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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
May 28, 192628 de mayo de 1926 · New Britain, Conn. · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

New Britain herald

SourceFuente: New Britain herald · New Britain, Conn. · May 28, 192628 de mayo de 1926
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014519/1926-05-28/ed-1/?sp=18

In contextEn contexto

The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura · 1924–1960

Rafael Trujillo ruled for 31 years. US papers reported the 1930 hurricane that leveled Ciudad Trujillo, the 1937 Haitian massacre, sugar commerce, WWII U-boat sinkings, Tito Mella's Compañía Naviera Dominicana shipping fleet, and Trujillo's Washington lobbying.Rafael Trujillo gobernó durante 31 años. La prensa informó sobre el huracán de 1930, la masacre de 1937, el azúcar, hundimientos de submarinos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la flota de la Compañía Naviera Dominicana de Tito Mella.

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SummaryResumen

The *New Britain Herald* reported on extensive infrastructure modernization in Haiti under President Borno, including more than 1,000 miles of paved roads, new schools, hospitals, and lighthouses. A concrete highway connecting Port-au-Prince with Santo Domingo had reached the border on the Haitian side, promising to reduce travel time between the capitals from days to hours once the Dominican section was completed. The report also highlighted telephone network expansion, tariff revisions to promote trade with the United States, and the continuing presence of 800 American marines.

El *New Britain Herald* informó sobre la vasta modernización de infraestructura en Haití bajo el presidente Borno, con más de 1 000 millas de carreteras pavimentadas, nuevas escuelas, hospitales y faros. Una carretera de hormigón que comunicaba Puerto Príncipe con Santo Domingo había alcanzado la frontera del lado haitiano, prometiendo reducir el tiempo de viaje entre ambas capitales de días a horas una vez concluido el tramo dominicano. El despacho destacó asimismo la ampliación de la red telefónica, modificaciones arancelarias para estimular el comercio con Estados Unidos y la continua presencia de 800 infantes de marina estadounidenses.

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.

In the last ten years, more than

1,000 miles of paved roads have been

laid, replacing highways that had

deteriorated until they were little

more than trails. A concrete high

way connecting Port-au-Prince, tho

Haitian Capital, and Santa Domingo,

Capital city of the Dominican Re

public, has been completed by the

Haitians up to the border. When the

Dominican portion is completed, the

Distinctive Character

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Has Character and Distinction

trip between the two capitals may

be done in hours, where formerly

it took days.

This progress has been particu

larly notable during the administra

tion of the present chief executive,

President Borno, said a report in

the booklet made by the Haitian

minister of public works. His ad

ministration also has seen the con

struction of fourteen schools, thir

teen hospitals and eleven light

houses; installation of an automatic

telephone system, and material

progress in irrigation and canals.

Since 1921, there has been an in

crease of 350 per cent in the num

jber of telephones in use and the

j telegraph system has been augment

ed and improved.

In order to foster trade between

the United States and Haiti, the

I present Haitian Import Customs

Tariff is being revised.

Some eight hundred American

Marines still remain in Haiti, com

pleting their work of reorganizing

the native constabulary.

NEW OPERA STAR

New York, May 28 UP) Miss

Louiso Lerch of Allentown, Pa.,

has received the offer of a contract

with the Metropolitan Opera com

pany after singing before Manager

Gatti-Cassaza this week, it was

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

New Britain herald. (1926). New Britain, Conn., 1926-05-28. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014519/1926-05-28/ed-1/?sp=18

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New Britain herald, 1926-05-28.

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