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Sparks, John, 1843-1908

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root

President Roosevelt informs Secretary of State Root that in accordance with the request of the Nevada Governor John Sparks, the Nevada senators and representative, and the War Department, he is sending troops to Nevada on standby. Root should obtain the War Department papers on the subject and speak with Sparks about any steps he needs to take for further action on the part of the federal government.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Lawrence O. Murray

President Roosevelt directs Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor Murray to call on General Frederick Funston and question him regarding his recent telegram to the Adjutant General of the Army Fred C. Ainsworth. Roosevelt makes this request in view of his telegram to Nevada Governor John Sparks expressing his intention to remove the troops from Goldfield, Nevada.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver

President Roosevelt tells Acting Secretary of War Oliver to direct General Frederick Funston to send an amount of troops “adequate to meet any emergency” to quell the conflict in Goldfield, Nevada, in accordance with Governor John Sparks’s formal request.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sam P. Davis

President Roosevelt informs Sam P. Davis that he does not know of open positions at the United States Customs Service in San Francisco, and he does not know if he could appoint someone to any open position. Roosevelt requests that Davis have Mrs. Shaw send him her qualifications and desired position. He asks Davis to send his regards to Nevada Governor John Sparks.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles A. Stillings

President Roosevelt introduces Public Printer Charles A. Stillings to William U. Mackey, the former mayor of Carson City, Nevada. Mackey will show him a letter from Nevada governor John Sparks. Roosevelt does not know about Mackey’s merits as a printer, but he has a good reputation in Nevada and treated Roosevelt well when he was in Carson City. Roosevelt would like Stillings to let him know if it is possible to give him a promotion and permanent appointment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Sam P. Davis to William Loeb

Sam P. Davis acknowledges the recent letter from William Loeb stating that President Roosevelt would be unable to attend the unveiling of a statue of John William Mackay. He had not mentioned the prospective invitation to anyone, so there will not be any criticism of his inability to attend. Davis says that someday when Roosevelt is out of the White House, he and Governor Sparks of Nevada will try to give him a chance to hunt grizzly bears. Many people in Nevada commend Roosevelt’s stance on the Moyer, Haywood, and Pettibone cases, and Davis says that they have recently been having trouble with the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.), who sympathize with the three men. Davis encloses newspaper articles giving an idea of the situation in Nevada.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-26

Creator(s)

Davis, Sam P. (Sam Post), 1850-1918

Letter from Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw writes to President Roosevelt reversing his previous decision not to grant the request of Governor John Sparks of Nevada to designate the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Reno, Nevada, as a public repository.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-01

Creator(s)

Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932

Letter from William J. Arkell to Theodore Roosevelt

William J. Arkell introduces William G. Tiffany to President Roosevelt, and vouches for his character. Tiffany wishes to get water from Walker Lake in Nevada for Tonopah and Goldfield, but needs consent from President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock. Arkell mentions that Governor John Sparks of Nevada is also anxious for this to occur, and believes that although Sparks is a Democrat, granting this would bring benefits to Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-24

Creator(s)

Arkell, William J., 1856-1930