President Roosevelt Mourns the Loss of a Paulist Father

Authored by Kelly Povero

Telegram from Frank Harper to John J. Burke on behalf of Theodore Roosevelt

Telegram from Frank Harper to John J. Burke on behalf of Theodore Roosevelt

Introduction

This two-part telegram pictured left was written to Father John J. Burke of the Catholic World newspaper from Secretary to the President of the United States Frank Harper, and from President Theodore Roosevelt on August 12th and 13th, 1912.

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