Roosevelt's Letters Reveal Vice Presidential Dilemma 1900
The 1900 correspondence shows Theodore Roosevelt weighing the vice presidency amid New York politics. He notes Senator Platt's push and Woodruff's strong delegate hold, fears about money and lifestyle as vice president, and the potential path to a Philippines governor generalship. He praises Lodge's influence and outlines risks, duties, and loyalty to public service.
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Charles Scribseys Sons
Roosevelt
Thomas C. Platt
Platt
Lisut
Timothy L. Woodtrure
New York
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Carmiveness
State OF
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H. C. Lodge
Washington, D. C
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Pratt
Woodruff
Black
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Senate
Sagamore
Morten
Hobart
Philippines
Roosevelt Letters Hint at Vice Presidency Role in 1900s
A cache of Theodore Roosevelt and allies letters discusses the Vice Presidency as a potential stepping stone to the Presidency or Governor Generalship of the Philippines. The correspondence covers political strategy, funding, and warnings about enemies, with references to Platt, Lodge, Woodruff, and Schurman, and notes on the Transvaal war’s impact on American policy.
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Platt
Transvaal
United States
H. ¢. Lodge
Theodore Roosevelt
Tacob G. Schurman
Cornell Catversity
State OF
Albany
Cabot
Civil Service
Republican Party
Godkin-Parkhurst
Whith
H. (. Lodge
Washington
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Close Reading Quiz Provides Wide Range of Facts
A long list of Q and A items covers topics from milk composition and water content to mercury hardening, historical figures, refrigeration in industries, watch mechanics, the guinea pig's history, horseshoe distances, 1920 census center, notable deaf persons, the Road of the Loving Heart, city manager plans, the 1923 Japanese earthquake, Suez Canal length, Bunker Hill site, and a 1923 aviation duration record.
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Philadelphia
Harlan F. Stane
United States
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Allen County
Indiana
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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Te. S. Martin
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California
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Cincinnati
Norfolk
Dayton
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Fort Worth
Suez Canal
Bunker Hill
Bunker
Breed's Hill
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France
Alexis Mangral
Bauvn
Washington Information Bureau answered questions for readers
A long Q and A column from The Helena Independent covers topics from US government functions to historical inquiries. It explains policy on flag use, electricity cars, voting rates, Wedgewood pottery, auto theft statistics, Penn charter, Sir Isaac, and more with concise answers and dated references.
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John F Stevens and the Finding of Maria's Pass in the Rockies
The narrative recounts John F Stevens 1889 reconnaissance to locate Maria's Pass in the northern Rockies. It details his lone ascent from Fort Assiniboine aided by a Flathead guide, the perilous conditions, and his cross through the divide enabling a direct westward route for the Great Northern Railway. It honors Stevens and other frontier engineers for pioneering transcontinental rail links.
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Dory
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Pacific
Marias Pass
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Great Northern Railway
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Minneapolis
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North Dakota
Minot
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Flolena
James J. Hil
Salarias Pass
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John
Rocky Mountain
Isaac 7. Stevens
Maine
John F. Steves
Seom
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
America
Russia
American Railway Advisory Commission
Kerensky
Ms. Stevens
Vladivostok
Moscow
John Fite
Great Northern
Mariaz Pass
Fort Assiniboine
Havre
Missouri River
Butte
Helena
Blackfeet
Bartger Creek
Ram
Joy
Isaac Stones
Mavias Pass
Badger Creek
John PF. Stevens
Isaac 1. Stevens
Cadotte’s
Blackfoot
Clark Fork
Columbia
Pend d'Oreille Lake
Flathead River
Kootenai
Johnny Stevens
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