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Frederick William Holls congratulates President Roosevelt on his successful trip and many valuable speeches. He is still collecting the letters he promised regarding the Berlin ambassadorship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-02
Senator Hanna will call on President Roosevelt in the evening unless the Senate remains in session regarding the Panama Treaty.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-02-18
Secretary of War Taft originally planned to make Secretary of State Root and his family comfortable on one of the Panama Railroad Company’s steamers, but he now believes a warship will be more suitable. Root cannot have the USS Charleston because it has gone off into the Pacific, but Taft advises President Roosevelt to have Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte or Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry make arrangements for one of the new cruisers to bring Root home.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-27
Henry Cabot Lodge write to Theodore Roosevelt about his continued concern for Roosevelt’s well-being after William McKinley’s assassination. Theories about what drove Leon Czolgosz to kill McKinley are being discussed in the media. Lodge also discusses the press coverage of who would remain in the cabinet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-19
Edward Van Dyke Robinson, economist, argues against the neutralization or fortification of the proposed Nicaraguan canal. Robinson proposes that the only way to secure the canal is to establish control of the canal region, exercise control for the benefit of all nations, and maintain nearby military and naval bases. Robinson concludes by reviewing potential locations for bases to defend the canal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-20
Secretary of War Taft reports to President Roosevelt on labor negotiations with railroad employees working on the Panama Canal and isthmian railroad, touching on topics including pay schedules, sick pay, and overtime compensation. Taft recommends keeping the compensation and benefits package with which the workers were first recruited, but disagrees with some of their newer demands. Conditions are improving at the canal, including better living quarters, a lower rate of disease among workers, increased amusement options, and travel to the United States becoming easier. Taft attaches an account of the relevant hearings with labor and committee men.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-07
Secretary of State Seward recounts to the United States Minister to Colombia, Allan A. Burton, the details of an incident in Panama regarding the burial of the United States Consul Alexander McKee. Embarkation of U.S. naval troops for the funeral without prior permission by the president of the state of Panama raised questions of the rights of the U.S. in the region. On review of the facts, Seward concluded that no explanation or guarantees regarding future conduct was warranted by the U.S. government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1866-04-30
United States Minister to Colombia Peter John Sullivan responds to a request from Colombia’s Secretary of the Interior and Foreign Relations Carlos Martín, for communications from his predecessor regarding the “supposed pretended separation” of Panama from the Colombian Union.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1867-09-12
Navy report on the progress of the Panama Canal, including maps and photographs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1886