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Letter from Robert John Wynne to William Loeb

Letter from Robert John Wynne to William Loeb

Postmaster General Wynne writes to William Loeb regarding a Washington Post article that addresses Wynne and President Roosevelt’s involvement in the proceedings against George W. Beavers, Chief of the Salaries and Allowances Division of the Post Office Department. Wynne explains his role in the matter and asks Loeb to show Roosevelt a memo Wynne has written in Roosevelt’s defense.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-01

Creator(s)

Wynne, Robert John, 1851-1922

Innocent Mr. Roosevelt

Innocent Mr. Roosevelt

An article in the California Christian Advocate has published an article discussing Maria Longworth Storer’s attempt to secure President Roosevelt’s endorsement in a “scheme” to convince Pope Pius X to appoint Archbishop John Ireland a cardinal. Roosevelt did not give his endorsement because it would be improper to interfere in the official business of the Catholic church. Nonetheless, Storer “caused the impression to be conveyed to the pope that the President desired Ireland” for the cardinal position, although Pope Pius X denies this. The writer of the article believes Roosevelt to be “so open-minded, so sincere, so frank, that the Roman church has found him an easy mark for its schemes.” The writer goes on to accuse Rome of “defying” the President by trying to prevent the recall of Ambassador Storer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-22

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from William Lawrence Penfield to William Loeb

Letter from William Lawrence Penfield to William Loeb

William Lawrence Penfield reports to William Loeb on a matter at the American Consulate in Brazil. After Penfield arrived in Brazil, Consul-General Eugene Seeger “launched out in charges” against Ambassador David E. Thompson. Penfield later spoke with Thompson, who told Penfield that there was a matter at the Consulate in Rio, which he believed the United States government should investigate. Penfield said he will investigate the matter quietly and suggested that Thompson submit any evidence to him under the cover of it being a matter of “commercial relations” with Brazil.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-12

Creator(s)

Penfield, William Lawrence, 1846-1909

Letter from Caspar Whitney to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Caspar Whitney to Theodore Roosevelt

Caspar Whitney, editor of Outing magazine, tells President Roosevelt that he believes special envoy to Venezuela Herbert Wolcott Bowen to be innocent of accusations of slandering Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis in the newspapers. The scandal involved Bowen blaming Loomis for misrepresenting or compromising American commitments to defend the administration of Cipriano Castro from European intervention. Whitney warns Roosevelt against believing “the Asphalt people,” i.e. the oil interests, in the matter. Whitney also requests that Roosevelt contribute to the Outing magazine a book, article, or papers on deer or bear hunting. Whitney claims his magazine is the only one to preach Roosevelt’s doctrine regarding outdoorsmanship.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-23

Creator(s)

Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929

Letter from J. Martin Miller to William Loeb

Letter from J. Martin Miller to William Loeb

J. Martin Miller gives William Loeb an account of his dealings with Mae C. Wood. Miller recounts several previous encounters with Wood, and was amazed to read of the “absurd lot of dreams and delusions she put together in the shape of a ‘petition.'” Wood had brought charges against Roosevelt’s secretary William Loeb, and Miller became embroiled with Wood during her divorce proceedings with Senator Thomas Collier Platt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-06

Creator(s)

Miller, J. Martin (James Martin), 1859-1939

Forgotten fragments (#18): Robert Barnwell Roosevelt’s illegitimate progeny and the extraordinary Massie affair

Forgotten fragments (#18): Robert Barnwell Roosevelt’s illegitimate progeny and the extraordinary Massie affair

Tweed Roosevelt recounts a murder trial that centered on the granddaughter of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, the uncle of Theodore Roosevelt known as RBR. Roosevelt examines the secret, scandalous life of RBR, who fathered three illegitimate children, and he shows how one of these children, Granville Fortescue, carried on the scandalous life of his father. Fortescue’s daughter, Thalia Massie, would inherit the dissolute traits of her family and would be at the center of high profile rape and murder cases in Hawaii. Roosevelt describes the racial atmosphere of 1930s Hawaii, and he chronicles the two trials, the participation of famed lawyer Clarence Darrow, and the political maneuvering resulting from the verdicts.

The feature is populated with seven photographs, a political cartoon, an illustration, and an arrest document.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2014

“D-E-L-I-G-H-T-E-D!”

“D-E-L-I-G-H-T-E-D!”

President Roosevelt shakes Uncle Sam’s hand just outside the “White House” door. Uncle Sam holds three rolled up papers—”Miller scandal,” “Isthmian canal question,” and “Interior Department”—as well as a “P.O. Scandal” mailbag. Caption: Home from his vacation and ready for work—and there’s plenty in sight!

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-04

Creator(s)

Crane, Frank, 1857-1917

Hunting big game in Delaware

Hunting big game in Delaware

Postmaster General Henry C. Payne and President Roosevelt ride on a Republican elephant that pulls a woman out of a Delaware Post Office by its trunk. On its leg is a “postal scandal” covering and Delaware Senator J. Frank Allee points at the woman. As Roosevelt sits on the elephant, he holds several papers, including “canal treaty” and “Alaskan boundary.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-09

Creator(s)

Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931

Nearly through with it

Nearly through with it

President Roosevelt holds the “daily paper” behind his back as he watches Assistant Postmaster Joseph L. Bristow clean the “scandal” water off the floor of the “P. O. Department.” Caption: Roosevelt—”Will you soon be through with the room? Bristow—”Have just this corner yet, sire. My, but it is the dirtiest job I ever tackled, sir.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-05

Creator(s)

Stewart, Donald Farquharson, 1880-1945