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With news of the Bogota Congress rejecting the Panama Canal Treaty, Secretary of State Hay considers other options and recommends consultation with key Senators and with Secretary of War Elihu Root.
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1903-08-16
Senator Hanna writes to President Roosevelt regarding an extra session of Congress concerning the currency bill. Hanna also mentions the Panama Canal.
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1903-08-20
Provided a clear title can be obtained, Congress has approved the Panama route for an isthmian canal. President Roosevelt can select the exact route and appoint a seven member canal commission to oversee construction. If a title cannot be obtained, a route through Nicaragua can still be pursued.
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1902-06-26
Secretary of State Hay forwards to President Roosevelt a dispatch he has received from Arthur M. Beaupre. Hay asks for approval of his letter to Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis and discusses other foreign matters, including the Panama Canal.
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1903-08-14
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis informs Benjamin F. Barnes that Loomis is writing a letter to President Roosevelt with an enclosed memorandum on the Panama Canal from Professor John Bassett Moore. Loomis has informed Baron Sternburg that Roosevelt will receive Commander Schaefer in August, so that Schaefer may present a copy of the Imperial German Naval Register.
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1903-08-15
Arthur M. Beaupre writes to Elihu Root to outline the terms and conditions that need to be amended before the Panama Canal Treaty can be ratified.
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1903-08-05
Arthur M. Beaupre forwards to Secretary of State Hay a memorandum regarding the Panama Canal as a business concern written by Spencer S. Dickson, British Vice Consul at Bogota.
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1903-08-03
Spencer S. Dickson discusses the value of the Panama Canal to the United States in terms of its commercial profitability and naval importance.
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1903-08-03
Senator Hanna looks forward to President Roosevelt’s visit and wishes to discuss topics such as the Panama Canal, Colombia, and the Great Lakes.
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1903-06-01
Secretary of State Hay signed the Panama treaty and will announce the news tomorrow.
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1903-01-22
Robert Underwood Johnson congratulates President Roosevelt on completing the Canal negotiations and appealing to the Hague Conference regarding the Venezuelan crisis.
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1903-01-27
Article discussing how similar President Roosevelt’s message to Congress was to his message a year ago. The message covers trusts, amending the Constitution if needed, the United States monetary system, and the Panama Canal.
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1902-12-03
Two pieces in the London Times report and comment on President Roosevelt’s Annual Message to Congress. They particularly focus on what Roosevelt said about trusts, combinations, tariff reform, and the army and the navy. In the message, Roosevelt also invoked the Monroe Doctrine and vowed that the United States would leave alone European powers that did not seek to acquire territory in South America. One of the pieces draws comparisons between the current message and the one Roosevelt gave last year.
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1902-12-03
Senator Aldrich recommends Senator Jones of Arkansas for appointment to the Panama Canal Commission.
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1902-10-22
Mayor Low recommends William H. Burr for appointment to the Isthmian Canal Commission.
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1902-10-02
Senator Lodge writes President Roosevelt on behalf of his friend Hayes. Hayes wrote Roosevelt about his speech at Harvard and also encloses a speech he had given about Roosevelt. Lodge assures Roosevelt that Hayes is not seeking an office, as he turned down a position Lodge had offered. However, Hayes would like to do public work, and Lodge inquires if Roosevelt might have a position available connected to the Panama Canal. Lodge tells Roosevelt that all is well at home and that the baby has not arrived yet. Lodge and Anna Cabot Mills Davis send their love to Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt.
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1902-07-04
The Committee on Interoceanic Canals recommends that Senate Bill 5676 should not be passed. The bill would “provide for construction of a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.”
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1902-05-26
“If you see no reason to the contrary. I recommend that you authorize me to accept this resignation.”
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1902-05-13
Admiral Walker encloses the resignation of Lewis M. Haupt. Walker recommends that Haupt’s resignation from the Isthmian Canal Commission by accepted.
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1902-05-13
Corrine Roosevelt Robinson suggests that President Roosevelt meet with Philippe Bunau-Varilla, who is currently in Washington, regarding the Panama question.
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1902-01-22