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President Roosevelt believes that John Burton has acted well and has a “special and peculiar” point regarding the marshal in Indian Territory.
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1902-05-22
Philip Battell Stewart has recommended the reappointment of D. C. Bailey as marshal in Colorado and President Roosevelt would like to know if Bailey has any Republican endorsements on file.
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1902-05-12
President Roosevelt offers Benjamin Franklin Daniels a deputyship under Marshal McCord.
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1902-03-15
President Roosevelt acted in the marshals’ case on the advice of others and regrets that General Rosser could not be appointed a United States Marshal.
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1902-03-14
President Roosevelt is apologetic but insists on Ben Daniels’s resignation as United States Marshal because Daniels hid the one blot on his record from the President.
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1902-02-22
President Roosevelt regretfully requests the resignation of Ben Daniels as marshal.
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1902-02-17
Ben Daniels’s appointment as United States Marshal for Arizona has been confirmed. President Roosevelt instructs Daniels to guard against any behavior that could be misconstrued as unprofessional.
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1902-02-01
President Roosevelt would like John McLaurin’s views on the replacement of Lawson McIton with Fred Wanamaker as United States Marshal of South Carolina.
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1902-01-17
President Roosevelt is considering replacing Lawson McIton with Fred Wanamaker as United States Marshal of South Carolina.
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1902-01-17
William Henkel has better endorsements to be re-appointed as a U.S. marshal than anyone else currently in the position. President Roosevelt looks forward to discussing the marshal appointment with Governor Odell soon.
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1901-12-03
Attorney General Bonaparte informs William Loeb what he has learned with regard to General James Sullivan Clarkson’s request to have his son’s deposition taken in New York. Bonaparte relays that although a deposition cannot be taken, Grosvenor Clarkson is not needed as a witness. If Clarkson decides to attend the trial he will have a United States Marshal assigned to him for protection, however, he should have a note from a physician sent if he chooses not to go.
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1907-12-04
Attorney General Bonaparte relays his tentative conclusions to President Roosevelt regarding several potential appointees to permanent federal marshal, attorney, and judiciary positions in the “embryonic State” of Oklahoma (which became a state on November 16, 1907).
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1907-10-31
Attorney General Bonaparte sends President Roosevelt a letter from United States Marshal George K. Pritchard of the Central District of the Indian Territory. Bonaparte believes the letter an admission of guilt on Pritchard’s part, no matter his intentions. He waits for a formal response from Roosevelt with regards to what to do with Pritchard’s employment.
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1907-07-03
Attorney General Moody reports that charges have been filed against B. F. Oneal, United States Marshall for the western district of Louisiana. Moody recommends that he be removed from office.
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1906-10-02
Nicholas Longworth reports to President Roosevelt that he has concluded that U.S. Marshal Vivian J. Fagin of Ohio should be removed from office. Fagin has been making himself a nuisance, is in violation of the law, and claims to be acting as Roosevelt’s personal representative.
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1906-09-10
Seth Bullock writes to William Loeb regarding the charges against Senator Robert J. Gamble.
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1906-01-01
William P. Warner writes to Joseph H. Proctor regarding Proctor’s interest and application for a position as a deputy with the United States Marshals Service.
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1905-12-28
Bat Masterson informs President Roosevelt that Senator Henry Moore Teller and Representative Charles A. Towne will oppose the confirmation of Ben Daniels to the United States Marshals Service. Masterson includes other remarks he heard Teller make.
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1905-12-07
William H. Moody reports that Montana requests and is granted the same marshal support as North Dakota in the face of threatened railroad violence.
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1905-08-19
William H. Moody informs President Roosevelt that he has received a message from U.S. Attorney Rourke indicating that the Great Northern Railroad is reporting violence and resistance in North Dakota. Railroad employees in North Dakota are being threatened with mob violence and locals refuse to offer food or shelter. Rourke requests U.S. deputy marshals to prevent disturbances.
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1905-08-16