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Curtis Guild refers to an editorial in the Herald which asserts that actions taken in the House reducing General Miles’ pay have been influenced by President Roosevelt. Guild hopes William Loeb can assure him that the President has not interfered and that General Miles is still being protected by Senators Lodge and Spooner.
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1905-02-01
Thomas Goode Jones sends President Roosevelt a letter and editorial, the author of which “has made a beginning” in addressing the false reports about Roosevelt in Alabama.
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1905-01-02
James R. Sheffield asks President Roosevelt for a meeting to discuss his possible selection as United States District Attorney in New York.
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1905-01-07
William Dudley Foulke tells President Roosevelt that he feels responsible for mass confusion over which consulate John Lewis Griffiths is to be appointed to.
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1905-01-04
Francis Bennett Williams details the political situation in the last election, including voter participation and corruption by Democrats. He suggests possible replacements for Walter L. Cohen and gives a very bad report of H. Dudley Coleman. Finally, Williams states that the opinion of President Roosevelt in the American South is changing, largely due to the effectiveness of his policies and appointments there.
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1904-12-24
The unknown author is proud of the achievements of Theodore Roosevelt, Booker T. Washington, and “the Outlook crowd.”
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1911-01-23
Edgar S. Wilson sends President Roosevelt a copy of Lucius Q. C. Lamar, His Life, Times, and Speeches, 1825-1893, and directs his attention to various passages. Wilson also reports on the recent voter turnout in Washington (state).
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1904-12-14
Winfield Scott Holt notifies President Roosevelt that the Arkansas Democrat has been suspended from the Associated Press for publishing Roosevelt’s speech to Congress before it was released. Holt states that publication was a blunder and vouches for decency and accuracy of the Democrat. A waiver from the President is required to reinstate the Democrat to Associated Press service.
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1904-12-14
Edwin B. Haskell, former co-owner of the Boston Herald, writes to President Roosevelt. Haskell explains that the false article which has annoyed Roosevelt was approved for publication by an inexperienced employee. Haskell tries to persuade Roosevelt not to punish the newspaper. The falsified article claimed Roosevelt’s children had chased and tormented a turkey on the White House grounds. Roosevelt was more than annoyed by the incident. Boston Herald reporters were banned from the White House.
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1904-12-09
Governor White writes to President Roosevelt and encloses clippings of recent articles in Democrat newspapers that have published rumors from past elections. White has issued a statement on the matter.
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1904-12-05
Nicholas Murray Butler writes to President Roosevelt about recent newspaper clippings. He jokes with Roosevelt about Henry Loomis Nelson. Butler sends clippings so Roosevelt can use them as “evidence” of support for his views. Butler agrees with Roosevelt that adjusting the tariff is the best way forward.
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1904-12-05
Elihu Root advises publishing only one letter written by Secretary of State John Hay.
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1904-12-03
John Beattie reminds President Roosevelt that they have met and spoken at public events and in a private visit. Beattie, of the National Association of Painters and Decorators, spoke of his discussion with Roosevelt during a gathering of the Industrial Association of America.
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1904-12-02
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis has received Secretary Loeb’s letter regarding malicious articles concerning the Roosevelt family which appeared in the Boston Herald. Loomis has provided executives in the State Department with copies of the White House press release on the matter.
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1904-11-30
Journalist Valentine Chirol, with a letter of introduction from Cecil Spring Rice, is on his way to Washington, D.C., to meet President Roosevelt. Robert Harry Munro Ferguson believes Roosevelt should talk to the journalist about the Far East. It might be possible that Chirol would be a useful press contact in the future. Ferguson mentions candidates in current election campaigns in Great Britain.
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1904-11-28
Boxer Mike Donovan explains that President Roosevelt’s invitation to him was leaked to the press by one of his boxing students. Donovan gave no interview on the subject, though it seems that some newspapers have published the story as if he had. He hopes Roosevelt is not offended that the newspapers learned of it.
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1904-11-28
Charles J. Bonaparte writes about possible nominees for postmaster in Baltimore. William F. Stone, Representative Wachter, and Senator McComas continue to disagree about the leading candidate. Factions within the Republican Party in the state are arguing. Bonaparte believes some public officials and some newspapers have been discredited in recent years for failing to speak out against elections fraud and political corruption. There is also disagreement within the National Civil Service Reform League. Some members wished to make an anti-imperialist statement by not arranging a visit to the White House during an upcoming meeting.
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1904-11-28
Eugene Foss writes to President Roosevelt about an “alleged interview” printed in newspapers. Foss’s views on the tariff were incorrectly attributed to Roosevelt. Foss encloses clippings from Boston newspapers that illustrate his efforts to correct the mistake.
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1904-11-23
Edgar S. Wilson sends editorials from Mississippi newspapers, none of which endorsed Roosevelt. He is hopeful that with the election over, the extreme negativity towards Roosevelt will abate. None of Roosevelt’s appointees in Mississippi have been problematic and Wilson writes that this is winning over some of the President’s opponents. Wilson asks for a meeting. He also reminds Roosevelt of their planned bear hunt.
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1904-11-19
Deputy Commissioner of Pensions Davenport distances himself from criticism of Commissioner Eugene F. Ware. Davenport considers Ware to have been a very good commissioner. Davenport writes that the Bureau of Pensions was well run.
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1904-11-17