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Elizabeth Moore Young Newton tells Theodore Roosevelt that the little boy who was staying with her, Frank M. Redman, when Roosevelt last visited Fargo, North Dakota, was so excited to be able to shake hands with Roosevelt. Redman is now living in Spokane, Washington with his father and Newton asks Roosevelt to send Redman an autograph.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-27
Detective William A. Pinkerton updates Governor Gooding on Agent 21’s investigation into the assassination of Governor Frank Steunenberg. Agent 21 is keeping data on socialists and labor organizers. He lists the types of questions he asks people in the county to poll what the sentiments are for the upcoming trial.
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1907-03-30
Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot provides President Theodore Roosevelt with a report on land office work after claims of possible fraud and of hardship. Pinchot recommends that Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock be given an additional $500,000 to “bring the public land business of the United States up to date.”
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1907-02-11
Brooks Adams writes to President Roosevelt to express his concern and offer advice in regards to Roosevelt’s attempt to “force through a new policy” that is opposed by titans of industry, finance, and the press. Adams also details how opponents support making Joseph Benson Foraker president by capitalizing on the Brownsville Affair. Adams’s primary advice for Roosevelt is to fight relentlessly at every opportunity to eventually force a popular vote on the issue.
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1907-01-06
Frank Harper requests the return of the copy of Theodore Roosevelt’s speech in Spokane, Washington.
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1912-11-12
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary suggests S. Davis contact the local Progressive Headquarters in Spokane, Washington, with his question.
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1912-09-10
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks M. J. Hines for his kind offer to Roosevelt while he is in Spokane, Washington, but it is unlikely that Roosevelt will still be in Spokane when this letter reaches Hines. The secretary hopes Hines offered his services to Roosevelt in person.
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1912-09-06
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Frank Taylor that Roosevelt is too busy with the presidential campaign to help with the matter about which Taylor wrote.
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1912-09-04
Frank Harper informs Senator Poindexter of Theodore Roosevelt’s speaking schedule in Washington State. Roosevelt will speak in Spokane, Seattle, and Tacoma. Harper requests that Poindexter explain the physical and temporal limitations of Roosevelt to any further Washington towns that request a speech.
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1912-08-21
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains that Roosevelt sent the letter of Howard L. Hindley to Gifford Pinchot, as had been discussed, and he received a reply which is enclosed. The secretary also inquires if Hindley received photographs from the Spokane photographer because he would like to receive a copy if he has.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-01
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells William Dillon that he did not get the report of Roosevelt’s speech quite as he said it in Spokane, Washington.
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1911-05-08
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs J. Gordon McPherson that based on his record, Roosevelt has agreed to give a short address to the “colored people of the Pacific Northwest” while in Spokane, Washington. He directs McPherson to contact Senator Miles Poindexter to make arrangements.
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1911-03-08
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary details alternative train schedules for Roosevelt’s trip from Spokane, Washington, to Moscow, Idaho, and Sandpoint, Idaho.
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1911-03-01
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary explains the scheduling difficulties of the Southern Idaho-Western Washington State portion of Roosevelt’s western tour to Dr. Hall.
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1911-02-21
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary asks David Brown to contact Senator Miles Poindexter regarding Roosevelt’s itinerary in the state of Washington.
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1911-02-21
Theodore Roosevelt declines the invitation from Mayor John P. Kiggins to include Vancouver, Washington, in his western states tour.
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1911-02-16
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary asks James T. Blakistone to contact Senator Miles Poindexter regarding Roosevelt’s travel arrangements in the state of Washington.
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1911-02-16
Theodore Roosevelt declines George Turner’s invitation, explaining that when traveling he stays in hotels rather than private homes.
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1911-02-15
Theodore Roosevelt acknowledges Floyd L. Daggert’s invitation to attend church in Spokane, Washington. However, he is unsure if he will be in Spokane on Sunday because of his difficulties in fixing details of the Idaho portion of his trip.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-10
Theodore Roosevelt acknowledges William C. Hicks’s invitation to attend church at the All Saints Cathedral. However, he is unsure if his schedule will allow him to do so.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-10