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President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop regarding a remark made by Walter Wellman in the Chicago Record-Herald about the appointment of former President Cleveland to the Coal Strike Commission.
1903-06-25
President Roosevelt informs Ambassador Sternburg that Walter Wellman is going to Spitzbergen to try to acquire an airship for an expedition to the North Pole, and asks if it would be possible for Wellman to meet German Emperor William II. Roosevelt also informs Sternburg that he will give a letter of introduction to Frederick W. Whitridge, special ambassador to the marriage of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, so that he might be able to be presented to Emperor William II.
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1906-04-19
President Roosevelt requests a meeting with Secretary of War Taft early next week regarding the engineers associated with the Panama Canal.
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1905-03-14
President Roosevelt informs William Ziegler that he is interested in Walter Wellman’s work on an Arctic expedition, and endorses Wellman’s administrative abilities. Roosevelt notes he will help Wellman in any way, just as he helped Robert E. Peary’s arctic endeavors.
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1905-03-11
President Roosevelt sends Secretary of War Taft an engineering report by Lindon W. Bates regarding the Panama Canal. Roosevelt is very impressed with the work, and wants to get together the best engineers in the country to evaluate the proposals therein. Payment for Bates’s work is at the judgement of the board of engineers.
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1905-03-10
President Roosevelt invites Victor Freemont Lawson to lunch with him, as the president would like to discuss several items with Lawson, including Walter Wellman’s plan to reach the North Pole.
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1904-12-09
President Roosevelt sends what appears to be a letter of introduction for Walter Wellman. Roosevelt asks William Barclay Parsons to afford Wellman every courtesy, as he has done much for the nation and is a highly valued advisor to Roosevelt in “matters of grave concern.” Wellman was also a noted Arctic explorer.
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1904-09-13
President Roosevelt thanks Commissioner of Labor Wright for his letter from Marblehead, Massachusetts, and tells him to “take a full holiday,” inviting him to visit the Roosevelts at their home in Oyster Bay, New York. He expresses interest in hearing more about “Murphy.” Roosevelt includes a letter and articles by newspaperman Walter Wellman regarding the labor conflicts in Colorado involving the Western Federation of Miners, which Wellman regards as a criminal organization. Roosevelt shares Wellman’s negative view of labor leaders William Haywood and Charles Moyer.
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1904-08-14
Theodore Roosevelt would like Commissioner of Labor Wright’s investigator to see John H. Murphy in Colorado. Roosevelt wants to know the facts of what is happening there. He would like to know if the Western Federation of Miners has encouraged crime in the past or if employers have committed violence and the role of vigilantes.
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1904-08-13
President Roosevelt writes to Alexander Ector Orr in order to introduce Walter Wellman. Roosevelt discusses Wellman’s qualifications in the fields of “social and industrial politics.”
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1904-06-06
President Roosevelt denies providing the quotes about Secretary Root and Attorney General Knox that appeared in Walter Wellman’s article in the American Review of Reviews.
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1903-12-30
President Roosevelt would like to speak with Secretary of War Root on several matters, particularly an article by Walter Wellman which suggests that Roosevelt kept Grover Cleveland off the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission due to fears of making Cleveland a “Presidential possibility.” Roosevelt insists that the operators rejected Cleveland.
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1903-06-25
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt thanks Stephen Denmore for sending a clipping.
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1897-08-12
Frederick L. Chapman, owner and editor of the Home Herald, and his readers commend William H. Taft’s position on the subject of personal temperance. However, the liquor interests claim he is friendly to their cause. Chapman warns that Taft will lose votes if this idea persists. The presidential and vice-presidential candidates’ religious status has become a significant factor in the campaign. As such, Chapman advises Taft to write a letter for publication, as the other candidates have done, stating his beliefs, and suggests a sample statement.
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1908-08-24
The tariff slogan of the Republican Party for the coming Congressional campaign will be “stand pat,” as decided by several members of the Republican Congressional Committee and approved by President Roosevelt. While no attendees gave quotes of the proceedings of the luncheon at Roosevelt’s home, all expressed satisfaction with the conference, and confidence that the Republican party can stand on its record. Republican campaign headquarters are to be opened in New York shortly. The article additionally reports on Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon’s travel plans.
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1906-07-23
An article in The American Review of Reviews reflects on the current political situation in Congress, especially lamenting that both houses are controlled by powerful cliques who work in their own interests, often at the expense of legislation that would benefit the people. In particular, tariffs and appropriations for the construction of battleships are discussed. The author also speculates about the outcomes of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions and the upcoming presidential campaign, as well as the necessity of a good man to run the Republican convention.
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1908-05-21
The writer predicts that if the Republican party is successful in electing President Roosevelt, there will be a scramble for appointments to government positions. Although the party inveighs against it, many campaign donors and workers will receive those appointments. While criticizing this practice, the writer wryly recommends that Roosevelt consider Walter Wellman of the Record-Herald for a position.
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1904-04
Nicholas Murray Butler congratulates President Roosevelt on the Senate’s vote supporting the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty (Panama Canal treaty). He hopes that civil engineer William Barclay Parsons is appointed to the Panama Canal Commission instead of William H. Burr. He also comments on the passage of the Education Bill in New York and relays a discussion he had with journalist Walter Wellman about the Republican platform for the National Convention. Butler recommends Hugh Henry Hanna as vice president.
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1904-02-24
President Roosevelt is ready to make a counter-attack against the Democratic Party. Roosevelt is especially frustrated by Alton B. Parker’s plea about the common law being sufficient. According to Roosevelt, Parker will not use the federal powers of the U.S. to take a firm stand against the trusts. Roosevelt suggests to George B. Cortelyou that they should have people at party headquarters who can “receive all people and talk to them pleasantly.”
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1904-10-01
Albert Shaw wanted Walter Wellman informed that he approved of the message sent to John Mitchell and hopes Wellman has the same view. Wellman called shortly afterward and was given the message.
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1902-10-07