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Postmaster General Payne informs President Roosevelt of the extravagance of Postmaster S. Davies Warfield in Baltimore.
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1903-08-21
Postmaster General Payne has received President Roosevelt’s telegram regarding the Baltimore Post Office and has consulted with George B. Cortelyou. Payne provides more information on the investigation of S. Davies Warfield and John W. Pettit.
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1903-08-21
John N. Parsons writes to William Loeb regarding a movement among postal service letter carriers to endorse William Randolph Hearst for president.
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1903-08-22
John Goadby Gregory writes to Postmaster General Payne regarding a newspaper article by William E. Cramer on the advancement of General Leonard Wood. Gregory suggests that President Roosevelt read it, and he congratulates Payne on his work in the Post Office Department, on behalf of the people of Wisconsin.
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1903-08-24
Senator Thomas Henry Carter met with George W. Beavers and discussed the post office fraud investigation. Beavers believes the investigation has gone too far and will soon politically damage President Roosevelt. Along with a reported meeting between Beavers and Senator Thomas Kearns, Postmaster General Payne is increasingly suspicious of Perry S. Heath’s involvement in the post office fraud.
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1903-08-25
Postmaster General Payne writes to President Roosevelt regarding the case of the postmaster in Baltimore.
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1903-08-25
Postmaster General Payne would like a new rule adopted regarding appointments to unclassified positions in post offices. The rule would require these appointments to be requested and recommended by the local postmaster to the Post Office Department. Previously, members of Congress have been able to request and receive an allowance for a clerk position without the consent or knowledge of the postmaster.
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1903-08-25
List of questions submitted to George E. Green regarding payments given to George W. Beavers.
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1903-08-17
Postmaster General Payne has received President Roosevelt’s letters, and Payne requests that Assistant Attorney General Charles Henry Robb provide Roosevelt with details. Payne notes that the inspection of the Washington Post Office has no relation to the Baltimore office.
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1903-08-26
John Davis Long writes to President Roosevelt about the case of a postmistress in Lottsburg, Virginia and race issues.
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1903-08-15
Postmaster General Payne has received President Roosevelt’s letter regarding the alleged fracas between John M. Masten and Charles B. Terry and the imminent charges being filed. Payne has discussed the matter with Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L. Bristow.
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1903-08-17
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow writes to Postmaster General Payne regarding the work history and salary of John W. Pettit at the Baltimore, Maryland, Post Office.
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1903-08-18
Postmaster General Payne asks President Roosevelt for an order to remove S. Davies Warfield from his position as postmaster, and John W. Pettit from a clerk position, at the Baltimore Post Office. Secretary of War Elihu Root and Senator John C. Spooner think Payne should act promptly.
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1903-08-18
Postmaster General Payne informs President Roosevelt that he is sending the original reports on the removal of the postmaster at the Baltimore Post Office, as well as a written statement by the postmaster.
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1903-08-18
George E. Green writes to Walter S. Mayer and Mr. Simmons regarding an investigation of Green’s business dealings with the Washington, D.C., Post Office Department.
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1903-08-19
Joseph L. Bristow writes to President Roosevelt regarding the fraud investigation within the Post Office Department, and he encloses a memorandum from Ex-Postmaster General Smith.
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1903-08-20
Postmaster General Payne writes to President Roosevelt, stating his belief that Baltimore Postmaster S. Davies Warfield was complicit in the fraud perpetrated by mail clerk John W. Pettit and should be punished.
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1903-08-21
Postmaster General Payne advises President Roosevelt regarding the appointment of a postmaster at Holley School in Lottsburg, Virginia.
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1903-08-10
George E. Green complains about his treatment, and the treatment of his business associates, during the ongoing postal service investigation.
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1903-08-13
The Post Office Department is investigating several companies associated with George E. Green and payments Green may have given to George W. Beavers. Green was not cooperative and submitted a letter to the investigators instead of answering questions. The department has sufficient evidence to conclude that Green paid Beavers the amounts in question.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-25