Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Adolph F. Groebl
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Adolph F. Groebl for the wine.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-31
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Letter from Adolph F. Groebl to Theodore Roosevelt
Adolph F. Groebl sends Theodore Roosevelt some of his homemade elderberry wine for his birthday.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-27
Letter from Fernande Braun to William Loeb
Fernande Braun, writing on behalf of her husband Marcus Braun, hopes William Loeb will enjoy the wines she sent and that he will raise a glass to the health of his family. She wishes a merry Christmas and happy New Year for them all. The secret that she is her husband’s typist is out and she is proud of her position.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-22
Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to William Loeb
Hermann Speck von Sternburg explains to William Loeb that an enclosed telegram is from a German wine merchant who is a “harmless fellow.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-01-04
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Carl C. Young
President Roosevelt thanks Carl C. Young for the interesting wine jug.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-18
Puck’s suggestion for the German Kaiser’s benefit
William II, the German Emperor, wearing a crown and a regal robe with a ribbon that states “Sons of Cold Water,” sits at a table with other military figures. Count Leo von Caprivi pours a glass of “Ice Water” for William to drink. The others are drinking wine or champagne. Caption: His actions are praiseworthy, but his speeches at banquets indicate his great need of a strict adherence to cold water when he dines out.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1894-10-03
Sly-dog days
A young woman and a harlequin both hold glasses of wine. A man next to them holds a bottle of wine.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1914-08-22
Letter from Marcus Braun to Theodore Roosevelt
Marcus Braun, the President of the Hungarian Republican Club of New York, extends holiday cheer to President Roosevelt by sending Roosevelt “a small assortment of Hungarian beverages with unpronounceable names.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-23
Letter from Wallace Downey to William Emlen Roosevelt
Wallace Downey, president of Townsend Downey Shipbuilding Company, replies to William Emlen Roosevelt’s request for a statement concerning a controversy over the selection of wine used for the christening of German Emperor Wilhelm II’s yacht, The Meteor at Shooters Island, New York, on February 15, 1902. Downey reassures Roosevelt that Moët & Chandon was the bottle used at christening and no trickery was involved.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-05-31
Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt encloses information concerning Sohnlein & Co.’s Rheingold wine controversy surrounding the christening of German Emperor Wilhelm II’s yacht, The Meteor, at Shooters Island in New York on February 15, 1902. Roosevelt is looking forward to seeing the family when they get to Oyster Bay, New York.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-06-02
Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
Emlen Roosevelt has found the Rheingold wine and jewel case but it does not appear that the items were sent by the City of Milwaukee.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-05-22