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Theodore Roosevelt assures Carrie E. Harnden Wright of how much he valued her late husband, Carroll D. Wright.
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1911-05-08
President Roosevelt expresses sadness at the passing of Carroll D. Wright, noted public servant and friend. Roosevelt wishes he could attend the memorial service.
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1909-02-28
President Roosevelt invites the recipient to attend the upcoming Conference of Governors on the Conservation of Natural Resources as a representation of their organization. Roosevelt says that practically all the governors will attend and that, in addition to these, Senators and Representatives of the Sixtieth Congress, Justices of the Supreme Court, and members of the presidential cabinet have also been invited. Accompanying the letter is a list of the people to whom this letter was sent, representing a number of national trade associations.
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1908-03-14
President Roosevelt asks William Howe Tolman to convey his congratulations to Carroll D. Wright on his receipt of the French Legion of Honor.
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1907-10-24
President Roosevelt tells Josiah Strong that he will consult with Secretary of State Elihu Root on the matter in question. He asks Strong to get a brief letter in favor of the project from Carroll D. Wright to put before Root.
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1906-02-10
President Roosevelt would be pleased pleased to lunch with Representative Hoar if it can be arranged.
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1905-02-07
President Roosevelt sends Attorney General Moody a report written by Commissioner of Labor Carroll D. Wright on the labor disturbance in Colorado. The report is not complete but Roosevelt believes it contains enough information to make a determination on whether the federal government should intervene. Roosevelt asks that Moody consider the report along with another being prepared by Colorado District Attorney Earl M. Cranston and report back to him.
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1904-09-28
President Roosevelt does not understand how his refusal to sanction “the tyranny of capital over labor” could be contradicted by his refusal to allow labor to tyrannize. He highlights “a square deal for every man” and clarifies his stance on issues, particularly unions, for Ray Stannard Baker.
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1904-08-27
If President Roosevelt had the power, he would intervene in the labor disputes in Colorado and “with an iron hand put down lawlessness by the Federation of Miners on one hand, or by this Citizens Alliance on the other.”
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1904-08-24
President Roosevelt asks William Grant Edens for the name of government officials who have behaved badly. Roosevelt knows that his election depends “upon the vote of the laboring men and the so called middle classes.”
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1904-08-15
President Roosevelt was very interested in Walter Wellman’s article about Colorado. Roosevelt has asked Commissioner of Labor Carroll D. Wright to investigate what is happening and would be grateful for any suggestions that Wellman has about how best to proceed.
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1904-08-08
If Henry E. Rood comes to Washington, President Roosevelt can introduce him to James Rudolph Garfield and Carroll D. Wright.
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1904-08-06
President Roosevelt informs Senator Allison that William F. Willoughby will not be appointed to fill the position of Commissioner of Labor.
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1904-08-01
President Roosevelt thinks Oscar S. Straus is right but as yet Roosevelt has no justification for acting regarding the labor disturbances in Colorado. Commissioner of Labor Carroll D. Wright and his agents are currently investigating the situation, but the investigation is not complete.
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1904-06-30
President Roosevelt agrees with what Senator Hoar says about Wendell Phillips. Hoar is not to take it as an “absolute promise,” but, if he is still President in 1905, Roosevelt would like to attend the first commencement at Clark University under president Carroll D. Wright.
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1904-03-22
President Roosevelt thanks Joseph Bucklin Bishop for the editorials and wishes that he could have seen the labor men who were “as clean, decent a set as any one could wish to see.”
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1903-11-26
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
President Roosevelt informs James William Porch that Commissioner of Labor Carroll D. Wright has agreed to speak with Porch’s organization.
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1903-03-17
John Mitchell and George Gray have agreed to have Carroll D. Wright as a member of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission and President Roosevelt confers Wright’s appointment.
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1902-10-25
President Roosevelt will forward William Allen White’s letter to Carroll D. Wright but intends to give the members of the Anthracite Coal Commission a free hand in choosing their subordinates.
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1902-10-19