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President Roosevelt thanks Leopold Markbreit for the letter and invites him to dinner should Markbreit ever find himself in Washington, D.C.
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1902-04-05
President Roosevelt will be unable to attend the Cincinnati Centennial Banquet.
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1902-02-28
Vice President Roosevelt asks Senator Joseph Foraker for his advice regarding the speeches he will deliver at an upcoming event. He does not want to repeat previous programs and appear as an individual who gave only “hurrah” speeches and requests to give one to two serious speeches. He thanks Foraker for taking over the arrangements.
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1901-08-27
Louis Edelman tells Theodore Roosevelt his opinion of the Republican Presidential candidates and where they stand with the American people based on his travels through many states, including his home state of Alabama. Edelman tells Roosevelt he is the only possible candidate who can win the South and that he has a duty to the Republican Party and the American people to run for president. If Roosevelt will run, Edelman will not give up the fight for delegates in Alabama, but he asks Roosevelt to let him know so he might come to New York to meet in person.
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1911-12-16
Samuel Bigstaff sends Theodore Roosevelt material related to a small matter, which he sent to one of the newspapers. He wants to remind Roosevelt that he has friends in Kentucky who support him.
Morgan’s Cavalry refers to the cavalry troops led by Confederate General John Hunt Morgan in the Civil War.
Representative Longworth thoroughly details recent Ohio politics for Theodore Roosevelt. He is concerned about a split in the Republican Party and does not want to be forced into open antagonism with friends in the progressive wing. Longworth asks Roosevelt for advice on local and state conditions. Alice Roosevelt Longworth is sick, but they are glad to hear about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s improvement.
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1911-11-13
John F. Hall shares with Theodore Roosevelt the bill of complaint and argument of the Chicago-Cincinnati-Chattanooga case along with his thoughts and questions on the matter.
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1911-10-21
In reference to his earlier invitation to the American Society for Judicial Settlement of International Disputes conference, Theodore Marburg encloses a publication of the association.
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1911-09-26
Theodore Marburg invites Theodore Roosevelt to give a speech at the American Society for Judicial Settlement of International Disputes conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. President William Taft will be giving an address at the conference.
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1911-09-25
Dix W. Smith asks Theodore Roosevelt to put him in touch with Representative Nicholas Longworth to discuss an investment.
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1911-08-12
14 year-old Elsie Stratman writes a poem about Theodore Roosevelt’s world travels, and proclaims that he did not find anywhere to compare to the United States, and that of all the places in the United States Cincinnati loves him best.
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1911-06
Louis Edelman informs Theodore Roosevelt of his recent accident since they last met in Birmingham, Alabama. Edelman discloses he was delivering a lecture for the Teachers’ Association of Alabama when he unexpectedly went blind in one eye. Edelman’s concern is that he will no longer be able to continue his work for The Outlook. He discloses that the Commercial Tribune of Cincinnati, Ohio wrote Roosevelt was “out for Mr. Taft” in an editorial.
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1911-06-13
William H. Taft writes to Chairman of the Republican National Committee Hitchcock to ask for the resignations of both Treasurer of the Republican National Committee George Rumsey Sheldon and Head of the Speaker’s Bureau T. Coleman DuPont, on the grounds that Sheldon solicited funds from trust affiliates and DuPont is currently involved in a trust suit. He suggests possible replacements for DuPont, and asks for a system of campaign funding that solicits small subscriptions through western cities.
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1908-09-22
William H. Taft describes the reception of his acceptance speech in Cincinnati to President Roosevelt, which was well attended and generally met with great approval. Taft mentions that he is having trouble with Frank H. Hitchcock, who is headstrong and has appointed his executive committee without any of Taft’s input. Taft was pleased that Frederick Dent and Ida Grant attended the speech. William Jennings Bryan has taunted Taft in the press.
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1908-07-31
Representative Longworth encloses a letter from his friend August Herrmann, a political player in Cincinnati. Longworth notes that Germans constitute a large voting block in Cincinnati, and are currently disgruntled over temperance legislation. Roosevelt could win them back over to the Republicans if he says a word on the subject suggested by Herrmann.
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1908-05-07
Charles P. Taft warns Secretary of War William H. Taft that Ohio Revenue Collector Bernhard Bettmann’s office is full of “Foraker people” who work against him, alongside three or four Taft supporters. They plan to get up rump conventions in order to have two sets of delegates in certain districts, including the sixth. Charles P. Taft told his informant to lay the issue before Commissioner Arthur I. Vorys, but they must make it known the Federal offices will not line up on Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s side.
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1907-12-24
Francis B. Loomis writes to William Loeb that while talking to judge William R. Day recently, Day raised the question of the negative influence of Ohio Insurance Commissioner Arthur I. Vorys on supporters of Secretary of War William H. Taft in Ohio. He sensed this same feeling around Springfield, Illinois, and thinks the matter calls for President Roosevelt’s consideration. The Republican Club feels Loeb should take charge of the Taft campaign and Charles Phelps Taft should contribute funds for the work.
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1907-12-19
William Dudley Foulke sends President Roosevelt several new clippings regarding the ways his enemies in Ohio and Indiana have been trying to discredit him, particularly allegations he has done nothing to limit political corruption in Cincinnati driven by George Barnsdale Cox and that his antitrust investigations are responsible for the current financial crisis. Foulke also offers his own suggestions as to how Roosevelt could best curb the power of monopolies.
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1907-11-14
Senator Beveridge writes to follow up on an earlier conversation with President Roosevelt about the constitutionality of the Child Labor Bill. The jurisprudence is unambiguous in demonstrating that Congress may regulate all matters relating to interstate commerce. Beveridge also notes that many initiatives by the states to solve this issue have been ineffective, citing several examples. He has also seen the popular sentiment stirred up by the long campaign against child labor, and believes this bill is an example of good governance.
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1907-10-22
Ohio Representative Longworth is glad President Roosevelt will be able to see Cincinnati Mayor Julius Fleischmann, as he will be able to give the president an accurate view of the political situation there. Longworth and his wife, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, rode through Yellowstone National Park and enjoyed it. Longworth believe the sentiment in the northwestern United States supports a third term for Roosevelt.
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1907-07-19