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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 2, 19232 de enero de 1923 · Birmingham, Ala. · US Military Occupation & Marine RuleOcupación Militar de EE. UU. y Régimen de Marines

The Birmingham age-herald

SourceFuente: The Birmingham age-herald · Birmingham, Ala. · January 2, 19232 de enero de 1923
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85038485/1923-01-02/ed-1/?sp=1

In contextEn contexto

US Military Occupation & Marine RuleOcupación Militar de EE. UU. y Régimen de Marines · 1916–1924

President Woodrow Wilson ordered US Marines to occupy the Dominican Republic in May 1916. For eight years, naval governors ruled by martial decree, facing guerrilla resistance ('gavilleros') and Senate investigations.Woodrow Wilson ordenó la ocupación militar en mayo de 1916. Durante ocho años, gobernadores navales gobernaron por decreto marcial, enfrentando resistencia guerrillera ('gavilleros').

← Earlier articleArtículo anterior: The Pleasantville press · July 26, 192226 de julio de 1922Later articleArtículo siguiente: The Birmingham age-herald · January 3, 19233 de enero de 1923 →

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SummaryResumen

The *Birmingham age-herald* reported that the Dominican provisional government assumed administrative power following an agreement with the State Department for the withdrawal of American military forces. The provisional administration was empowered to enact election laws, reorganize provincial and municipal governments, and facilitate constitutional revisions under its own responsibility. The report noted that this step initiated the conclusion of seven years of U.S. military governance.

El *Birmingham age-herald* informó que el gobierno provisional dominicano asumió el poder administrativo tras un acuerdo con el Departamento de Estado para la retirada de las fuerzas militares estadounidenses. La administración provisional quedó facultada para promulgar leyes electorales, reorganizar los gobiernos provinciales y municipales y promover reformas constitucionales bajo su propia responsabilidad. La nota destacó que este paso dio inicio a la conclusión de siete años de gobierno militar estadounidense.

A note: the passage found for this article seems to run into the item beside it on the page, so read this summary as a first pass until the article itself is ready.Una nota: el pasaje encontrado para este artículo parece mezclarse con el texto vecino en la página, así que lea este resumen como una primera versión hasta que el artículo mismo esté listo.

Where this standsEn qué punto está

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.

From the original pageDe la página original

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.

follows the agreement of the state

department in Washington to with

draw the American military forces

from San Domingo. The provisional

government of the Dominican repub

lic will assume, from the date of its

Installation, administrative powers

for the promulgation of legislation to

regulate the holding of elections, to

provide for the reorganization of

the provincial and municipal govern

ment, and to enable the Dominican

people to make such amendments to

the constitution as they may deem

appropriate. The provisional govern

ment from that date will be alone re

sponsible for its acts. The American

military government has been in the

Dominican republic for seven years,

marines first coming because of dis

orders.

FEDERAL FARM LOAN

BOARD EXPERIENCES

GREATEST EXPANSION

WASHINGTON, ,1a n. 1.—Placing

loans in excess of $230,000,000, the

federal farm loan system experienced

its greatest period of expansion in

1922. Commissioner Lobdel of the

.'ederal farm loan board declared to

night in a New Year’s greeting to

American farmers. The year’s record

ror extension of credit represents

cans more than double the amount

placed in any me year since the

termination of the system.

The expanded operations culmi

nated in the declaration of dividends

by six of the more prosperous farm

loan banks aggregating more than

one million dollars, Mr. l-obdell de

clared. The other land banks paid

heir regular dividends of eight per

•ent. lie reported.

"We believe this distribution to the

farm borrowers is a transaction with

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Birmingham age-herald. (1923). Birmingham, Ala., 1923-01-02. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85038485/1923-01-02/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Birmingham age-herald, 1923-01-02.

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