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William Crawford Gorgas notifies Congressman McKinley that he will receive the SS Blücher as requested, but any passengers who land at La Guaira, Venezuela, or ports in Colombia will be quarantined.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-13
The Hamburg-American Line asks if the SS Blücher will receive the same treatment at Colón it received in Venezuela. It notes that some of the passengers are Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon and congressmen with whom he is touring.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-08
Ambassador Meyer is reporting to President Roosevelt the state of affairs in Russia after having found St. Petersburg quiet. Meyer traveled throughout Russia, Poland, and the Ukraine. The letter examines the situations in many different cities and other topics including removing Jews from Russia, revolution and revolutionaries’ tactics, a pheasant shoot, military escorts, history, travel, and Russian construction quality.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-28
Secretary of the Navy Morton writes to President Roosevelt concerning the efforts to have the steamship Shawmut docked at Puget Sound Yard. Morton notes that he has consulted with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Hial Darling regarding this docking situation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-24
Commissioner Murray submits to President Roosevelt the findings of the United States Commission of Investigation upon the disaster to the General Slocum.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-08
William Lawrence Penfield notes that he did not have time to “develop sufficiently certain phases of the question of the sinking” of the Knight Commander in the supplemental memorandum. Although information about the sinking “does not change the essential aspects of the case,” it does support the argument that they should be cautious when “dealing with ‘gift-bearing Greeks.'”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-06
William Lawrence Penfield discusses the rules for the capture of vessels at sea, including whether the captor has the right to destroy the vessel. He speculates on the effect such policies would have if the United States and Great Britain went to war, noting that “unless United States cruisers are authorized to destroy, in case of military necessity, neutral vessels carrying arms and…other contraband goods to Great Britain, the United States Government would be put at a great disadvantage…” He also discusses the situation with the Knight Commander and the possible effects of suggestions by Lord Lansdowne.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-04
Nevada N. Stranahan confirms with William Loeb that he will take Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to the dock to meet her sister, Emily Tyler Carow, who will arrive on the steamer Statendam.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-28
Albert Hamilton Ellett asks if President Roosevelt is related to the man who built the first steamboat on the Mississippi River. According to Mississippi historical records, that boat was built by “Roosevelt of N. Y. in 1871.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-26