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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
January 29, 189629 de enero de 1896 · Augusta, Me. · Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas

Daily Kennebec journal

SourceFuente: Daily Kennebec journal · Augusta, Me. · January 29, 189629 de enero de 1896
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014248/1896-01-29/ed-1/?sp=2

In contextEn contexto

Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas · 1865–1905

President Ulysses S. Grant championed a treaty to annex Santo Domingo (1869–1870), sparking a historic Senate battle led by Charles Sumner. Later coverage tracked President Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) and crushing European bond debt.El presidente Ulysses S. Grant promovió un tratado para anexar Santo Domingo (1869–1870), provocando una histórica batalla en el Senado con Charles Sumner. Informes posteriores siguieron al presidente Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) y la deuda externa.

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SummaryResumen

The *Daily Kennebec Journal* reported on a diplomatic dispute involving an Ozama River toll bridge in Santo Domingo constructed by American citizen Nat McKay under an exclusive concession. After a collision with a government scow resulted in an adverse judicial ruling and a Dominican decree seizing the bridge for sale, the United States State Department instructed Consul Archibald Grimké to lodge a vigorous protest against the confiscation of American property.

El *Daily Kennebec Journal* informó sobre una disputa diplomática relacionada con un puente de peaje sobre el río Ozama en Santo Domingo, construido por el ciudadano estadounidense Nat McKay en virtud de una concesión exclusiva. Luego de que una colisión con una barcaza del gobierno resultara en un fallo judicial adverso y un decreto dominicano que incautaba el puente para subastarlo, el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos instruyó al cónsul Archibald Grimké a presentar una enérgica protesta contra la confiscación de propiedad estadounidense.

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The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.

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The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

at Santo Domingo city, owned by Mr.

McKay.

This bridge, according to Mr. McKay's

statement, wa- built by him at a cost of

-I'l.tioon, under ado years exclusive cunoel

slon from th- Dominican government, to

maintain such structure for vehicles and

p issengers and charge tolls o-\t-r it.

The investment, while not particularly

profitable, has brought in a fair income.

Last year, a scow ran iDto the bridge and

caused #z.0oo damages, for which Mr. Mc

Kay s agent -m d in the lot al courts.

In the_ lower court he obtained juJf

in. nt, but the case went against Iiim on

npjienU to the higliest judicial authority

of the republic, and *3do0 wa- awarded

the government for injury to the scow and

the costs of court. Mr. McKay declare*

that this is contrary to law. evidence and

everything else.

The judgment of the court was promptly

supplemented by a government decree

seizing the bridge and offering It for sale

to pay the costs. Against this, according

to Mr. McKay, United States Consul

firirake at San Domingo, has been In

-tructcd to protest most vigorously.

It is learned at the state department

that action has been or will he taken to

prevent illegal injury being done the

property of any American in Santo Do

mingo. but full details of the affair, ac

cording to custom, are withheld.

PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES

Over the Remains ol Late Ambassador Theo

dore Runyon at Berlin.

Berlin, Jan 28.—A private funeral ser

vice was held at the residence of the late

Ambassador Runyon, today, at which no

one was present except members of the

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Daily Kennebec journal. (1896). Augusta, Me., 1896-01-29. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014248/1896-01-29/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Daily Kennebec journal, 1896-01-29.

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