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Secretary of War Root asks President Roosevelt what needs to be done concerning an enclosed memorandum involving the U.S. Army.
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1904-01-12
Text of an act creating the Military Secretary’s Department and the Military Secretary’s Office of the War Department.
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1904-01
Secretary of the Navy Moody advises Rear Admiral Coghlan that Colombian scouts are moving westward along the northeast shore of Panama, recruiting the Native peoples. Moody recommends a course of action and orders Coghlan to avoid any hostile demonstration.
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1904-01-08
General Young submits a memorandum for President Roosevelt’s consideration in order to advance the interests of the U. S. Army.
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1903-12-30
General James Franklin Bell and General William Crozier are the most likely officers to be named Chief of Staff and promoted to major general.
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1903-12-30
General MacArthur reports that he never attended a military conference, wherein the Associated Press reported that he made comments concerning German aggression and the potential for war between Germany and the United States. He explains that he had a private discussion with two men that was leaked without his consent.
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1903-12-13
Captain Cloman reports on a scouting mission he conducted to determine the location of supplies, soldiers, and possible routes for troop movements. He notes that the USS Boston and USS Wyoming leave today with 100 marines.
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1903-12-14
George Robert Carter responds to the recent press leak concerning plans to secure federal property in order to build a new armory and anti-German statements contained in a report by Colonel Jones.
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1903-12-15
Chief of Ordnance of the United States Army William Crozier responds to President Roosevelt’s request for the new 1903 Winchester Springfield rifle.
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1903-11-18
Ray Stannard Baker writes to General Wood regarding an article that ran in The Sun. The article published claims made by Major James Edward Runcie that Wood threatened General John Rutter Brooke. Baker relays that he wrote President Roosevelt on the matter and offers to make a statement before the Senate Committee in defense of Wood.
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1903-11-22
Acting Adjutant-General of the Philippines William Augustus Simpson reports on events following an attack led by Filipino leader Panglima Hassan on the American fort in Jolo, Philippines.
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1903-11-23
Richard Harding Davis proposes writing an article in support of Leonard Wood to President Roosevelt.
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1903-11-12
Naval officer Delano reports that his force landed in Colon, finding that the Colombian troops had left for Cartagena. The independent party is in control of Colon, Panama, and the railroad line. The USS Nashville has withdrawn its force.
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1903-11-06
Announcement distributed by the Department of State, Washington, D.C., confirming Rear Admiral John Grimes Walker as the representative and adviser regarding all matters concerning the Isthmus of Panama.
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1903-11-06
Ray Stannard Baker confirms that he can be depended upon to do everything he can to bring out the truth regarding the Runcie article.
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1903-09-14
A. T. Mahan is pleased that President Roosevelt has found his books worth re-reading. His source on Michiel De Ruyter was Gerard Brandt’s work from the seventeenth century. Mahan doubts whether full justice will ever be done De Ruyter, who was appreciated more in his own time than since. Mahan comments on the case of Admiral Winfield Schley, asserting that there can be no doubt what the verdict of history will be. He has been amazed that men of intelligence have accepted Schley, even after the Court found his reports “inaccurate and misleading.” Regarding the case of General Nelson Miles, Mahan notes that he knows the facts only superficially, but he agreed entirely with President Roosevelt omitting a word of commendation for Miles on his retirement. Mahan comments that Roosevelt’s administration has accomplished two major successes on the military side: Secretary of War Elihu Root’s reorganization and the Naval General Staff Bill, which he hopes will pass.
With the reorganization of the Army staff and the retirement of the Adjutant General, John William Griggs extols the character and virtues of General Corbin.
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1903-08-10
Charles Emory Smith writes to Secretary of War Root regarding the service of General Corbin during the Spanish-American War. Smith writes of changes within the organizational structure of the army.
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1903-08-12
General Miles writes to Secretary of War Root to make recommendations for Army improvements.
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1903-08-07
Ray Stannard Baker congratulates General Wood on his Army promotion. He mentions an unfair article in The Sun and Wood’s work in the Philippines. Baker also writes about his lunch with President Roosevelt.
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1903-07-21