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President Roosevelt shares a quote from Mayor Edward Robeson Taylor of San Fransisco regarding the spread of the bubonic plague in that city, and tells Surgeon General Wyman to take the suggested action immediately.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-05
Per the request of Governor Gillett and others, President Roosevelt would like to make Robley D. Evans a Vice-Admiral, but a law would have to be passed for him to do so.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-10
President Roosevelt congratulates Francis J. Heney for the work he has been doing prosecuting governmental corruption in San Francisco with Rudolph Spreckels, District Attorney William Henry Langdon, and Mayor Edward Robeson Taylor. Next time they meet in person, Roosevelt hopes to speak with Heney about injuries he has done Supreme Court Justice William H. Moody.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-07
Meyer Lissner, on behalf of the Lincoln-Roosevelt Republican League, urges Daniel A. Ryan to withdraw from the San Francisco mayoral race and support the candidacy of Edward Robeson Taylor. Lissner believes that Ryan should put aside any personal or political grievances and support Taylor for the cause of good government and anti-corruption.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-17
Various forms of graft, fraud, and bribery were committed by San Francisco mayor Eugene Schmitz and members of the Board of Supervisors. Following trials of many offenders, a report is published on the causes of the corruption and recommendations made on how to prevent municipal corruption in the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-01-05