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Commissioner of Pensions Ware thanks President Roosevelt for his kind letter and says he will stay in his position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-31
Frustrated over newspaper articles chronicling tensions between the pension office and the Department of the Interior, Pension Commissioner Eugene F. Ware encloses letters from Bishop John Ireland and Colonel Charles Young as samples of the many letters he has received. Ware exclaims that the newspaper reports are unfounded.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-26
The embattled Pension Commissioner writes to Roosevelt, proclaiming “You are the only consolation I have got.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-28
Commissioner of Pensions Ware believes that $45,000,000 for the first year is the lowest amount that can be considered. The total for pensions would then be $180,000,000. In a handwritten note, he adds that the amount will diminish after the first year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-04
Commissioner of Pensions Ware responds to Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock’s inquiry about proposed changes to military pensions. Ware believes that $45,000,000 for the first year is the lowest amount that will be required. After the first year the death rate would begin to cut this down, but Congress would have to provide $180,000,000 total for pensions if the law goes into effect on July 1.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-04
Statistics for pension frauds for the year ending June 30, 1901.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-20
George A. Kessler & Company, American agents of Moët & Chandon, are advertising that Moët & Chandon champagne was used to christen the Meteor, Emperor William II’s yacht. This goes against the German Emperor’s instructions to use Schaumwein Rheingold champagne. The author believes that a “trick” was used to make the switch. In a handwritten note, it is suggested that a bribe given to one of President Roosevelt’s associates allowed the champagne switch.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902
Republican National Committee Chairman Cortelyou forwards to President Roosevelt a letter from Oliver D. Wilkerson about alleged abuses in the Bureau of Pensions. Cortelyou asks Roosevelt and William Loeb to quietly investigate the allegations at the request of Wilkerson so as not to raise concerns before the election.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-03
Eugene F. Ware sends verse written by a pension bureau employee. The verse was written after the woman read a lot of press criticism about the pension bureau.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-11-21
Governor Odell opposes asking Colonel Bradley to create a petition on behalf of Dr. DeKay. He suggests President Roosevelt communicate with the Pension Bureau on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-04
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock writes to Commissioner of Pensions Ware to suggest that Ware not commit his department or the administration regarding existing or prospective legislation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-11
James L. Davenport writes to Ethan Allen Hitchcock to inform him of the address of Eugene F. Ware during his absence from the Bureau of Pensions.
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1903-08-08
Commissioner of Pensions Ware is feeling overworked and is considering resigning from the Pension Bureau. He believes the bureau should be “run on short shifts.”
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1903-07-06
Commissioner of Pensions Ware is pleased with the Pension Bureau’s work over the last year. There have been fewer rejections and more certifications. Ware is glad that there will be a good annual report preceding the Republican presidential nomination.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-07
Commissioner of Pensions Ware explains to President Roosevelt the circumstances of his denial of James McCormick Dalzell’s request to transfer to the Bureau of Pensions. Ware denies any allegations Dalzell has made against him or the Bureau.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-08
Commissioner of Pensions Ware denies that recently published letters were given out by the Pension Bureau. He claims that newspaper employees wrote and published the letters as a joke.
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1903-07-08
Representative Scott has been privately informed that Commissioner of Pensions Eugene F. Ware would like to resign from his position at the Pension Bureau. Scott would like to know if President Roosevelt would consider Richard Whiting Blue for the position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-26
James McCormick Dalzell writes to President Roosevelt with a complaint against the Pension Office Commissioners regarding the pensions of Civil War veterans. Dalzell is angry and demands that the person responsible for wronging the veterans be fired.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-01
Eugene F. Ware acknowledges President Roosevelt’s letter stating that Ware cannot leave his position as Commissioner of Pensions. He wishes Roosevelt well on his western trip.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-03-28
Memorandum on an article from the Washington Evening Times that contained two letters sent by soldiers regarding their pension claims. The letters are full of bad grammar and misspellings. Soldiers and veterans are upset at the publication of these letters.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06-30