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President Roosevelt urges Secretary of War Root to have the Surgeon General investigate the publication of reports by surgeons in the Philippines about state regulation of prostitution and other topics.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-15
President Roosevelt encloses a report on tenement housing conditions in Washington, D.C., by James Bronson Reynolds. He asks Florence Lathrop Page if she can serve as a member of the new President’s Homes Commission and lists the other proposed members.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-13
President Roosevelt has decided to form a commission of fifteen members to pursue the recommendations James Bronson Reynolds gave in his report on housing the poor in Washington D. C. He lists the proposed commission members and asks Reynolds to serve as a member.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-04
This exhaustively illustrated account of the Spanish-American war seeks to present the official history of the war according to the United States War Records Office. It encompasses the events leading up to the war, the war itself, as well as its resolution and aftermath. While it mentions the various engagements taking place during the war, most of the focus is on Cuba and the action of the United States Navy and Army in fighting Spanish forces there in support of Cuban rebels. It additionally includes general information on the theaters of war, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
1900
Dr. Church makes it known that he would be willing to serve as President Roosevelt’s personal physician when Roosevelt’s regular physicians are unable to accompany him on his travels.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-26