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President Roosevelt requests further information regarding John Robert Procter’s report on irregularities in the post office of Washington, D.C., and the Post Office Department in general.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-23
Considering advice from postal authorities, President Roosevelt does not believe that he can reopen the Metcalf case at present.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-23
President Roosevelt defends Postmaster General Payne in light of the ongoing Post Office scandal. Roosevelt places some of the blame on the appointments of previous administrations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-22
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow, with the assistance of the District Attorney’s Office of the District of Columbia, is currently investigating charges connected to the Post Office Department. Due to their other important public duties, his office is finding it difficult to find the time necessary to prosecute these cases. President Roosevelt suggests detailing additional staff from the Department of Justice or hiring special assistants for the Post Office cases.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-22
President Roosevelt tells Senator Lodge that his letters give him “great pleasure,” and asks him to write as often as possible. Roosevelt is on a tour in San Francisco, where he has been kept very busy. When he returns, he will take up the post office matter. He asks what Lodge thinks of the accusations by Seymour Wilcox Tulloch.
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1903-05-13
On behalf of President Roosevelt, George B. Cortelyou encloses a letter of recommendation from Governor Longino for the appointment of Nannie S. Neilson as postmaster in Greenville, Mississippi.
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1901-11-02
Vice President Roosevelt received George Howland’s request for input regarding the appointment of a Kentucky letter carrier. Roosevelt has no power in such a matter and instructs Howland to contact his representative or Senator William Joseph Deboe.
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1901-09-07
Booker T. Washington writes to President Roosevelt including a newspaper clipping from the Montgomery Daily Advertiser. Washington notes that the newspaper clipping shows the appointment of a recommended postmaster and believes that Alabama will meet and even surpass the “Mississippi Standard.”
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1905-02-14
Postmaster General Payne informs William Loeb that the Post Office Department did not make any changes to the rural free delivery districts that are included in Indiana. He further states that the district includes Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Because the district is so large, there has been no talk of change.
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1904-05-18
A press release describing the reception of Postmaster Meyer’s recent address in Boston. According to a letter from Elisha Winter, of the National Association of Retail Merchants, the report was positively received by many rural residents and businesses.
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1907-10-17
William F. King provides justification for the building of new postal service facilities in New York City and reviews the Merchants’ Association of New York’s efforts to secure the necessary legislation.
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1904-04-01
“The part of the report in reference to leave cases was made in the Fourth Asst. [Postmaster General’s] office.”
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1904-03-12
Newspaper article warning that unnamed Congressmen should not attempt to persecute Joseph L. Bristow. Bristow’s report showed these men as accomplices to “postoffice thievery” and the public supports Bristow as a champion of honesty.
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1904-03-11
Postmaster Frank Wyman had a daunting task, to clean up the “spies and lies” when he took over the St. Louis post office. Wyman’s actions, firing one of former Postmaster F. W. Baumhoff’s close associates and closing many of the substations, show a new regime is in place.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03
During the month of July 1903, 455 rural free delivery routes were established. During the fiscal year, 5,644 routes were established. The remaining appropriation for the fiscal year can establish 4,000 additional routes.
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1903-08-05
Postmaster General Payne encloses a memorandum on the record of John W. Pettit, a clerk in the Baltimore office. It appears that Pettit was employed during the 1900 campaign at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee while simultaneously being paid for his postal work but performed no duties. Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow is continuing the investigation and Senator Nathan Bay Scott has been contacted about Pettit’s employment with the committee.
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1903-08-05
Postmaster General Payne attempts to clear up confusion regarding the Post Office Department’s policies on rural free delivery. Many new routes have been established but the appropriation will soon run out. Without a further appropriation from Congress, no new routes can be established before July 1. To meet the demands of Congress, Payne believes that $3,000,000 is required immediately.
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1903-08-05
Postmaster General Payne reviews the indictments in the postal investigation and is pleased with the work of Assistant District Attorney Oliver E. Pagan.
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1903-08-01
Postmaster General Payne has been examining the Post Office Department’s precautions against fraud in weighing mail on the railroad. He is satisfied that the opportunities for fraud are “very remote.”
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1903-08-04
After discussion with Secretary of War Elihu Root and Post Office Department officials, Postmaster General Payne has ordered the transfer of foreign mail from the Cunard Line to the American Line when sailing dates change from Wednesday to Saturday.
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1903-08-04