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President Roosevelt supports the idea of offering “substantial clemency” to a man about to undergo a military trial. He argues to Secretary of War Wright that the man should still be punished, but not punished as severely because the man has reenlisted. However, Roosevelt mentions that it is his successor who must ultimately deal with the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-08
President Roosevelt agrees with A. D. Smith about a court martial.
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1908-08-03
President Roosevelt has been over the evidence in the court-martial case, and based on the evidence he believes that Toomey was lucky to get off as lightly as he did.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-05
President Roosevelt would like to do as Admiral Evans desires in the matter of Captain William Swift’s court-martial. However, in speaking with naval officials and thinking over the matter, he cannot pardon Swift without also pardoning Captain Perry Garst. Pardoning both captains would set a bad precedent regarding accidents in which ships run aground.
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1907-05-04
Louis A. Coolidge sends William Loeb a letter Colonel Waller wrote him about Frank Wynne showing that the modification of Wynne’s sentence was justified by his record.
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1906-07-02
Secretary of War Taft explains the details of First Lieutenant Roy I. Taylor’s court martial to President Roosevelt. Taylor “acted in an outrageous way” to one of his superiors in a theater.
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1906-01-25
Commander Phelps reports on the status of the ships in the Pacific Squadron that are still near Panama. Phelps heard of some conflicts near the border but Colombia has announced that it will not go to war with Panama.
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1904-03-14
Charles Hial Darling writes a report for President Roosevelt regarding the court martial trial of Lieutenant Carter of the U.S. Navy for an incident in the Philippine Islands in 1902.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-07