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S. H. Likerman and fellow classmates at Central High School of St. Joseph have been debating the question “Resolved That Congress should fortify instead of neutralize the Panama Canal?” Likerman asks Theodore Roosevelt for information regarding his opinions on fortifying the canal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-16
Alfred James Brown requests Theodore Roosevelt send him a medal for his work on the Panama Canal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-27
Joseph Bucklin Bishop did not receive Theodore Roosevelt’s letter until General Ian Hamilton left. However, George W. Goethals, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, showed Hamilton most of the work. Bishop is touched that Roosevelt remembered his longing for the northern spring. He will inform Roosevelt when he and his wife, Harriet Hartwell Bishop, arrive in New York City, and they can have a “good talk.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-24
Governor Goethals of the Panama Canal Zone did not receive Theodore Roosevelt’s letter until General Ian Hamilton left. However, he took personal charge of Hamilton and showed him as much of the Canal work as possible. Hamilton spoke warmly of Roosevelt and hopes to see him in New York. Goethals wishes Roosevelt would visit and see the Canal’s progress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-24
Ural A. Rowe asks Theodore Roosevelt to answer “yes” or “no” to the listed debate team question regarding fortifying the Panama Canal.
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1911-04-21
Oscar S. Straus heard Theodore Roosevelt’s tour was successful. The letter inviting him to accompany Roosevelt arrived too late, and seeing that he could not offer any help, he decided to continue his trip with his wife, Sarah L. Straus. While in the West Indies, they visited the Panama Canal, which is progressing nicely. Straus will call on Roosevelt at his office sometime.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-17
George D. Wardrop informs Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary Frank Harper that Ian Hamilton wants Roosevelt to send a letter of introduction to a knowledgeable person at the Panama Canal.
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1911-04-06
General Ian Hamilton has recently finished an inspection tour of Egypt and Sudan, and reports to Theodore Roosevelt about the continuing effect his speech has had there. Hamilton is about to begin an inspection tour of the West Indies, and while traveling hopes to be able to see the Panama Canal as a tourist. Hamilton asks if it would be possible for Roosevelt to write him a letter of introduction to someone knowledgeable about the area who would be able to give him good information about the canal. He will be briefly stopping in New York on the return trip to England, and hopes he will be lucky enough to see Roosevelt then.
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1911-03-28
Henry Thompson sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of a State Ship Subsidy bill he submitted to the California legislature. The bill is important for the expected traffic of the Panama Canal and “is brother to the Canal.” He asks Theodore Roosevelt to endorse the bill.
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1911-03-25
Charles Vincent Taylor is preparing for an upcoming collegiate debate, and asks Theodore Roosevelt for his opinion on the topic of whether the Panama Canal should be fortified.
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1911-03-23
William N. Loew wishes to tell Theodore Roosevelt of the “interesting literary-historical fact,” that he learned of recently that Alexander V. Humbolt, in 1827, spoke “of the importance of the Panama Canal destined to be built by the young republic.” Loew learned of this at a recent gathering of friends he attended in Hungary.
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1911-03-18
Benjamin E. Carter, a student at the Phillips Exeter Academy, will be participating in a student debate soon, and asks Theodore Roosevelt for his opinion on several issues relating to the fortification of the Panama Canal.
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1911-03-13
The Warrensburg Debating Team has arranged a debate with the Nebraska State Normal College on the topic of whether the Panama Canal should be fortified. Information on the topic is somewhat difficult to come by, and asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would be able to share any information on the subject, or his personal opinion on the matter.
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1911-03-04
William E. Goozee writes of his positive opinion of the movement to ensure universal peace, and asks Theodore Roosevelt to lend his support to the movement. He suggests one step to take in this effort would be to speak against the current effort to fortify the Panama Canal, and instead declare it as neutral ground.
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1911-02-28
Captain Boggs of the Corps of Engineers, on behalf of the Isthmian Canal Commission, sends Theodore Roosevelt the third volume of “The Canal Record,” which has been bound similarly to the previous two volumes.
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1911-02-24
Peter S. Lawton believes the medics who discovered how malaria is transmitted should be celebrated alongside the engineers who built the Panama Canal.
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1911-01-28
G. Gorham Peters thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the letter of introduction.
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1911-01-28
George W. White credits Theodore Roosevelt with building the Panama Canal, one of America’s greatest achievements for which the country is indebted to him. White proposes the canal be named after Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-29
G. Gorham Peters asks Theodore Roosevelt for a letter of introduction to someone connected to the Panama Canal.
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1911-01-24
Thomas Roberts Slicer requests Theodore Roosevelt address the Economic Club on the fortification of the Panama Canal. The Club seeks to present multiple perspectives on current topics by experts. Slicer asks to meet Roosevelt Tuesday afternoon to discuss the matter further.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-16