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Adna Romanza Chaffee forwards a report from Lieutenant Colonel Wood with the first observations at Port Arthur since its surrender.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-10
Senator Fairbanks informs President Roosevelt that his recent visit to West Virginia went well and the situation there is “entirely favorable.” He also writes that he had requested information from the War Department in preparation for a letter to the editor about the Philippines that he was writing but that since it did not arrive in time, he has struck the passage from his letter, which will run the next Thursday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-18
Secretary of War Taft sends President Roosevelt a report on the Philippines, and asks that a copy of his formal letter of transmittal be sent to the War Department to be put on record. The news Taft has heard from Vermont is good, but he is not particularly surprised, as it shows what he has thought about voters remaining with the Republican party, even with the Democratic party turning back to the gold standard. Taft also comments about votes in Maine, and will be disappointed if they have less than a 25,000 vote majority, and writes about the election in general. Taft has been playing golf every day, and has been invigorated by it. He has heard from his brother about Benjamin B. Odell’s nomination for governor of New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-07
General Consul for the Isthmian Canal Commission Magoon reports to Secretary of War Taft about his observations about the work of the Commission. Magoon describes at length the construction of the canal and the operation of the railroads, and the organization and administration of the government.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-05
James Franklin Wade informs S. R. Reber that the question has been answered by mail and that the names of the Catholic prelates have been published under the heading referred to.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-09
Secretary of War Taft sends President Roosevelt a copy of a report on the War Department prepared by Major John A. Dapray for use in the department’s Political Manual.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-25
Report, prepared under the direction of Secretary of War Taft for President Roosevelt, detailing the policies and administration of the War Department since 1897. The report reviews the growth of the department as a result of the Spanish-American War and argues that the War Department has become essential to the executive office.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-18
General Parker asks to meet with President Roosevelt to discuss a matter that has the potential to turn into a scandal involving personal friends of Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-13
Walter Dean Duke asks Owen Wister to write a note to President Roosevelt on behalf of Lieutenant Colonel William L. Pitcher, who may be court-martialed by the War Department for breaking off his engagement to Carolina L. Harrold, an employee of the War Department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-08
President Roosevelt summarizes the creation of the Isthmian Canal Commission and explains its jurisdiction and function.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-09
Assistant Secretary of War Robert Shaw Oliver wrote to President Roosevelt about enclosed cables.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-23
Fred W. Carpenter returns a letter from William I. Buchanan concerning the administration of the Panama Canal zone. Secretary of War William H. Taft has discussed the matter with President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-10
List of United States government agencies and what they have spent on advertising in the New York Sun.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05
Responding to a request from the White House, Chief Clerk Scofield submits the expenditures for War Department advertising in the New York Sun.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-11
Fred W. Carpenter acknowledges that Secretary of War William H. Taft has received and read the letters between Cardinal James Gibbons and President Theodore Roosevelt about the Philippines that William Loeb forwarded.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-05
Fred W. Carpenter forwards a copy of a letter that Secretary of War Taft wrote to Mr. Morton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-06
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1892 to December 1898. Notable events include the death of Elliott Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt is appointed New York City Police Commissioner, his tenure as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the Spanish-American War, and Roosevelt’s gubernatorial campaign.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Unknown
English
Cartoon shows the back of Francis B. Thurber “Reciprocity Missionary” who has just posted a billboard “Reciprocity on all products only exception sugars lighter than 16 D. S.” Behind his back Thurber exchanges a “Sugar check $2500” with a man “Sugar Trust” while simultaneously exchanging a “Voucher U.S. War Department $2800” with Governor Leonard Wood.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902
The Commission to Investigate Port Conditions and Pier Extensions lists its organizers and states its purpose, which is to make sure the pier facilities in New York are safe and up to standard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-16