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Rear Admiral Coghlan reports that Colonel Villasmil of the Panama Railroad has examined the coast and is emphatic that no trails lead inland except for the one reported by the USS Bancroft and others.
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1904-01-04
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports that the Isthmus has been quiet this week. He gives updates on the Castine, Bancroft, Mayflower, Olympia, Prairie, and Nashville. The Atlanta is disabled and in port getting repairs.
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1904-01-05
Secretary of the Navy Moody encloses correspondences concerning military operations in Panama to President Roosevelt. Included are reports, dispatches, letters, a map, and orders. The majority are to and from American military personnel, but seven are Colombian military communications.
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1904-01-06
Philippe Bunau-Varilla sends excerpts from editorials in the Colombian publication El Relator that trace the roots of Panamanian separatism to Colombia’s oppressive policies.
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1904-01-07
Charles Fletcher Lummis feels “mighty bad about this Panama business.” He believes that President Roosevelt was misled about foreign affairs but trusts him to get the country back on its feet again.
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1903-12-30
Secretary of the Navy Moody encloses copies of nine items, a mixture of reports, letters, and dispatches, from Rear Admiral Henry Glass and Read Admiral Joseph Bullock Coghlan, about military operations in Panama.
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1903-12-31
Secretary of the Navy Moody encloses additional correspondences concerning military operations in Panama to President Roosevelt.
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1903-12-26
William H. Moody encloses correspondence concerning U.S. naval operations in Panama.
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1903-12-28
Secretary of the Navy Moody encloses correspondences concerning military operations in Panama to President Roosevelt.
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1903-12-29
Secretary of War Root encloses a confidential statement from the Joint Army and Navy Board regarding possible military operations on the Isthmus of Panama.
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1903-12-23
Secretary of the Navy Moody encloses copies of reports concerning military operations in Panama to President Roosevelt.
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1903-12-23
Secretary of the Navy Moody forwards copies of correspondences concerning military operations in Panama to President Roosevelt.
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1903-12-24
In keeping with the President’s request, the U.S. Navy’s librarian, Charles West Stewart, has been tasked with collecting all communications since 1846 concerning U.S. military operations in Panama for the purpose of preventing free transit under the Bidlack Treaty of 1846.
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1903-12-24
Report describing naval maneuvers of the Caribbean Squadron in Panama and the surrounding area, including those of the ships Bancroft, Nashville, Mayflower, Atlanta, and Prairie.
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1903-12-15
Rear Admiral Glass lays out plans for a potential military landing along the Isthmus of Panama. The order lists the names of the officers and the number of enlisted sailors and Marines from each ship who will be part of the landing party. Also listed are the types and numbers of weapons that members of the landing party should carry.
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1903-12-11
The State Department contends that a canal treaty can be made with Panama without further legislation as Panama will simply take the place of Colombia within the Spooner law. The rights and obligations of the United States on the isthmus are the same no matter what government holds the territory.
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1903-11-11
Daniel Edgar Sickles encloses a resume from the Times that editorializes his address on the Panama policy held at the Patricia Club. On the topic of American development, Sickles compares President Roosevelt to former presidents Thomas Jefferson and William McKinley. Sickles discusses political action regarding the Panama Revolution; Sickles suggests extending Panama borders and asserts the need for United States control of the canal between Colon and Panama.
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1903-11-16
Henry White informs President Roosevelt of the Prime Minister’s positive impression of new Ambassador to the United States H. Mortimer Durand. White mentions interactions with Joseph Hodges Choate and Lord Lansdowne, who spoke of Durand’s appointment as Ambassador following former British Ambassador Michael Henry Herbert’s recent death. White congratulates Roosevelt on the Hay-Herrán Treaty, actions regarding the Alaska Boundary dispute, and for his written appeal for the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church Centennial declaration.
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1903-11-17
Secretary of the Navy Moody encloses copies of reports from commanding naval officers of the USS Nashville, USS Dixie, and USS Boston, regarding the situation at the Isthmus of Panama.
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1903-11-19
Jacob Gould Schurman reports that he and his wife will attend the upcoming diplomatic reception and discusses the revolution in Panama. Schurman mentions conversations with Governor Odell regarding New York politics. Handwritten original and typewritten copy.
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1903-11-22