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Oswald Garrison Villard writes to President Roosevelt to discuss the privacy of his remarks regarding General Leonard Wood. He praises General Albert Leopold Mills for his service as Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, and he praises Roosevelt’s position on labor.
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1903-07-27
Whitelaw Reid writes to President Roosevelt to discuss the enclosed memorandum regarding the anti-Wood campaign. He states that an extra session of Congress to deal with Cuba would be beneficial, and mentions the nomination for the cabinet position of Postmaster General. Reid thanks Roosevelt for the visit.
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1903-07-22
Oswald Garrison Villard writes to President Roosevelt to submit a list of disparaging remarks regarding the service of General Leonard Wood. He encloses some clippings he believes Roosevelt will find interesting.
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1903-07-22
Oswald Garrison Villard writes to President Roosevelt to advise him not to further promote General Leonard Wood. He encloses an article.
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1903-07-15
Correction of a newspaper article from May 1 regarding General Wood. The “Havana correspondent” who provided the erroneous information has been dismissed.
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1903-05-08
Partial newspaper article with a section about Captain Bellairs and his activities in Cuba highlighted.
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1903-05-01
Governor Taft addresses several topics; including a draft law for the administration of the Moro region, the purchase of friar lands in the Philippines from the Catholic Church, and Taft’s potential future as Secretary of War and presidential nominee.
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1903-04-27
At the direction of President Roosevelt, Secretary Root and the War Department thank General Leonard Wood and government officials for the completion of their work in Cuba.
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1903-03-25
Governor Taft reports extensively on events in the Philippines, including the progress of actions against the ladrones, the arrival of General Wood, and the difficulty of finding good American officials to fill posts in the Philippines.
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1903-03-16
Robert Harry Munro Ferguson sends a bronze cast of R. Tait McKenzie’s The Sprinter and suggests it may look good in Theodore Roosevelt’s single-stick “death chamber.”
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1903-01-16
The Earl of Cromer is unable to visit the United States but enjoyed his time there in the past, even spending time with General Grant’s army at Petersburg. He has heard that Leonard Wood will be visiting Egypt and gives his assurance that General Wood will receive a generous welcome. He believes Wood has done a good job of handling the situation in Cuba. He thanks President Roosevelt for his kind message sent through John St. Loe Strachey.
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1902-12-25
Jacob A. Riis sends President Roosevelt a copy of his new book. Roosevelt won the election fight and Riis asks him to forget about the disappointing result in New York City, because the rest of the country is behind him.
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1902-11-07
Henry White has received assurances that Great Britain will support the Dutch with armed force if Queen Wilhelmina dies and her proposed successor, a German prince, attempts to unite the Netherlands and Germany. The Strachey family has been invited to the White House and White summarizes his understanding of their travel plans.
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1902-10-29
Henry Bazely Wolryche-Whitmore sends President Roosevelt a “really good cheese” by way of his sister, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, who had been visiting. Sadly, Robinson was ill for part of the trip, presumably due to the strength of the “Royal Waters.” Wolryche-Whitmore congratulates Roosevelt on the coal strike settlement and shares the positive reaction the settlement is receiving in England.
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1902-10-17
King Edward VII was pleased to make the acquaintance of the American generals; Henry Clark Corbin, S. B. M. Young, and Leonard Wood.
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1902-10-14
Colonel Edwards sends several enclosures but other requested documents are not yet available.
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1902-07-24
Secretary of War Root transmits a communication from Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma.
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1902-07-03
William Jennings Bryan thanks President Roosevelt for his letter to Leonard Wood and the courteous treatment Wood provided while Bryan was in Cuba.
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1902-05-29
Benjamin F. Montgomery relays a telegram from General Wood about the transfer of power and control of the island of Cuba to the Republic of Cuba.
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1902-05-20
Secretary of State Root sends several documents relating to Cuba and Estes G. Rathbone. Root recommends the documents be sent to Attorney General Philander C. Knox with the Bristow and Lawshe reports.
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1902-05-09