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President Roosevelt thanks Ray Stannard Baker for sending him the details on John Revelstoke Rathom. He also sends Baker the first proof of his message about corporations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-16
John Revelstoke Rathom, managing editor of the Providence Journal, asks Douglas Robinson if he is or was a shareholder of the New or Old Canal Companies. Rathom has asked Charles Phelps Taft the same questions. Robinson acknowledges receipt of Rathom’s question, and denies that he was ever a shareholder.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-15
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte criticizes Providence Journal editor Frederick H. Howland for his editorial saying Bonaparte was lenient on Paymaster George M. Lukesh. Bonaparte also rebuts the editorial’s accusation that President Roosevelt was complicit in this alleged leniency. Bonaparte says he and Roosevelt believed that Lukesh should not have been allowed to remain in the Navy, but says ultimately the court martial gave the toughest sentence they legally could.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-07
Ray Stannard Baker offers his opinion on John Revelstoke Rathom’s pamphlet, The Farmer and His Friends, and informs President Roosevelt of how the railroad industry utilizes newspapers for its own gain.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-13