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President Roosevelt was pleased to hear the good news and had lunch with the Baroness Sternburg in order to receive first hand information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-19
William Sturgis Bigelow thanks President Roosevelt for his help securing archaeological dig permission for Oric Bates and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Bigelow will put a bust of Roosevelt in the Museum with a smaller one of Maecenas beside it. Baroness Lillian May Speck von Sternberg was heartbroken over the result of her auction. After a visit to the theater in Times Square, John called a faint star “futile,” which Bigelow says is “the way stars look from hell.”
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1909-01-22
German Ambassador Sternburg provides President Roosevelt the text of a letter from the German minister in Peking. The letter states that China desires a closer relationship with the United States and Germany, but that they would like any agreement between the powers to be secret so as not to upset other powers. Sternburg advises against secrecy. He also praises Roosevelt for his recent message to Congress and relays his wife’s greeting to Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
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1908-04-14
Thomas Henry Barry thanks William Loeb for the good words that Loeb has been putting in on his behalf. Barry hopes President Roosevelt will favor his claim to be appointed Major General, as it will be his last appointment during Roosevelt’s administration. German Ambassador Herman Speck Von Sternburg and his wife, Lillian May Speck von Sternburg, are leaving Cuba for Tampa today. They have enjoyed their visit, and can give the president an interesting account of the trip.
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1908-03-10
General Barry informs President Roosevelt that Herman Speck von Sternburg and Lillian May Speck von Sternburg have departed Havana, Cuba, for Santiago, Cuba. They are planning to leave for Washington, D.C., on March 10th, and will travel via Tampa, Florida. It is currently Carnival season in Havana, so the city is full of visitors, including Richard Harding Davis and his wife Cecil Clark Davis. Barry says that they have kept the peace in the temporary absence of Provisional Governor Charles E. Magoon, but will be glad to having him back.
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1908-03-04
Thomas Henry Barry tells President Roosevelt about the visit of Hermann and Lillian May Speck von Sternburg to Cuba, and of some of the upcoming activities that he has planned for them. The Sternburgs have greatly enjoyed their visit to Cuba, and plan to begin their return trip to Washington, D.C., on March 9th. Barry says that Roosevelt must come visit Cuba sometime as well.
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1908-03-02
Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg sends President Roosevelt several thoughts he had following their talk about the usefulness of torpedo nets and their use by the German Navy. Speck lists five points that have contributed to the German Navy not adopting the torpedo net. He and his wife, Lillian May Speck von Sternburg, arrived in Cuba and are looking forward to their tour of the island. They thank Roosevelt for his efforts to arrange things to make their time there interesting and enjoyable.
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1908-02-25
German Ambassador Sternburg gives President Roosevelt his thoughts on a military report Roosevelt had sent him previously. Sternburg agrees that Japan does not want to see China’s military strength improve. Western military advisors have proven the Chinese are excellent soldiers with the right training. Sternburg also sends a letter he received from St. George Littledale.
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1907-10-23
German Ambassador Sternburg sends President Roosevelt some information gathered by German officials in Mexico about Japanese immigration there. Mexican President Porfirio Díaz confidentially informed Sternburg’s contact that an increase in Japanese immigration had been noticed around the beginning of April, particularly in the states of Jalisco and Chihuahua. A Japanese Merchant Marine ship was seen at Coatzacoalcos with about four thousand men and officers. Several thousand Japanese men, able to carry arms, have settled around the country. None were in uniform, but wore clothing reminiscent of Japanese military uniforms. Some of the immigrants seem to be trying to get into the United States. Sternburg says he and his wife are settled in to the hamlet of Dublin, New York, and are sorry they missed Roosevelt’s invitation to Oyster Bay.
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1907-07-14
Ambassador Sternburg sends President Roosevelt birthday greetings.
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1906-10-27
Ambassador Sternburg thanks President Roosevelt for offering to host himself and his wife at the Roosevelts’ home, Sagamore Hill.
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1906-08-25
St. George Littledale asks German Ambassador Sternburg to tell President Roosevelt that Littledale challenges him to a rifle match if his time permits. Littledale wants to “wipe away the disgrace” of an earlier defeat in the Palma Trophy match.
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1907-10-23
Freiherr Sternburg thanks William Loeb for his wire. In response to a letter from President Roosevelt, he asks Loeb to inform Roosevelt that he will be in Washington on June 14.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-12