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Elizabeth J. Mitchell asks Theodore Roosevelt for assistance in securing a position as a private secretary in Washington, D.C., or New York City, providing her educational background, teaching experience, and professional references.
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1911-09-12
On Theodore Roosevelt’s behalf, his secretary thanks E. A. De Witt for sending him the newspaper clipping.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-16
Theodore Roosevelt wishes he could visit Dallas, Texas. He explains to John Nicholas Simpson that his itinerary is already arranged and cannot be altered.
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1911-01-30
President Roosevelt is pleased by the news that W. Sloan Simpson sent him about the Young Men’s Republican Club of Dallas. He is glad to hear that many of the members are sons of Confederate veterans, as the United States is now unified.
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1908-03-31
President Roosevelt met with Senator Charles A. Culberson who spoke highly of W. Sloan Simpson and has no objection to nominating him as Postmaster of the Dallas post office. Roosevelt advises Simpson that running the Dallas post office requires excellent business skills; he cautions that the lack of these skills will risk ruining his reputation and damage public welfare. He adds that Simpson should only consider hiring those who have the skills to merit hiring and warns against considering political friends. Roosevelt invites Simpson to visit to review the demands of the position.
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1907-12-02
President Roosevelt has received W. Sloan Simpson’s letter regarding his potential appointment as Postmaster of Dallas, Texas. Roosevelt asks if he should meet with with Texas Senator Charles A. Culberson to find out if Culberson would support the appointment.
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1907-11-21
President Roosevelt asks W. Sloan Simpson if he would take the postmaster position in Dallas, Texas, at least for a little while. Roosevelt wishes Simpson could have accompanied him on his recent hunting expedition, and informs him it took thirteen days of steady hunting “before I got my bear.”
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1907-10-22
President Roosevelt implores Republican State Chairman Lyon to suggest a different person than David A. Robinson for U.S. Postmaster at Dallas. He explains that Robinson will not have enough support to be confirmed as a result of the Civil Service Commission’s report that Robinson allegedly disclosed a list of employees of the Dallas post office to a Dallas County Republican politician, as well as the disapproval of senators, including Texas Senator Charles A. Culberson. Roosevelt explains that he cannot do anything else for Howe, since he has already given Howe two positions and Howe’s present rank is too low to elevate him to a brigadier generalship.
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1907-05-08
Edward J. Ward sends Theodore Roosevelt an editorial about the importance of citizenship organization and hopes he can write and send a statement for presentation at the First National Conference on Civic and Social Center Development since Roosevelt cannot attend the meeting.
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1911-10-16
Joseph E. Wiley brings Theodore Roosevelt’s attention to his plan to develop a cotton mill that will train and employ African Americans in Dallas, Texas. He believes the development of the textile industry run by African Americans will benefit the workers, the South, and the nation at large. He already has support from other textile estates in the north.
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1911-07-12
John Nicholas Simpson is disappointed Theodore Roosevelt is not planning to visit Dallas, Texas, on his western trip. He hopes Roosevelt will reconsider as the city’s residents are “still friends and admirers.”
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1911-01-27
W. Sloan Simpson accepts the appointment to Postmaster of Dallas, Texas, after being assured that Senator Charles A. Culberson will not oppose his confirmation. Simpson wants to be the best Postmaster possible, and will need assistance from President Roosevelt from time to time to reach that goal. Simpson pledges to do his best.
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1907-11-06
Justice Harlan had written to President Roosevelt with the reasons why Colonel Philemon Burgess Hunt should not be removed from his position as Collector of Internal Revenue for Dallas, Texas. Harlan now writes that he has received word from Commissioner of Internal Revenue John Watson Yerkes that there is no such plan in place and Hunt’s work is greatly appreciated.
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1905-07-11
Postmaster General Payne sends William Loeb a letter from Senator Boise Penrose to show to President Roosevelt about the appointment of a postmaster at Dallas, Texas.
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1904-07-06
Much of this edition of the “News and Notes” column is dedicated to a report on the annual meeting and dinner of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in Dallas, Texas, in October 1988. The report notes the meeting of the Board of Trustees, highlights the annual election of the leadership of the TRA, and discusses the various talks and reports presented at the meeting. The column details the opening of a special exhibit at the DeGolyer Library at Southern Methodist University, “The Incredible Teddy Roosevelt,” that comes from the Theodore Roosevelt collection of Lawrence H. Budner and Doris Albert Budner of Dallas, and it quotes from various Dallas newspaper editorials on Theodore Roosevelt.
The column also announces that the 1989 TRA Annual Meeting will be held at the Roosevelt Study Center in the Netherlands and notes the publication of a previously unpublished article by Roosevelt, “Sou’-Sou’ Southerly,” in Gray’s Sporting Journal. The column includes Roosevelt related news from Buffalo, New York, Bethlehem, New Hampshire, and from the USS Theodore Roosevelt. “News and Notes” concludes with John A. Gable’s speaking engagements and reminders about Roosevelt related publications available from Meckler Publishing, including a reissue of the Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia.
The column features seven photographs of guests at the TRA annual dinner, a portrait painting of Roosevelt, and a photograph of the Budners in their Dallas home. An illustration of both sides of the TRA medallion appears on the last page of the column.
Prospectus outlining the plan and financing for a new cotton mill in Dallas, Texas, the result of combining Mill City Mop and Twine Factory with Mill City Yarn Mill. It will employ African Americans, lease houses to operatives, build a school, churches, and store.
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1911-07-12
Report on the value and production of the Mill City Cotton Mill in Dallas, Texas.
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1911-07-12
Theodore Roosevelt assures George von Lengerke Meyer that he is just as frustrated with the Dallas postmaster situation as Meyer. If the postmaster is asked to resign, the postmaster should be the only person notified, not anybody else. Roosevelt will speak with Meyer about the matter next week.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1907-09-19
This page from the Galveston Daily News includes two articles on the Republican State Convention of Texas and the selection of delegates to be sent to the national Republican convention in Chicago later in 1904. The paper calls the convention a victory for Cecil Andrew Lyon. Other articles include mentions of other state conventions, work done by the Isthmian Canal Commission, calls for Grover Cleveland to become Governor of New Jersey, Chinese immigration to British territories, and an address by William H. Truesdale on labor and capital.
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1904-03-23
Bishop Spalding thanks President Roosevelt for the honor of being appointed to the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. Spalding indicates that he was intending to be in Dallas, Texas, until October 26, 1902, but he can cancel the engagement and travel to Washington, D.C., if Roosevelt requires him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-18