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Theodore Roosevelt continues his journey to Africa, having been welcomed at several stops throughout the trip. Messina was a disaster in the wake of the recent earthquake, and Roosevelt was extremely proud of the small group of United States Navy men who were performing their jobs admirably and efficiently. Kermit Roosevelt is proving to be an ideal traveling companion.
1909-04-13
Theodore Roosevelt writes to Anna Roosevelt Cowles en route to Africa, describing the varied company with whom he travels. He and Kermit Roosevelt have recovered from a bout of seasickness, and Roosevelt is passing the time by reading. He mentions the three naturalists who are accompanying him and Kermit, stating that they are good men.
1909-03-27
Theodore Roosevelt understands the nurses’ bill thoroughly after receiving information from his sister. He will try to do what he can about it. Edith Roosevelt has enjoyed an excellent time in Havana, Cuba, where she stayed at the palace. She is now on her way to Santiago and then to Puerto Rico.
1900-03-17
An ocean liner, probably the Titanic, sinks amid icebergs with many passengers jumping into the sea for lack of enough lifeboats, as a few lifeboats loaded with passengers row clear of the ship. Caption: The Grim Spectre — Why all this hue and cry about lifeboats? Have you not your veranda and Parisian cafes, palm-garden, squash-court, gymnasium, swimming-pool, Turkish baths, and a la carte restaurant?
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-05-08
Travelers rush past the cobwebbed ramp to a ship that claims to take five days to New York and board a ship that only takes four and a half days to New York.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-05-01
The Coamo will be arriving in New York on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning, rather than Sunday or Monday as previously stated.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-01
Confirmation that the Coamo has arrived safely in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-19
The Coamo has arrived safely in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-19
The New York & Porto Rico Steamship Company would be pleased to accommodate Alice Roosevelt to and from Puerto Rico, but it is advisable to make reservations as far in advance as possible.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-20
Rooms on the steamship Coamo, which departs March 14, have been reserved for Alice Roosevelt and her maid.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-02-17
Prince Heinrich of Prussia hopes for Ted Roosevelt’s speedy recovery and congratulates President Roosevelt and the “American Nation” on the commemoration of George Washington’s birthday. He apologizes for his late arrival which is due to “persistent easterly winds.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-22
Hohenzollern is set to arrive Tuesday afternoon. A quarantine notice has been arranged with Western Union.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-14