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Charles C. Long encloses a copy of a letter from Attorney General Knox to President Roosevelt dated April 30, 1902, concerning charges leading to the removal of John Grant as U.S. marshal in the eastern district of Texas.
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1903-12-30
Oscar S. Straus asks that President Roosevelt’s secretary contact him to set up a time when he can meet with Roosevelt to discuss the Miller case. Straus congratulates Roosevelt on the settlement of the Alaskan boundary dispute.
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1903
Jacob O. Wardwell is critical of the treatment of George H. Lyman, Collector at the Port of Boston, during an investigation of corruption. Wardwell considers Lyman’s department to be “honestly run.”
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1903-12-29
Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock telephoned that Oregon Senator Charles William Fulton and Asa B. Thompson, recently suspended as Receiver in Oregon due to bribery charges, will try to meet with President Roosevelt to discuss reinstating Thompson since the bribery charges have been dismissed.
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1903-12-24
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson commits to fully investigating allegations concerning leaks of the Department of Agriculture’s cotton estimates. Wilson adds that assistant statistician Edwin S. Holmes created a report concerning methods and sources used to prepare estimates. Holmes was dismissed in 1905 on charges of leaking cotton crop reports and selling information to cotton brokers.
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1903-12-12
Lawrence F. Abbott clarifies that a reference to ex-Postmaster General, which was made in an article in The Outlook about the Post Office fraud case, was in reference to James N. Tyner. Abbott plans to include information from President Roosevelt’s letter, about the publication of the Post Office report, in the next edition of the magazine. Abbott is awaiting the decision concerning Leonard Wood’s promotion to major general.
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1903-12-14
Partial page of The Commercial Advertiser with three articles about charges against Governor Odell, the potential for a presidential election with both candidates from New York, and an anecdote about Mayor Low and reform.
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1903-12-10
James Sullivan Clarkson reports to President Roosevelt about attorney Joseph Wingate Folk’s successes in prosecuting cases in the Missouri “boodle” trials. According to Clarkson’s friend Joseph L. Hanley, the Snyder case, the Butler case, and the case involving the confidential secretary of the governor who was indicted for naturalization frauds, are all before the Supreme Court of Missouri. Clarkson will send a thorough report to William Loeb in the morning.
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1903-12-04
Due to charges of misconduct, Eugene A. Philbin believes that Charles Rufus Skinner’s reelection next spring will be detrimental to New York. He suggests that something needs to be done to meet the situation and wanted to provide President Roosevelt with the relevant information.
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1903-12-19
Charles J. Bonaparte telegraphs President Roosevelt to announce that a verdict of guilty has been properly rendered. Bonaparte, along with Holmes Conrad, had recently submitted a report concerning a post office scandal.
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1903-12-08
The State Department has requested George E. Baldwin’s written statement concerning his connection with the sale of Brandt Automatic Cashiers to the Post Office department, per President Roosevelt’s suggestion.
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1903-12-08
Report summarizing the St. Louis Boodle cases, outlining trials convictions, and incarcerations. Folk relays that Henry Nicolaus was exonerated by Judge Ryan, while the cases of Emil A. Meysenburg, Julius Lehmann, and Henry A. Faulkner went to the Supreme Court.
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1903-12-01
Attorney General Knox writes to President Roosevelt that Judge Thomas of the United States District Court, Eastern District, New York, orders Abraham S. Rosenthal and Martin L. Cohn for trial in the silk fraud case.
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1903-11-18
Text of a letter from Commissioner of Immigration William Williams to Henry Loomis Nelson, defending and justifying the charges against Edward F. McSweeney, the former Commissioner of Immigration at New York.
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1903-08-20
Senator Kearns writes to President Roosevelt to call attention to the case of Charles Meighan, who is requesting executive clemency.
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1903-09-06
Postmaster General Payne has received President Roosevelt’s telegram regarding the Baltimore Post Office and has consulted with George B. Cortelyou. Payne provides more information on the investigation of S. Davies Warfield and John W. Pettit.
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1903-08-21
Newspaper article supporting Commissioner of Immigration William Williams’s defense of the charges against Edward F. McSweeney.
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1903-08-20
Postmaster General Payne writes to President Roosevelt regarding the case of the postmaster in Baltimore.
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1903-08-25
Postmaster General Payne has received President Roosevelt’s letters, and Payne requests that Assistant Attorney General Charles Henry Robb provide Roosevelt with details. Payne notes that the inspection of the Washington Post Office has no relation to the Baltimore office.
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1903-08-26
Postmaster General Payne has received President Roosevelt’s letter regarding the alleged fracas between John M. Masten and Charles B. Terry and the imminent charges being filed. Payne has discussed the matter with Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow.
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1903-08-17