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Ada M. Fuller would like Theodore Roosevelt’s opinion on the Remsen Referee Board since her women’s club is discussing the topic of “Pure Food” soon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-12
Charles R. Parmele introduces himself to Theodore Roosevelt as a friend of Daniel Delehanty, Montague Lessler, and E.C. Benedict. He also met Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., when he was working on passage of the Pure Food and Drug Law. Parmele claims that he has important information about Harvey Washington Wiley and the Pure Food and Drug Act. According to Parmele, no one else in the field is willing to speak honestly on this subject. He asks to speak with Roosevelt in person to give him this information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-27
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks Dr. Carmalt for showing him the letter from Dr. Wiley. Efforts are underway to answer Wiley’s criticisms.
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1912-10-17
The Roosevelt campaign has already taken steps to refute Dr. Wiley’s charges. Frank Harper claims that Theodore Roosevelt’s “hearty and active cooperation while President” ensured that the Pure Food and Drug Act was enforced.
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1912-10-11
Frank Harper has conveyed Dr. Grothe’s offer to the campaign managers and they have decided to answer Dr. Wiley’s charges in another way.
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1912-10-10
Mr. Allen sent Theodore Roosevelt a letter from Walter E. Myer. Roosevelt asserts the Pure Food and Drug Act became a law only due to the active stance he took in Congress. Once made law, Roosevelt enforced the bill as much as was possible.
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1912-08-03
Theodore Roosevelt wrote to Walter E. Myer as Henry Justin Allen suggested. Roosevelt explains that the truth about Harvey Washington Wiley is that while Wiley was once useful, later he became conceited and unwilling to share credit.
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1912-08-03
President Roosevelt expresses concern over Professor Harvey Washington Wiley’s competence as it relates to the implementation of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, despite his efforts in getting that legislation passed. Roosevelt tells Professor Henry Hurd Rusby that Wiley’s colleague, Professor Frederick L. Dunlap, will do in his place.
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1909-01-07
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of Agriculture Wilson to find out whether Doctor Harvey Washington Wiley has any interests in any salicylic acid factories in New Jersey or elsewhere.
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1906-05-28
A small controversy has come to Henry Justin Allen’s attention regarding Theodore Roosevelt’s support for the Pure Food and Drug Act. Allen has been giving Roosevelt credit for passing the act, but Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley is claiming that Roosevelt did not encourage the movement and is not entitled to credit. Allen suggests that Roosevelt write a letter on the subject for public consumption. Allen was recently in Utah and does not think it unlikely that Roosevelt can carry the state.
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1912-07-29
G. W. Woodruff expresses to Theodore Roosevelt concern that a decision against Harvey Washington Wiley could reflect badly on him and urges him to act before that happens. Woodruff offers to arrange a meeting with journalist Raymond W. Pullman to share more information.
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1911-09-08
John Barber White asks Theodore Roosevelt to attend and speak at the Third National Conservation Congress, emphasizing his importance to the conservation movement and urging him to continue his leadership.
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1911-09-08
C. Houston Goudiss sends Theodore Roosevelt a copy of the August issue of The Forecast containing an article by Harry P. Cassidy about his fight for pure food. He also sends letters from Harvey Washington Wiley and Lyman F. Kebler.
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1911-08-10
Edwin Callow sends Theodore Roosevelt two stories he wrote to aid his accident insurance business. He hopes they are interesting and entertaining.
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1911-08-08
This memorandum from the Department of Agriculture chronicles the actions of a Mr. Perkins of Perkins, McLain and Duffy law firm during the citation of his client Duffy Malt Whiskey. A handwritten postscript states that Perkins violated the law by accepting compensation for work performed for the Department of Agriculture.
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1908
Alexander Lambert writes to President Roosevelt about various subjects. Lambert inquires whether he should fix Roosevelt’s damaged rifle and talks about a medical article he is writing. Lambert discusses the concerns of several physicians about Congress’s failure to pass the act concerning “food and drug adulterations.” Harvey Washington Wiley, the Agricultural Department’s chief chemist, aggressively supported the act, but Lambert thinks Roosevelt’s involvement is important for the bill to pass.
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1905-11-23
The article grapples with the paradox of President William H. Taft’s loyalties and personal ethics. Taft appears to be honorable, but influences from his brother Charles Phelps Taft and others are hindering his ability to carry out the Progressive promises that elected him. The advisors are the cause of many of the scandals in the administration.
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1911-07-19
Senator Robert M. La Follette recently delivered a speech excoriating President William H. Taft for having “broken all the vital party platform pledges and repeatedly and continuously [betraying] the public interests into the hands of special privilege.” While Taft attained the presidency through his association with Theodore Roosevelt, his actions in office have gone against many of the progressive policies that Roosevelt upheld.
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1911-07-17
Attorney General George W. Wickersham and a committee on personnel of the Department of Agriculture have recommended to President William H. Taft that Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley “be permitted to resign” from his post as pure food expert and chief of the Bureau of Chemistry. An investigation found that Wiley hired Dr. Henry Hurd Rusby at an improper rate. Wiley and Dr. W. D. Bigelow, assistant chief of the Bureau of Chemistry, should resign, and Rusby should be dismissed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-14
A program listing the January, February, and March dates and speakers for the Saturday Discussions lecture series sponsored by the Republican Club of the City of New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-11