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Theodore Roosevelt’s telegram to Germán Riesco, President of Chile, has been cabled. The Chilean government expressed sympathy for the San Francisco Earthquake, but did not offer financial support.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-20
Surgeon General of the Navy, Presley Marion Rixey, writes to President Roosevelt while he is in transit to Honolulu with Governor Carter. The ship is half full because of the recent earthquake and fire in San Francisco, but Rixey is confident that the city will soon recover. Rixey also informs Roosevelt that he has studied the naval station at Yerba Buena and will be making a full report on needed sanitary reforms shortly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-29
James Franklin Bell, Chief of Staff of the War Department, returns a revised draft of a letter to the Secretary of War from President Roosevelt. He has reviewed the letter regarding the conduct of the Army in San Francisco and recommends it be sent upon receipt of the Secretary’s report on San Francisco, as it will be beneficial to the Army and well deserved.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-10
Secretary of War Taft sends President Roosevelt an account of the San Francisco earthquake and General Frederick Funston’s handling of the crisis. Taft states that he does not know of any objections to publishing the account, which was written by George M. Dunn, the Judge-Advocate of the Department of California.
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1906-05-06
Cecil Spring Rice thanks Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for her letter and gives personal updates on his life. He wishes he could bring his wife to see Roosevelt, but she is in London and is expecting a baby soon. Spring Rice wishes he could be with her, but is doing his duty in St. Petersburg. He comments on the state of politics in Russia, particularly between Sergei Witte and Pyotr Durnovo. The Emperor believes the army is loyal to him, but Spring Rice believes that the situation will not last very long and that a revolution will come sooner or later. He mentions the San Francisco earthquake, commenting on how well the military responded and how quickly the city is likely to be rebuilt.
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1906-04-25
William Emlen Roosevelt tells President Roosevelt that he agrees it would be unwise for the President to speak out on the strike matter and the “other questions at the present time.” The San Francisco disaster has pushed everything else out of mind for the past few days. Emlen Roosevelt was also in Oyster Bay and went over the land. He hopes Ted is all right, but has been unable to determine if he needed a second surgery.
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1906-04-23
The earthquake caused significant damage to Stanford University. David Starr Jordan, Stanford’ s president, will be unable to go on the planned expedition to Japan since he must stay at Stanford during the summer. Jordan has asked his colleague, Professor Gilbert, to assume Jordan’s responsibilities on the expedition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-20
This flyer from the Brooklyn Division of the American Red Cross follows the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and includes an appeal from President Roosevelt. He implores all Americans to channel their charitable urges towards the Red Cross because they are more capable of helping victims of the earthquake than other organizations. Governor Higgins of New York adds a similar appeal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-19
Various forms of graft, fraud, and bribery were committed by San Francisco mayor Eugene Schmitz and members of the Board of Supervisors. Following trials of many offenders, a report is published on the causes of the corruption and recommendations made on how to prevent municipal corruption in the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-01-05
President Roosevelt tells San Francisco Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz that he is horrified by the catastrophe that has befallen San Francisco, and pledges that the Federal Government will help however it can.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-18