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John Hay responds to William Loeb, relaying that Powell Clayton, United States Ambassador to Mexico, will obtain requested information concerning Thomas B. Reagan.
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1903-11-04
In a letter to William Loeb, John Hay encloses President Roosevelt’s information, as well as a telegram sent by the minister of Japan, in which Japanese Emperor Meiji thanks Roosevelt for the birthday greeting.
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1903-11-05
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
Lawrence F. Abbott is pleased with the Alaskan boundary decision as it lays a practical basis for the arbitration of international disputes and “adds lustre” to the State Department of President Theodore Roosevelt’s administration. Abbott returns a newspaper clipping and is pleased to see that some Mississippians recognize the “value of high standards in political life.”
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1903-10-30
The captain of the cable ship has been ordered to defer action while negotiations are held between James Alexander Scrymser’s company and the Colombian government. Arrangements have been made with Western Union for free telegrams related to the negotiations from the State Department and Minister Arthur M. Beaupre.
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1903-09-28
Secretary of State Hay discusses options for the United States government’s position with regard to Colombia. If insurrection breaks out in Panama, action must be taken to keep transit clear, and such action should not favor Bogota. Hay advises President Roosevelt to consider all this for a few weeks, seeing how events transpire in the meantime.
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1903-09-13
Wayne MacVeagh advises Secretary of State Hay that the number of creditor nations is too great to secure tribunal by protocols and that a new agreement is needed.
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1903-09-16
Denmark has withdrawn claims from the Hague Tribunal and Wayne MacVeagh asks John Hay if he can motivate Russia to meet at once.
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1903-09-17
This letter focuses on the secret contents of a letter from the President to the Pope sent through Monsignore Falconio.
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1903-09-08
This letter focuses on a call from the Turkish minister to say that his government considered the presence of an American fleet at Beirut a cause for excitement and asks that it be withdrawn.
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1903-09-08
Benjamin F. Montgomery has received a message that will be forwarded to the State Department from the Prince of Bulgaria regarding an autographed letter from President Roosevelt and friendly relations between the two countries.
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1903-09-09
John Hay expresses feelings of remorse to President Roosevelt for an undisclosed past conduct, possibly over decisions made regarding the situation in Beirut.
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1903-09-10
Assistant Secretary of State Aidee telegraphs U.S. Minister to China Conger to tell the Chinese government that the Department of State will not support treasonable schemes of Chinese subjects.
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1903-08-19
The State Department has determined that the six Chinese charged with sedition and arrested in the foreign settlement at Shanghai do not fall under article 18 of the treaty of 1858. The department is therefore not competent to authorize or concur in the individuals’ surrender or to interfere in the judicial procedure or imposition of sentences. This case will not set a precedent for sheltering treasonous Chinese citizens in the Shanghai foreign settlement.
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1903-08-19
Acting Secretary of State Loomis instructs Ambassador Conger not to interfere in trials or the imposition of sentences in the Shanghai cases. The State Department does not want the international settlement to become an “asylum for sedition and incitement to criminal acts.”
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1903-08-15
John Hay agrees with Theodore Roosevelt about sending a letter concerning an undisclosed matter instead of a telegram.
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1903-08-05
A brief note asking if a letter should be sent through the State Department.
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1906-02-18
Theodore Roosevelt’s question has been wired to Assistant Secretary of State Loomis.
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1903-07-14
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis requested that the State Department contact the telegraph company regarding what he believed might have been an error in transmission. The company confirmed that a mistake had been made at the New York office and the signature should have been Rampolla.
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1903-07-21
Leo N. Levi suggests releasing to the press the United States’ petition to the Russian government concerning persecution of Russian Jews.
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1903-07-17