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John St. Loe Strachey tells President Roosevelt he is sorry for the loss of John Hay and compliments Roosevelt on his wisdom in selecting Elihu Root as the new United States Secretary of State.
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1905-07-10
Lyman Abbott conveys his opinion to President Roosevelt that no one has better qualities to be Secretary of State than Elihu Root.
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1905-07-07
Robert Bacon congratulates Roosevelt and the country on having Elihu Root back again as Secretary of State after the death of John Hay.
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1905-07-07
George W. Perkins commends President Roosevelt’s selection of Elihu Root to replace John Hay as Secretary of State.
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1905-07-06
Richard F. Pettigrew writes to Theodore Roosevelt to recommend Marion Butler for the position of Secretary of the Interior.
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1905-06-02
Ambassador Meyer informs President Roosevelt that he received his letter from May 2, 1905, and Meyer is going to send Secretary of State Hay a letter covering the situation in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Relations are good with Russians; however, Czar Nicholas II has issued an edict on the defense of the Russian Empire. Meyer encloses an article from a Russian newspaper entitled “Our New Representative in America,” which describes Russia’s international relations from Russia’s point of view.
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1905-05-23
Caspar Whitney, editor of Outing magazine, tells President Roosevelt that he believes special envoy to Venezuela Herbert Wolcott Bowen to be innocent of accusations of slandering Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis in the newspapers. The scandal involved Bowen blaming Loomis for misrepresenting or compromising American commitments to defend the administration of Cipriano Castro from European intervention. Whitney warns Roosevelt against believing “the Asphalt people,” i.e. the oil interests, in the matter. Whitney also requests that Roosevelt contribute to the Outing magazine a book, article, or papers on deer or bear hunting. Whitney claims his magazine is the only one to preach Roosevelt’s doctrine regarding outdoorsmanship.
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1905-05-23
Clement A. Griscom forwards a quote from his son Lloyd Carpenter Griscom expressing his enthusiasm on receiving the news of his future as First Assistant Secretary of State.
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1905-05-17
Ambassador Meyer reports to Secretary of State Hay that the new Russian passport regulations will be examined by the Russian Council of State in June. Meyer says that the substance of the passport system is abolishing the old, strict system, and he details some of the specific changes.
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1905-05-31
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1905-04-26
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Albert Halstead writes William Loeb that he is concerned that the American consular agency at Redditch, England, has been turned into a commercial agency. He believes that this will discredit the nearby Birmingham commercial agency where his brother, Marshal, is consul.
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1905-05-03
First Assistant Secretary of State Loomis encloses several State Department documents for President Roosevelt.
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1905-04-10
Secretary of State Hay informs President Roosevelt that he has directed Judge William Lawrence Penfield to draft a response to a plea Senator Joseph Hopkins Millard made on behalf of his constituents who have investments in Santo Domingo. On Roosevelt’s approval, the draft can serve as an answer to other requests of this type.
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1905-03-17
Secretary of State Hay informs President Roosevelt that King Edward was interviewed on Saturday and that “there may be something doing” after all.
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1905-02-12
Chinese charge d’affaires Coolidge writes to Secretary of State Hay to expand on his letter dated February 3, 1905, about a protest of the annulment of the concessions granted to the China Development Company. Coolidge expands on what he said when he spoke with the Foreign Minister. He provides his confidential opinions why the central government has acted in the manner (i.e., requesting a report rather than resolving the complaint) so as to not offend the southern provinces.
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1905-02-09
Acting Secretary of State Adee acknowledges receipt of a letter from William Loeb with President Roosevelt’s instructions to send an appropriate letter of acknowledgement to Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, regarding the announcement of the death of María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias. Adee confirms that such a letter was sent on October 19.
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1904-10-26
Acting Secretary of State Loomis informs William Loeb that, following instructions, the State Department has made a suitable acknowledgment of Ambassador Joseph Hodges Choate’s cablegram regarding the luncheon given by King Edward VII to Rear Admiral Theodore F. Jewell and his officers.
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1904-10-26
This brief summary of recent Congo international relations (through 1904) outlines the parameters of a new treaty between the United States and Congo.
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1904-10-12
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee forwards to William Loeb the court papers pertaining to the case of Hugh Gurney who was charged with excessive driving speed in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Adee also includes a letter from Assistant Secretary of State Loomis to the Governor of Massachusetts and requests that Loeb have President Roosevelt approve the letter.
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1904-10-01
H. Mortimer Durand writes to Acting Secretary of State Loomis to review the details of the case against Hugh Gurney, Third Secretary of the British Embassy, for exceeding the speed limit. Durand also thanks the State Department for handling the case with promptness and close attention and forwards a check for the $25 fine Gurney was ordered to pay for speeding and resisting arrest.
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1904-09-30