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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt informs Admiral Bunce either French Ensor Chadwick or Richard Wainwright will be on the board. Roosevelt will involve the Bureau of Navigation as acting Secretary of the Navy, but would prefer to do so only if Secretary of the Navy Long would leave the decision overruled upon his return.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-23
Secretary of the Navy Newberry has received papers and letters from Cameron McRae Winslow, President Roosevelt, and the Navy Bureau of Navigation regarding an unnamed matter. Roosevelt did not intend to act on it and Newberry will have to leave it to his successor. Newberry considers Winslow one of the best naval officers he has known. Considering the circumstances, Newberry does not believe that Winslow’s suspension is a reflection on his professionalism.
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1909-03-03
James J. Conway praises President Roosevelt and his accomplishments at length, recounting all the times he has seen the him speak or gotten close to him. He then details his extensive service as a steward on various ships and steamers and tells Roosevelt that he has been denied positions in the transport service due to his age. As an American citizen, Conway believes he should get priority for such positions over immigrants, and asks Roosevelt to take up the matter.
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1908-04-08
Rear Admiral Brownson, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, asks William Loeb to inform President Roosevelt that he emphatically does not approve of sending the Great White Fleet home from the Pacific via the Suez Canal, no matter what an editorial in the Herald might say.
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1907-08-04
A report is issued to the Bureau of Navigation regarding taking movements to protect American interests and sugar estates in Cuba.
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1906-09-30
Secretary of State Root communicates his travel plans to Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee at the White House, saying he will sail from Colon, Panama, through Cartagena, Colombia, and eventually up the Potomac River to Piney Point, Maryland. He says President Roosevelt telegraphed him, saying that he will have the ship Dolphin or Sylph ready to transport Root to the capitol the morning of September 30.
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1906-09-21
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte assures President Roosevelt that he is consulting with the Department of State regarding actions in Cuba. Bonaparte made transportation arrangements for Secretary of War Taft and Acting Secretary of State Bacon to travel to Havana by way of Key West, but they decided to go via Tampa instead. Bonaparte believes Taft should command the Navy in Cuban waters during an emergency and urges Roosevelt to send instructions to that effect. On another matter, Bonaparte encloses a letter from Philllips Lee Goldsborough inquiring whether he may serve as chairman of William H. Jackson’s congressional campaign. Bonaparte believes that allowing Goldsborough to do so would benefit Roosevelt politically. Having Jackson in Congress will offset losses elsewhere.
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1906-09-18
Commander Colwell of the United States Navy informs the Bureau of Navigation about the location of a battalion with rapid-fire guns.
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1906-09-13
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on a number of issues that Roosevelt had inquired about. The battleships of the Asiatic Station have already been given orders to return as soon as possible–one will undergo repairs at San Francisco, and the other will return to the Atlantic Coast and join the Atlantic Fleet Battleship Force under Admiral Robley D. Evans. Bonaparte has received a report on the topic of bad meat at the New York naval yard, which he encloses. Bonaparte finally shares some plans for the posting of wage schedules, and reports on the untangling of a controversy between the Bureau of Navigation and a local Naval Militia. Plans for an upcoming naval review are going smoothly.
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1906-08-13
William Henry Hudson Southerland relays information on disturbances in the Dominican Republic. Southerland states vessels have been dispatched to each area and United States interests are not threatened at this time.
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1906-05-22
Charles J. Bonaparte requested President Roosevelt speak with Admiral Willard H. Brownson about a negative Congressional report regarding Brownson and his administration.
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1906-04-26
Lieutenant-Commander Sims reports on experimental target practice of battleships and advances in understanding the requirements for battle firing. Key to the success rate was fixing problems with the gun sights, and the skill, earned through practice, of the officers in controlling the fire of the guns.
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1905-10-01
H. B. Wilson returns William Perry’s U.S. Inspectors’ License as Chief Engineer and his certificate of naturalization. Perry’s application will be considered when a vacancy occurs.
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1905-09-01
Admiral Dewey presents recommendations to diminish the rapid deterioration of heavy guns of high power.
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1905-07-26
Secretary of the Navy Moody requests that the Bureau of Navigation make changes to Navy Regulations.
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1904-06-25
The report discusses the administrative organization of the Navy Department, noting that the chiefs of various bureaus all report the the Secretary of the Navy, who is a civilian. The writer advocates for streamlining the bureaucracy in the department to increase efficiency, and to place line officers and other men directly involved with battle and preparing the fleet for action in positions of greater authority.
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1908-03-21
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody that two ships have arrived at their destination and there is no other news.
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1904-03-19
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports the movements of two ships to Secretary of the Navy Moody.
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1904-03-16
Rear Admiral Coghlan informs Secretary of the Navy Moody that he is following orders and sending the destroyers away now that he has no possible use for them.
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1904-03-15
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody the movements of three ships under his command.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-14