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Representative Littauer is relieved that President Roosevelt’s leg injury is responding to treatment. He compliments Roosevelt’s Cincinnati speech and would like to discuss “unpublished incidents” of the Saratoga Convention.
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1902-09-27
The letter from Newell Sanders and President Roosevelt’s speeches have been received.
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1902-09-27
Attorney General Knox has agreed to meet with Secretary of the Treasury Shaw to discuss his speech. Knox believes that some aspects of the speech are handled too lightly and suggests that President Roosevelt read the speech with this in mind.
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1902-09-28
On behalf of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Thomas F. Walsh invited King Alfonso XIII of Spain to attend the exposition. The King is willing to accept if this would be in accordance with President Roosevelt’s wishes. Walsh is also giving a speech at the Irrigation Congress and wants to make sure that Roosevelt receives proper credit for his work on irrigation legislation.
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1902-09-29
Senator Dixon sends Theodore Roosevelt the statement he made in response to President Taft announcing his support for presidential preference primaries. Dixon’s statement points out several states where legislation to enact primaries is being opposed by Taft supporters. He questions whether Taft will now instruct his managers to support primary legislation.
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1912-03-18
Lyman Abbott thanks President Roosevelt for the letter and will be making a speech on industrial problems. He urges Roosevelt to take care of his health.
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1902-10-01
Elbert F. Baldwin will not be able to eat lunch with President Roosevelt. He hopes to show Roosevelt the Cincinnati speech galley proofs for publication in The Outlook.
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1902-09-17
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock encloses census data concerning Oklahoma and the Indian Territory that President Roosevelt can use in his upcoming speech to businessmen in St. Louis, Missouri. Hitchcock suggests that Roosevelt mention the increased manufacturing in the St. Louis area and call out their friend Adolphus Busch.
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1902-09-18
Representatives Babcock, Hull, and Overstreet caution President Roosevelt against recommending the creation of a tariff commission during an upcoming speech.
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1902-09-21
Mary Simmerson Cunningham Logan regrets that, due to illness, she can not be in Carbondale with her friends to welcome President Roosevelt. She compliments Roosevelt on his eloquent speeches.
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1902-09-23
Joseph Bucklin Bishop praises President Roosevelt’s recent speeches while encouriging him to resist traveling after his recent accident. He encloses articles he has written concerning the speeches and mentions Governor Odell’s work in helping Roosevelt on the campaign trail.
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1902-09-24
Senator Allison comments positively on President Roosevelt’s recent speeches and wishes him a speedy recovery from the Pittsfield accident.
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1902-09-24
William S. Cowles encloses a newspaper clipping concerning President Roosevelt’s recent speech and inquires about Roosevelt’s recovery from a recent carriage accident in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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1902-09-24
Secretary of State Hay was concerned about President Roosevelt’s leg injury and asks if he will still be able to address the veterans. Hay is preparing for his daughter, Alice Evelyn Hay’s, wedding.
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1902-09-25
Senator Spooner compliments President Roosevelt on his speeches in Cincinnati and Logansport. He is pleased to hear that Roosevelt’s leg is satisfactory.
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1902-09-26
Frederick William Holls congratulates President Roosevelt on his successful trip and many valuable speeches. He is still collecting the letters he promised regarding the Berlin ambassadorship.
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1902-09-02
Secretary of the Navy Moody is grateful that President Roosevelt escaped serious injury in the accident at Pittsfield. He has heard, unofficially, that there is no foundation to the incident involving the Duchess of Marlborough. Finally, he requests direction as to possibly accepting an invitation to speak at the Marquette Club in Chicago.
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1902-09-04
Senator Frye praises President Roosevelt’s speaking tour through New England, and assures Roosevelt that he will be the Republican presidential nominee in 1904.
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1902-09-05
Senator Lodge encloses a copy of one of his recent speeches where he remained close to President Roosevelt’s line on the Constitutional amendment.
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1902-09-08
Joseph Bucklin Bishop approves of the proposed declaration and offers a minor change from Nevada N. Stranahan. Bishop plans on publishing proof that Governor Odell said he would not be a presidential candidate and only wants to help renominate President Roosevelt.
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1902-09-11