Roosevelt's New York City Police Commissioner bid and politics
A collection of letters and notes from Theodore Roosevelt in 1893 1895 discussing New York City politics including mayoral prospects William Strong and Tammany Hall figures Henry Cabot Lodge and Charles Platt plus Roosevelt's move toward the Police Department post and views on reform and foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
New York City
Wiliam L. Strong
Tammeny
Nathan Straus
Greater
New York
Thas
Platt
David B. Hill
Madison Avenue
Cabot
Europe
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Henry Cabot
Brunswick
NL Y
Douglas
Murray
Commission
Theodore Roosevelt
Douglas Robinson
Enery
Police Department
Massachusetts Ave
Roosevelt in New York Politics Clash and Letters
The lettered fragment recounts Theodore Roosevelt as New York politicking amid faction fights led by Senator Hill and party opponents. It notes clashes with blue laws, support from churches, and attacks by reformers while Roosevelt plans to pursue reform and fight Byrnes. It mentions Carl Schurz’s critical reply and Roosevelt’s resolve amid a heated public battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans
Platt
Nannie
Edith
Theodore Roosevelt
Byrnes
von Byrnes
Czark
New York Police
Sagamore Hill
Cabot
New York
New Yorker
Hill
Union League Club
Clarkson
Staats Zeitung
the World
The
Morning Journal
Platts
Advertiser
Evening Post
Ime
al German City Reform Club
Tye
Senator Hill
New York City
World, Herald, Sun, Journal and Advertiser
Staats Zichung
Tribune
Times
P. S
Carl Schurz
Theodore Roose
Storytelling as Wilsons Favorite Diversion Revealed
The piece portrays Woodrow Wilson as a deft storyteller who used anecdotes and limericks to illuminate topics and defuse crises. It recounts his habit of sharing suitable tales during conferences, his memory for stories, and how humor provided calm amid tense times, including remarks on his silence during attacks and a famous joke about critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wilson
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Lincoln
California
George Washington
New York
Wilson
Admiral Grayson
Pag
Mike
Pat
Gwan
Lusitania
Trish
America
Dawes Leaves for Evanston Home in Ill
PTA vice president Dawes departed for his home in Evanston Illinois. Anti-toxin was ordered sent to the Midwest storm area as relief efforts continued. Sympathy pours in from abroad for storm sufferers and Red Cross chapters are mobilized for relief. The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered freight rate cuts on petroleum from Oklahoma to Indiana. Japan said it could handle the Tokio fire situation without outside aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawes
Evanston
Ill
Midwest
Couzens
Michigan
Red Cross
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oklahoma
Indiana
State Department
London Hotel Modernizes With Radio Listening Sets
The London hotel known for old world charm updates to modern tech by installing radio listening sets in every room. American travelers form 80 to 50 percent of summer patronage, and the property, once family owned for nearly a century, reflects on truth and lies in storytelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
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Teddy
NO. Police
Lodge
Charles Scribner's Sons
Yours
H. C. Lodge
Nahant
Mass
Morton
Republican
Tammany
Strong
H.C. Lodge
McKee
Congressional Committee
Boston
Washington, D.C
Cleveland
Hawaii
Uncle Sant
New Attorney General
Witis
Archie
Jessie
Tomatic
Ted
Flobert
T. BR
James
Iowa
Good Government Association
aem—iIl. C. L
Walter Hartman
Bozeman
Lewistown
Democrat-Newn
John G. Sargent
Vermont
Senate
Coolidge
Charles Beecher Warren
Pike St
7Th Ave
Waldorf Hotel
Seattle
Uptown
Woodrow Wilson
Charles L. Swem
White House
Toryright
Joan Spille Co. International Copyright
Rieproduction
Niger
South
Colonel Pettigrew
Pettigrew
News OF Own Wa Pta
Majestic
H. S. Freeco
West 72Nd Street
Central Park
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