Government Printing Office wherein William A. Miller was wrongly dismissed following pressure from the labor union.
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1903-07-27
Lyman Abbott agrees with President Roosevelt regarding the William A. Miller case, and will address it in an editorial in The Outlook. He is leaving for the coast of Maine, but if the President issues a report on the Post Office investigation, Abbott’s son Ernest Hamlin Abbott would go to Washington or Oyster Bay to review the report and prepare an editorial.
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1903-07-28
Acting Secretary of State Loomis informs President Roosevelt that Baron Hermann Speck von Sternburg requests an audience with Roosevelt to present his letters of credence. Due to the peculiar circumstances, Loomis suggests a brief ceremony at Oyster Bay in the near future.
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1903-07-28
Ray Stannard Baker congratulates General Wood on his Army promotion. He mentions an unfair article in The Sun and Wood’s work in the Philippines. Baker also writes about his lunch with President Roosevelt.
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1903-07-21
Benjamin F. Montgomery writes to Benjamin F. Barnes to inform him that he has enclosed the travel tickets requested by Barnes.
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1903-07-21
Secretary of the Navy Moody updates President Roosevelt on assignments to various positions in the Navy. He looks forward to visiting Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, New York.
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1903-07-21
Nicholas Murray Butler writes to President Roosevelt to inform him that he has enclosed a letter concerning the financial situation. Butler mentions receiving news of George Frederick Holls’ death, and he comments on a recent visit to Roosevelt’s home in Oyster Bay, New York.
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1903-07-23
William Williams writes to President Roosevelt to confirm a luncheon at Oyster Bay on Saturday, and he is bringing information about Edward Francis McSweeney.
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1903-07-23
John Barnett writes to Benjamin F. Barnes to clear up miscommunication regarding Dr. Shaw and Frederick William Holls, as well as to confirm that he will meet with President Roosevelt in Oyster Bay to discuss matters in South America and the Orient.
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1903-07-24