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Roosevelt Reveals 1904 Campaign Letters On Oil Ties
Colonel Roosevelt travels from Oyster Bay to Hartford Springfield and St Louis on a campaign tour. He releases a long letter to Senator Clapp defending his 1904 fund raising record and denying any Standard Oil money involvement, detailing prior correspondence with Cortelyou Bliss Harriman and Penrose.
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Roosevelt
New York
Hartford
Conn
Springfield
St. Louis
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James S. Sherman
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Alton B. Parker
Penrose
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Steindhard Oil Company
Senate
United States
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United States Senate
Mr. Bliss
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
National Committee
George B. Cortelyou
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Republican National Committee
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Pennsylvania
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H. K. Smith
Sagamore Hill
Frank B. Kellogg
Theodore Roosevelt
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Mr. Rockefeller
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Ele Geohne
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