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A memorandum listing the names of troop ships and animal ships in New York that will be available by September 30th, 1906.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-25
Secretary of State Root is leaving Cartagena, Colombia, on September 24. He asks President Roosevelt to have ships Dolphin or Sylph meet him at Piney Point, Maryland. Regarding the speech, Root wants more time to familiarize himself with the material and course of campaign.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-21
Rear Admiral Converse transmits a message from the commanding officer of the Denver. The message states that a battalion landed in Havana with three rapid fire guns. Denver is moored in the central position, and asylum will be ready for those who request it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-14
Jacob Sleeper, chargé d’affaires, updates Secretary of State Root on the uprising in Cuba. The veterans have given up their efforts to bring about peace, and President Tomás Estrada Palma is not certain if the government will be able to put down the rebellion although he is hopeful there will be a quorum in the House and Congress. Estrada Palma has pledged to safeguard Americans and their property. In Santa Clara and Pinar del Rio provinces, bridges and culverts have been destroyed. The rebels are now threatening to dynamite train stations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-13
This confidential telegram informs Jacob Sleeper, chargé d’affaires ad interim, that President Roosevelt has ordered ships to enter Cuban waters and he will determine how they are to be used to protect “American life and property.” Sleeper is allowed to request asylum for Americans but under no circumstances is he allowed to request the landing of any armed force from the State Department. Sleeper should continue to report all developments.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-12
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte discusses the political situation in Baltimore regarding the vacancy for Deputy Surveyor of Customs and recommends that President Roosevelt leave the position unfilled until after the election and then appoint James Campbell. Bonaparte then discusses the political situation between Clarence C. Pusey, Abraham Lincoln Dryden, and John B. Hanna, recommending that Roosevelt suggest that Pusey wait until November 1st to take office, which would be considerate to William H. Jackson without offending Pusey’s supporters. Bonaparte also discusses whether two ships should make a trip to New Orleans or not.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-10
Consul General Steinhart relays the message that the President of Cuba asks that ships from the United States remain to give security to the island. If they are unable to compromise, the Cuban Congress will indicate the desired type of intervention. Steinhart appreciates the reluctance in the United States to intervene as there are not many who understand the situation in Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-10
Nelson P. Webster reports that the cruiser Denver has passed the capes of Virginia en route to Havana, but will be redirected to Key West to await orders. Other ships will be held ready to sail.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-09
The Cuban Secretary of State has asked Consul General Steinhart, in the name of Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma, to ask President Roosevelt for two vessels to be sent immediately to Havana and Cienfuegos in Cuba to quell a rebellion. Estrada Palma will talk with the Cuban Congress later and will ask for intervention, but it must be kept secret that he has asked for vessels.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-08
Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry notifies William Loeb that the Columbia will be at Colón, Panama, on September 16.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-30
A listing of the naval strength of the Japanese navy, noting number of battleships, armored cruisers, cruisers, defense vessels, destroyers, torpedo boats, and submarines, and noting which are or are not currently available.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-30
Ambassador Reid informs Edward Grey, Viscount of Fallodon, that he should not expect an immediate settlement regarding the “rights of American vessels on the Newfoundland coast” and is glad to hear that Grey will soon submit proposals for a peaceful arrangement for the next season. Reid will advise his government about the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-16
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte is not in Washington, D.C., at present, as he is obliged to attend several events in Maryland, but informs President Roosevelt that he has sent his request for a report on the condition of food at Navy Yards to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and has left instructions for it to be sent to Roosevelt as soon as it is furnished. Bonaparte believes that the contractor may have not been fulfilling the contract as written, and may need to be replaced. There have been some difficulties in securing a ship from the District Naval Militia for the naval review, which Bonaparte has been working on alongside Admiral George Albert Converse. Bonaparte finally informs Roosevelt of his recent communication with a newspaper which had alleged that he and Roosevelt had shown too much leniency towards Naval Paymaster George M. Lukesh. Bonaparte pointed out the actions were taken in accordance with the law, and eventually drove the newspaper to publish an apology.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-11
The Navy Department acknowledges the July 20, 1906, letter from A. H. Williams. Williams asks on behalf of the Shipkeepers at the Yard if four hours is a work day on Saturdays during July, August, and September.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-31
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry writes to William Loeb regarding the USS Mayflower, its repair, and when President Roosevelt plans to use it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-09
Herbert H. D. Peirce is inviting the appropriate people to the Mayflower.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-01
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte discusses the explosion on the Remington and a request to change personnel on the Sylph. He also sends President Roosevelt a report about the Remington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-07-29
No change in the positions of the Russian and Japanese armies were noted this week. It is rumored that Japan has occupied a strategic point eighty miles east of Kirin. The defeat of Admiral Zinoviĭ Petrovich Rozhestvenskiĭ in the Sea of Japan leaves the Japanese a more direct route through which to deliver troops and supplies to armies in the field.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-06-09
Relating to the proposed visit of His Britannic Majesty’s Second Cruiser Squadron, under the command of Rear Admiral, Prince Louis of Battenberg, to the ports of New York and Annapolis, next October, and their reception by President Roosevelt, Acting Secretary of State Loomis encloses a copy of a statement showing the names, rank and seniority of Prince Louis of Battenberg’s staff and of the Captains of the several ships under his command.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-12
Secretary of the Navy Morton writes William Loeb after unsuccessfully trying to reach him by phone, and updates him on the situation with the Russian steamer Lena, which is docked in San Francisco. Morton would like President Roosevelt to state which department should handle the matter, but says that everyone involved currently understands that the State Department is in charge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-13